Articles by

Emily Mullin

What Do We Owe the Octopus?

Consider the octopus. Smart and sophisticated, it has a brain larger than that of any other invertebrate....

DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

Earlier this month, state police in Connecticut held a “DNA drive” in an effort to help identify...

How to Make a Pig Heart Transplant Last in a Person

A 58-year-old man has become the second person ever to receive a heart transplant from a genetically...

A Nonprofit Wants Your DNA Data to Solve Crimes

The 2018 arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, infamously known as the Golden State Killer, put genetic genealogy on...

A Gene Therapy Cure for Sickle Cell Is on the Horizon

Evie Junior’s life has been defined by pain. He was born with sickle cell disease, which causes...

How Old Are You, Really? New Tests Want to Tell You

Age is just a number—and one you may be able to change. At least that’s the pitch...

A Stroke Paralyzed Her Arm. This Implant Let Her Use It Again

“This is very exciting,” says Jason Carmel, a motor system neuroscientist at Columbia University who wasn’t involved...

A Novel Male Birth Control Could Be an ‘On-Off Switch for Sperm’

Over time, they refined TDI-11861. In mice, the drug didn’t appear to interfere with sexual functioning or...