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By Maia Hibbett, Wired | 09.09.2026
THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conservatory-trained viola...
By Terence Keel, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 09.06.2026
This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
By BBC, BBC News | 07.21.2013
The prospect of reversing blindness has made a significant leap, according to scientists in the UK.
An animal study in...
By Shobita Dhar, The Times of India | 07.21.2013
Mayuri Singhal, 36, married into a fair-skinned family. She herself is what is often described in matrimonial columns as 'wheatish'...
By Ben Finley, Inquirer | 07.20.2013
Early on Nov. 30, 2011, someone threw a rock through a Bristol Township gas station window and hopped inside.
The...
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By Stefan Timmermans, Los Angeles Times | 07.19.2013
This year marks the 50th anniversary of routine newborn screening in the United States. Since 1963, tens of millions of...
By Ida Torres, Japan Daily Press | 07.19.2013
The Japanese government finally gave its approval for the world’s first clinical trials using stem cells that will be harvested...
By Teresa Chin, Hyphen Magazine | 07.19.2013
The ad wasn’t exactly subtle: “Genius Asian Egg Donor Needed — Above Average Compensation.” The author of the ad, which...
By David Cyranoski, Nature | 07.18.2013
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to reprogram adult tissue to become cells as versatile as embryonic stem cells —...
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau | 07.18.2013
WASHINGTON — The FBI will review thousands of old cases, including some involving the death penalty, in which hair samples...