How does our DNA store the massive amount of information needed to build a human being? And what happens when it's stored incorrectly? Jesse Dixon, MD, Ph.D., has spent years studying the way this ...

Marlene Belfort does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Risqué is the last word anyone would use to describe a game like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Nintendo seems intent on keeping it that way. The creator of a notorious island claims that Nintendo ...

Adult content creator DopeChick69 has claimed that New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson could be the father of her child, and she has requested a DNA test. She claims to have video evidence of ...

An adult film star and social media personality has ignited a new controversy involving New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, publicly claiming that he is the father of her child and demanding a ...

Once upon a time, several years or even decades ago, articles like "Advice I'd Give My Teenage Self Today" were quite popular. The selections varied wildly - instead of practical tips like “Buy ...

DNA sequencing is one of today's most critical scientific fields, powering leaps in humanity's understanding of genetic causes of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes. One issue facing the ...

A coalition between Pornhub's parent company Aylo and other adult content producers has come together to create the Adult Studio Alliance (ASA), which aims to standardize safety across the industry ...

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They represented fragments of a DNA molecule, and young James Watson was trying to ...