EditorialMonica Monfre Scantlebury, who discovered she had the BRCA1 genetic mutation in 2017, in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 27, 2022. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
EditorialSuhellen Oliveira Da Silva, whose children both have the rare genetic disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), holds 2-year-old Levi while a nurse tends to her older son Lorenzo, 10, in a bedroom at their home on the outskirts of Recife, Brazil, June, 4, 2022. (Dado Galdieri/The New York Times)
EditorialSheep herding breeds appear to have a high number of genetic variants associated with a neurodevelopmental process known as axon guidance, which ensures that neurons are wired together correctly. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left: Sobia Qureshi, Ayla and Zahid Bashir at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Sept. 8, 2022. (Jessica Deeks/The New York Times)
EditorialAyla Bashir, who was treated while in utero for Pompe disease, in the gardens at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Sept. 8, 2022. (Jessica Deeks/The New York Times)
EditorialAyla Bashir, who was treated while in utero for Pompe disease, in the gardens at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Sept. 8, 2022. (Jessica Deeks/The New York Times)
EditorialShaffan Muhammad Ghulam, born to Pakistani parents, at a school where he receives care for a genetic condition that has left him paralyzed, in Willetton, a suburb of Perth, Australia, June 24, 2022. (David Dare Parker/The New York Times)
Editorial August Rocha, who has a rare genetic disorder called Bechet's disease, outside his apartment in Milwaukee, on Oct. 8, 2022. (Kevin Miyazaki/The New York Times)
Editorial August Rocha, who has a rare genetic disorder called Bechet's disease, outside his apartment in Milwaukee, on Oct. 8, 2022. (Kevin Miyazaki/The New York Times)
EditorialPrimark launches capsule range of nightwear in partnership with Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine and Nicola to raise money in honour of Sarah Harding
EditorialWastewater samples are loaded into a sequencer, which determines the genetic sequence of each coronavirus fragment, at the Pandemic Response Lab, a commercial laboratory, in Queens on July 30, 2022. (Jonah Markowitz/The New York Times)
EditorialWilbert Gibson is a Mount Sinai Health System patient who agreed to let the hospital use his genetic information in research for treatment of a variety of diseases. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialTHE SUPPER CLUB PRESENTED BY FORBES & MANHATTAN VIP DINNER PARTY FOR THE CAST & CREW OF "REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA" AT THE 2007 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
EditorialSusan Poole, who was 15 when she disappeared from her home near Fort Lauderdale a few days before Christmas in 1972. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office via The New York Times)
EditorialZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s Asian elephants are contributing to global conservation efforts - simply by producing a ready supply of fresh dung. Zookeepers at the UK’s largest Zoo are collecting elephant dung samples to help conservationists across Asia and
EditorialDr. Opeyemi Olabisi, a kidney specialist, at Duke University’s Molecular Physiology Institute in Durham, N.C., March 7, 2022. (Cornell Watson/The New York Times)
EditorialA growing cohort of amateur DNA detectives, their hobby born of widespread consumer genetic testing paired with an unquenchable desire for true crime content, is paying to solve cold cases. (Tomasz Wozniakowski/The New York Times)
EditorialBridgett vonHoldt, an evolutionary biologist at Princeton University, in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 17, 2021. (Tristan Spinski/The New York Times)
EditorialResearchers sort coronavirus test samples for genetic sequencing at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Feb. 3, 2021. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Mets pitcher Pedro Feliciano in action on Aug. 6, 2008 in New York, the first of three seasons in which he led the major leagues in innings pitched. Feliciano, a relief pitcher who was the workhorse of the Mets’ bullpen for five years — including three straight seasons in which he led the major leagues in appearances, earning him the nickname Perpetual Pedro — died on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at his home in Puerto Rico. He was 45. The Mets announced his death. No cause was given, but Feliciano had learned in 2013 that he had a rare genetic heart condition. (Josh Haner/The New York Times)