The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.
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Why Are These Foxes Tame? Maybe They Weren’t So Wild to Begin With
In a famous experiment, scientists bred Russian foxes without a fear of people. But the foxes’ ancestry raises new questions about when they became tame and what counts as domestication.
Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuality, Not a Single ‘Gay Gene’
The largest study of same-sex sexual behavior finds the genetics are complicated, and social and environmental factors are also key.