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Ashley Smart

Cambridge

Senior Editor at UNDARK

Associate Director @KSJatMIT & senior editor @undarkmag | Proud @PhysicsToday alum | 2015-16 @KSJatMIT fellow | Opinions are my own, facts belong to us all

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  • The Undark race science summary

    4 weeks ago | emilkirkegaard.com | Ashley Smart

    For months, some journalist called Ashley Smart has been emailing me for quotes for some upcoming hit piece. E.g., back form January:Hi Emil,I'm a journalist with Undark Magazine, and I'm currently working on a story about how researchers who study the genetics of intelligence are grappling with issues of academic freedom and the potential societal risks of their work.

  • In Genetics, a Tense Coexistence of Mainstream and Fringe Views

    4 weeks ago | undark.org | Ashley Smart

    In the summer of 2022, Abdel Abdellaoui was set to give a keynote at the annual conference of the International Society for Intelligence Research. But when he learned he’d be sharing a speaker roster with Emil Kirkegaard, Abdellaoui announced on Twitter that he was cancelling his lecture. Kirkegaard is perhaps best known for his provocative writing on genetics and race.

  • Genetic research and consent: Revisiting the Human Genome Project and ethical concerns

    Aug 29, 2024 | geneticliteracyproject.org | Ashley Smart

    Top: An anonymous donor known only as RPCI-11 would prove central to the Human Genome Project. Frozen copies of the RPCI-11 library are seen here at the home of one of the project’s lead scientists. Visual: Meron Menghistab for Undark One person’s DNA became the centerpiece of a genetic sequence used by biologists the world over. Did he agree to that?

  • Wer ist der Genom-Adam? : Das Mysterium um das wichtigste Forschungsprojekt der Biomedizin

    Jul 23, 2024 | tagesspiegel.de | Ashley Smart

    Insgesamt waren es 20 Personen. zehn Männer und zehn Frauen fanden sich auf einem weitläufigen medizinischen Campus in der Innenstadt von Buffalo, New York, ein. Sie wollten als Freiwillige an dem teilnehmen, was in einem Zeitungsartikel als „das größte Wissenschaftsprojekt der Welt“ bezeichnet wurde. Einer von ihnen sollte letztlich einen besonderen Part in jenem Projekt spielen, mit weltweiten Implikationen für Forschung, Business und Medizin.

  • Science revealed: The untold story of the Human Genome Project

    Jul 9, 2024 | statnews.com | Ashley Smart

    The Human Genome Project was among the most ambitious scientific efforts in modern history, with the aim of deciphering the chemical makeup of the entire human genetic code. The sequence of some 3 billion DNA base pairs that comprise our genome was supposed to be a mosaic, assembled from multiple anonymous people to protect the identity of the volunteer donors.

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Ashley Smart
Ashley Smart @ashleythesmart
16 Jul 24

Many thanks to @emilykwong1234, @travlinscientst, and @rebeccalramirez for having me on @NPRShortWave to talk about my @undarkmag story on Human Genome Project donors. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation! https://t.co/iO0PnZmFgf

Ashley Smart
Ashley Smart @ashleythesmart
15 Jul 24

RT @big_data_kane: 🚨 Starting in July 2024, I am the author of a new (~) monthly column for @undarkmag, called SELECTIVE PRESSURE. In it,…

Ashley Smart
Ashley Smart @ashleythesmart
9 Jul 24

RT @amandagarces: STAT & Undark co-published an investigation this morning on the untold story of the Human Genome Project and ethics conce…