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The authors of a new Australian study say they have identified a set of 32 genetic variants that increase the likelihood of long COVID-19.

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A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields ...