The scientific charge to read a human genome started gaining traction 25 years ago. Now it may be time to think about writing one.

Conceived in the mid-1980s, launched in 1990, and completed to first draft in 2000, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was one of the largest international science...

Let's face it: there's a lot of biological engineering done in bedrooms. But do-it-yourself (DIY) biologist Cathal Garvey is taking it to a whole new level. First, he assembled his own lab from everyday household equipment and a bit of ingenuity for about $4,000. Now he's doing some serious genetic...