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There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...
In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...
It has been 25 years since the release of GATTACA, a film that tells the story of a credible...
A systematic sweep of viral genomes has revealed a trove of potential CRISPR-based genome-editing tools.
CRISPR–Cas systems are common in...
David Bennett’s heart was failing. The 57-year-old handyman from Maryland had weeks to live and, because he had a history...
US drug regulators have approved a one-off gene-therapy treatment for adults with the genetic blood disorder hemophilia B that frees...
It runs about $50,000 for a dog, with a 20% success rate, and there are numerous ethical considerations
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Thousands of miles from home in the steamy Amazon rainforest in the mid-1800s, the British naturalist Henry Walter Bates had...
Assisted reproduction clinics have seen a sharp rise in the number of Black folks seeking their services during the pandemic. But many ...
Sitting in their toy-filled family room on a sunny September afternoon, Simone and Malcolm Collins were forced to compete with...