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Millions of people are vaccinated—less than 8,000 of them have died from the virus
Oct 18, 2021 4:30 PM
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Feb 22, 2019
Engineering HIV-resistant babies may have accidentally changed their brains
In genetics, one small tweak can have tons of unexpected results.
Aug 02, 2017
U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos
The effort was strictly for practice, but represent a major first step in its potential future clinical use.
May 15, 2015
Vote For Zoltan If You Want To Live Forever
The founder of the Transhumanist party plans to upgrade humanity, and he’s running for president in 2016
May 01, 2015
Citing Ethical Issues, U.S. Will Not Fund Embryo Editing
Tweaking the genes of embryonic humans left in the hands of private companies
Jun 07, 2012
Scientists Decipher Almost the Entire Genome of an Unborn Baby
In a new study fraught with some heady ethical questions, scientists have sequenced almost the complete genome of an unborn … Continued
Aug 10, 2011
Blood Test Can Tell Fetus’s Sex at Just 7 Weeks
A simple blood test can determine a baby’s gender as early as seven weeks into pregnancy, a new study says … Continued
