Synthetic DNA: Balancing Reward and Risk
Draft U.S. guidelines that create a voluntary screening process to support safe trade in manufactured DNA would enhance security without hurting research experts said at AAAS.

A New Way to Cheat: Genetic Modification
Top researchers in the field of human enhancement, writing in Science, urge scientists to take the lead in warning that “gene doping” poses profound risks to athletes seeking an edge.

Adaptation Vital for Climate Portfolio
Climate change inevitably will cause significant human and economic impacts and the U.S. must make plans to adapt, a panel of experts urged at a briefing co-organized by AAAS.