The Genetics of Life: Could Your Edited or Unedited Genes Impact Insurance, Jobs, or Relationships?
Explore how genetic testing—edited or unedited—could impact insurance rates, workplace opportunities, and personal relationships as privacy and discrimination debates intensify.
Glow-in-the-Dark Genes: Underground CRISPR Culture
Explore the underground world of DIY CRISPR, where biohackers and citizen scientists experiment with gene editing in garages and community labs. From glowing plants to ethical dilemmas, this opinion piece examines the promise and peril of democratized biotechnology.
Total Recall: Upgrading Memory with CRISPR
Explore how CRISPR could transform memory—from Alzheimer’s treatments to boosting cognition—and the ethical questions shaping neurogenomics.
The Digital Doppelgänger
Exploring the ethics of digital doppelgängers—where gene therapy and AI move beyond healing into enhancement, blurring the line between fixing and upgrading.
The Hive Mind Genome; The Dream of Shared Consciousness
Explore the ethics of engineered humans and hive-mind genomes—are we creating synthetic sentience for progress, or designing futures of exploitation?
Seed Vault 2.0: Preserving the Roots of Human Intelligence
Seed Vault 2.0 explores how collective intelligence, and genomics could safeguard human cognition for the future — promise or peril?
From Flesh to Code
A feminist analysis of reproductive gene technology, exploring gender inequalities, cultural impacts, and the future of biotech access.
Jurassic Plans
Could synthetic DNA reshape identity as profoundly as social media? An opinion on the future of genetics, synthetic identities, and the ethics of creating ‘Jurassic Plans’ for humanity.
Survival of the Fittest… But Only After a Coffee Break
Discover how B cells pause, mutate, and proliferate to refine immunity—revealing fresh insights into vaccines and the surprising wisdom of immune strategy.
Time Hackers: Rewinding Aging Before Birth
Explore the real science of age reprogramming — from gene editing and telomere repair to cellular rejuvenation — and how it could redefine human longevity.
Ctrl+Alt+Gene: Rebooting Humanity
As DNA data meets blockchain, who owns your genetic identity? Explore the ethics and risks of merging genomes with digital profiles in the age of decentralized tech.
The Snackable Science Darwin Warned You About
Beanbag genetics—once a teaching tool turned joke—is making a comeback. Could modeling genes as probabilistic “snacks” change how we think about evolution, determinism, and identity?
Did a Single Gene Make Us Chatty?
Scientists used CRISPR to give mice a human-specific NOVA1 gene mutation, and the mice started "talking" differently. This breakthrough discovery reveals how one amino acid change might explain human language evolution.
The Future is Now: A Glimpse into the World of Genetic Shopping
The future of family planning is here. Discover how fertility clinics are changing lives by offering genetic menus for your baby. Explore the exciting potential of choosing traits and creating a brighter future for the next generation.
The Ethical Blueprint: Do Gene-Edited Humans Need Special Rights?
As genetic engineering advances, a critical question emerges: should individuals born through gene editing have different rights or protections? Explore the complex bioethical debate surrounding fairness, consent, and the future of human rights in the age of CRISPR.
Jetset Genes: CRISPR at 30,000 Feet (and 30,000 Leagues)
Discover how genetic mutations in high-altitude spaces and deep-sea fish are inspiring scientists to engineer human resilience for extreme environments.
When Life Becomes Code: Scientists Push the Boundaries of Synthetic Cells
Discover how programming genomes as code is driving biotech innovation — and exposing new risks.

