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IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Samuel K. Moore	Ajay Royyuru: Genographer In our genes: How this computational biologist traces the history of human migration through DNA data.
Scientific American June 5, 2006 Sally Lehrman	Trace Elements Even as population geneticists battle over the meaning of race and biogeographical ancestry, a small industry has emerged out of the quest to understand human migration and identity. One new firm helps African-Americans reconnect to their ancestral past.
Bio-IT World September 9, 2002 Kevin Davies	The Debate Over Race Relations Are self-identified labels of race useful in large-scale population genetic studies? A provocative commentary from a leading Stanford University geneticist has fuelled controversy.
Salon.com May 12, 2000 Arthur Allen	Flesh and blood and DNA A geneticist sparks outrage with a project to help African-Americans trace their family roots...
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Catherine Arnst	How Likely Are You To Get Sick? A new DNA database could gauge your risk for disease.
Smithsonian October 2006 Steve Olson	Neanderthal Man Svante Paabo has probed the DNA of Egyptian mummies and extinct animals. Now he hopes to learn more about what makes us tick by decoding the DNA of our evolutionary cousins.
Smithsonian February 2007 Whitney Dangerfield	Family Ties African Americans use scientific advances to trace their roots.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 John Carey	The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Simon A. Cole	Double Helix Jeopardy DNA databases help solve crimes but some say they also aid and abet racial discrimination. Can there be a compromise between the desire for privacy and the need for crime control?
Bio-IT World June 2005 Robert M. Frederickson	Crime Pays for DNAPrint Genomics DNAWITNESS 2.0 is used by law enforcement agencies to determine the likely genetic heritage of DNA samples obtained from crime scenes -- thereby narrowing the potential pool of suspects or victims.
Geotimes August 2007 Erin Wayman	DNA Holds Clues to Extinction A new DNA study is showing that mammoths were in decline before humans hunted them en masse.
Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman	The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.
Geotimes November 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Neanderthal DNA Unraveled Probing fossil DNA for the genetic information of a long-extinct species might sound like a feat fit for Hollywood. For two research teams, however, the stunt is starting to become reality, as they have begun to unravel the genetic code of Neanderthals.
Wired September 22, 2008 Brendan I. Koerner	The Project That Tracks Big Projects A look at four large scientific endeavors with the word project in the title.
Salon.com August 6, 2001 Andrew O'Hehir	"The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes From Wales to the South Pacific, we're all descended from seven prehistoric women, according to revolutionary new genetic discoveries...
Salon.com May 1, 2000 Arthur Allen	Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic.
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Kevin Davies	The Overly Bold and the Beautiful For many (who really ought to know better), the temptation to fetishize DNA is all but irresistible.
Bio-IT World February 18, 2004	The Quest for Complex Genes Genetic sleuths are homing in on genes for complex diseases with the help of new, and some not so new, tools and strategies.
Salon.com September 23, 2000 Jon Entine	Olympic colors It's obvious that blacks dominate certain sports while whites dominate others. Why can't we talk openly about the genetics of athletic excellence?
Salon.com February 13, 2001 Arthur Allen	Size doesn't matter As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly...
Wired September 2005 Brendan I. Koerner	Blood Feud These are boom times for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma. But tough times for thousands of black Indians battling for tribal citizenship. Now the Freedmen are turning to genetic science for help.
Wired November 17, 2007 Thomas Goetz	23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics A much-anticipated Silicon Valley startup called 23andMe offers a thorough tour of your genealogy, tracing your DNA back through the eons.
Chemistry World July 16, 2009 James Urquhart	New DNA technique sheds light on ancient populations A new sequencing technique that is cheaper and less wasteful has been used to decode and analyse the mitochondrial genomes of five Neanderthal individuals.
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock	Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition.
Wired November 2002 David Ewing Duncan	DNA as Destiny DNA is the book of life. It's also the book of death. In the future we'll all be read cover to cover. Here's what it's like to take the world's first top-to-bottom gene scan.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	5 Things You Didn't Know: DNA With human cloning and other controversial bombshells waiting just around the corner, expect DNA to remain in the public eye for decades to come.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 John Carey	Dr. Francis S. Collins: On The Trail Of Disease Genes Collins is leading the search for DNA variations that can result in illnesses.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2011	To Screen or Not to Screen? What do our genetics tell us about our predisposition to certain diseases? What does this mean for pharmaceutical companies?
Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Zachary Zimmerman	Learning the Language of Systems Biology Geneticist par excellence David Botstein talks about his philosophy, science, his mission for integrative science, and what he deems a success for systems biology.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Neanderthal DNA Enlightens Investors Investors, the superb performance of 454's gene sequencing equipment on such a difficult and important project bodes well for its future prospects.
Bio-IT World September 9, 2002 Malorye Branca	The New, New Pharmacogenomics The field of pharmacogenomics proves valuable in the battle against toxicity and late-stage drug failure -- one of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest problems.
PC World February 1, 2002 Kuriko Miyake	Olympus Unveils DNA Computer Rather than relying on a microprocessor, computer runs on reactions between fragments of DNA...
Fast Company David Lumb	Apple Is Planning iPhone Apps That Let You Share Your DNA Down the line, these apps could let users share their DNA data just like iPhone users share their locations now, says MIT Technology Review.
Science News October 23, 2004 Janet Raloff	Learning from Studs Scientists scrutinize the genetic inheritance of bulls, looking for indications that they'll sire daughters capable of reproducing easily and yielding prodigious quantities of milk.
Chemistry World March 1, 2011 Catherine Bacon	Unravelling chromosomes Danish scientists have used a micro device to isolate centimetre-long portions of human DNA to help study the genetic make-up of diseased cells.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Catherine Arnst	James Watson and Francis Crick: Cracking The Code Of Life The 1953 discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, the building block of all life, transformed biology. And the Cold War and male chauvinism played roles in solving the DNA riddle
Scientific American June 2009 Melinda Wenner	Genetic Copy Variations and Disease A new sense for how variable numbers of genes cause disease.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2011 Elizabeth O. Coulton	Clinical Trial Issues Not Just Black and White The selection of clinical trial participants must meld with the changing demographics of America if industry is to improve medicines that work for patients.
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 Malorye Branca	Beyond the Blueprint How will the wealth of data emanating from the human genome and allied technologies impact research on health and disease?
Bio-IT World June 2006 Kevin Davies	HapMap Project Prepares for Phase II Release The official release of the Phase II HapMap data will provide a publicly available trove of information on human genetic variation across populations that will reveal insights into the genetic basis of human disease and individual response to pharmaceuticals.
AskMen.com	Crime: A Family Thing? Although its legality has not been tested in court, a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide are considering whether to adopt a technique that entails looking through the database for a near-match rather than an exact match.
Scientific American June 2005 JR Minkel	RNA to the Rescue The spectacular discovery that a species of plant can summon up genes its parents have lost highlights biologists' increasing recognition of RNA as a more versatile and important molecule in its own right.
Fast Company September 2000 John Ellis	The Secret of Life The mapping of the human genome, says Craig Venter, will change science, research, medicine, politics, health insurance, and the way biology looks at the last 3 billion years of evolution. And that's just the beginning.
CIO June 1, 2003 Bob Violino	Powerful DNA Portable computer vendors like to boast about their small and lightweight devices. But their best efforts are nothing compared with programmable molecular computing machines composed of an enzyme and DNA molecules.
Bio-IT World September 11, 2003 Melissa Kruse	Soul Searching Two years ago, 2,792 lives were lost in the collapse of the World Trade Center. While rescuers labored night and day to recover the bodies, a small Michigan software company set about salvaging their identities.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Elinor Richards	Thirty minute flu gene detector Scientists in Japan have developed a portable influenza testing kit with better accuracy than current methods, which can give a result in 30 minutes.
Managed Care April 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	Medically, Race Means Nothing Because it is indistinct and unreliable, race has limited value from a biological perspective. It may have some weak physiologic validity, but primarily, race is like citizenship...
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Andy Extance	Polymers perform non-DNA evolution Scientists have found that six polymer alternatives to DNA can pass on genetic information, and have evolved one type to specifically bind target molecules.
Chemistry World June 30, 2011 Laura Howes	Chemically evolved bacteria European scientists have created an Escherichia coli strain with a separate genome using chlorinated DNA.
Wired January 2005 Oliver Morton	Life, Reinvented A group of MIT engineers wanted to model the biological world. But, damn, some of nature's designs were complicated! So they started rebuilding from the ground up - and gave birth to synthetic biology.