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# Genetics


## Genetics


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa281ae5194f8306/69deb28ef102016fdf3e12c0/nancy-wexler.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 20, 2026  
## [Nancy Wexler Looks Back on a Life Spent Unraveling the Mystery of Huntington’s Disease](https://time.com/article/2026/04/17/huntingtons-disease-pioneer-nancy-wexler-memoir/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Moss in temperate rainforest](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c88a0176fd8635d/6998cbca47fe513fe755c459/GettyImages-157898962.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2025  
## [Moss Can Survive in Space](https://time.com/7335296/moss-can-survive-in-space/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Veronique Greenwood
* ![Dogs running](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cc397041d50ae96/6998cb9f9fbc7ca7ead9a9cb/GettyImages-2245016919.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 14, 2025  
## [DNA Reveals the Secret History of Dogs](https://time.com/7333956/dna-history-dogs/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Veronique Greenwood
* ![23Andme](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46072088f46e2cbd/6998c52793610c4231c2f7a7/23andMe.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 24, 2025  
## [What to Do if You Have a 23andMe Account](https://time.com/7271153/23andme-filed-bankruptcy-data-privacy/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Chantelle Lee
* ![Sickle cell anemia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb5583efbc59b3a0/698a4316011682d101983b6e/GettyImages-1059145434.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 8, 2023  
## [FDA Approves First CRISPR Treatment in U.S.](https://time.com/6343853/fda-crispr-treatment-sickle-cell/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park  
* ![Chinese geneticist He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaebc9a8be8fb596/698a3e5cd075338728e6e280/He-Jiankui-scientist.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 4, 2023  
## [Chinese Scientist Who Edited Babies’ Genes Now Wants to Prevent Alzheimer’s](https://time.com/6292026/he-jiankui-chinese-doctor-gene-editing-alzheimers/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Genetic testing &amp; genome sequencing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43800b2d62ce6ba8/698a3e1d01168255fd9832c4/GettyImages-1317304575.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 23, 2023  
## [FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy](https://time.com/6289317/fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-for-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Dr. Jennifer Doudna in Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 18, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte45c4409feadc955/698a335247ca38c0d83b9be4/crispr-pioneer-jennifer-doudna-lab.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 1, 2022  
## [How Jennifer Doudna's Life Has Changed Since Discovering CRISPR 10 Years Ago](https://time.com/6192962/crispr-jennifer-doudna-10-year-anniversary/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![illustration DNA Spin Futuristic digital background,Abstract background for Science and technology](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd8b6acd2bcf0558/698a3085011682e53a981bb1/GettyImages-1135140155.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 31, 2022  
## [The Human Genome Is Finally Fully Sequenced](https://time.com/6163452/human-genome-fully-sequenced/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![CRISPR-Cas9](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ff7c67bed7ef6b/698a230de76ad24fe0639ce5/GettyImages-975891270.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 1, 2022  
## [CRISPR Ruling Invalidates Biotech Patents](https://time.com/6153008/crispr-patent-ruling/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Bloomberg  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt494cdf2f4ddde745/698a1a4416d88442cdc396fa/genetic-sequencing-covid-19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 11, 2021  
## [Genetic Sequencing Could Revolutionize Public Health](https://time.com/6071577/genetic-sequencing-covid-19/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![DNA molecule, illustration](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25f87f6874100414/698a093c929fad5cc9bf594b/GettyImages-1161024139.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 24, 2020  
## [Researchers Find 102 Genes Linked to Autism in One of the Largest Studies of Its Kind to Date](https://time.com/5770539/autism-genetic-link/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Genetic Research, Scientist holding a DNA gel revealing, the genetic make-up of the specimen](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b4dc5b3acf337ee/698a0204b21a9c2b9d50242f/gay-gene-study.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 29, 2019  
## [There's No Such Thing as a 'Gay Gene,' Study Argues](https://time.com/5662444/gay-gene-study/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Jamie Ducharme
* ![Genetic manipulation and DNA modification concept.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe699e887851501d/698a00d7457a52179cd6297a/gettyimages-845814134.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2019  
## [CRISPR Gene Editing Is Being Tested in Human Patients, and the Results Could Revolutionize Health Care](https://time.com/5642755/crispr-gene-editing-humans/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![illustration of DNA  Futuristic digital Abstract  background for Science and technology](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29adbadb3d62d7d8/69894825096a9403cc6a4e5c/gettyimages-969917426.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 11, 2019  
## [A Baby Was Born With DNA From 3 People. Here's How That’s Possible](https://time.com/5569057/three-parent-baby-dna/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park

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