Biology

Twenty years after sequencing the human genome, we know what only 2% of our DNA does. The remaining 98% isn't junk—it's rewriting biology's rules.

In 2018, He Jiankui created the first gene-edited babies. The world condemned him—then quietly continued down the same path. What happens now?

A teenager designed a living organism that evolution never created—using only a laptop. Welcome to synthetic biology, where DNA becomes programmable code.

Gene drives could eradicate malaria by spreading sterility through mosquito populations—but scientists fear unintended ecological cascades. The dilemma of playing god.

By 2030, editing embryos won't just prevent disease—it'll offer enhancement. The ethical firestorm of designer babies starts with a simple question.

Your liver breaks down alcohol using quantum tunneling. Discover how hydrogen atoms defy classical physics inside your body every second of every day.

You're 60% banana at the molecular level. This shocking genetic overlap reveals how evolution conserves essential code across all life on Earth.