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"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...
WILLIAM BATESON, a foundational figure in the science of genetics at the turn of the last century, once recounted the...
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In downtown Berkeley, an old hotel has become a temple to the...
For months, researchers in a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, worked in secrecy, culturing grey-wolf blood cells and altering the DNA...
The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people...
In June, Sara* received a message asking whether she wanted to continue to participate in a massive, multicenter research project...
Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg.
They are...
CRISPR has taken the bioengineering world by storm since its first introduction. From treating sickle cell diseases to creating disease-resistant...
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How does the American far right view genetics and genetic technologies?
What is the history of the American...
An understandable ethics outcry greeted the June announcement of a software platform that offers aspiring parents “genetic optimization” of their...