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The 23andMe co-founder talks about making innovation personal.
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The 23andMe co-founder makes a case for testing your genes.
The 23andMe co-founder on ways to apply your personal genetic data.
The 23andMe co-founder on the benefits of aggregating genetic data.
The 23andMe co-founder provides some corporate background.
In honor of those who came before us.
Expository essay describing the power of bacteria as it relates to the damage it can do to human beings.
can we learn spiritual lessons from secular music
It was only a matter of time before the newspaper industry, in a last ditch effort for survival, turned to the courts -- it's the sort of Faustian pact that […]
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It all depends on what happens when the Americans leave, Farnaz Fassihi says.
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The theatre comes to life with an outpouring of emotions as people cry, clap and call out praise. I notice Amal wiping tears off her face.
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Farnaz Fassihi gained a new understanding or religion as a tool for social control in Iraq.
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Farnaz Fassihi tells the story of the Baghdad email update that made its way around the world.
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Farnaz Fassihi says Pearl’s death marked a turning point in security policy for the WSJ.
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Farnaz Fassihi takes us from fixer to translator to journalist.