A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Cracking the code
Mapping the human DNA sequence is a dream come true for many scientists, but the possible consequences are giving bioethicists nightmares.
Untangling a ball
Human genetic material is organized into 23 pairs of chromosomes, each composed of protein molecules and one long strand of DNA. The chr...
A perfect identifier
DNA testing helps British police fight crime, but will liberty be another casualty?
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Quotables
The military isn't essentially a testing ground. Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, responding to a question about gays in the military after a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy. He said ...
The Buzz
The Buzz
Appeals court grants injunction as UN condemns Cuba Rule of law, not politics The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Miami relatives of Elián Gonzalez a victory in their quest to keep ...