Genetically modified plants and animals are often feared as “Frankenfoods,” but is there really anything dangerously new about manipulation of DNA? People have been creating extreme genetic mutants ...

Nick Schulz's review of "The Genius Factory" ("Turbulence in the Gene Pool" by David Plotz, Bookshelf, July 5) curiously omits mention of Francis Galton's influence in the eugenics movement. By ...

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Selective breeding is the method of breeding plants or animals with particular genetic characteristics to create offspring with a set of desired traits. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ...