Category: Genetics and Heredity

  • DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets

    The New York Times – Music:

    By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.

  • A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies

    The New York Times – Business:

    A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.

  • ‘They Better Start Breeding Cowboys’

    The New York Times – Sports:

    Advanced genetic tracking has helped breeders make rodeo bulls meaner. Riders are having a hard time keeping up.

  • A Previvor’s Tale

    The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

    A television writer deals with too much plot.

  • How Wild Turkeys Find Love

    The New York Times – Travel:

    A photographer in Wisconsin set out to learn how wild turkeys attract their mates — and found that the answer involves wingmen and sexy snoods.