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The Number That Predicts How Fast You’re Aging

When I turned 50, I didn’t care how many birthdays I had left. I cared whether I could still carry my groceries. Climb stairs. Finish...

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and inexpensive technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA to enable testing.

How COVID and the Power of Now Killed Scientific Peer Review

How long do or should clinical trials take – well, it depends – but often years. Science takes time. It demands rigor and objectivity. It’s not a “now” pursuit.

Unscrupulous Corporations Are Stealing Your DNA

They collect your DNA with every swab, and it’s sent to a laboratory for analysis. Then where does that sample go, and who has access to the data extracted? Not you.