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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 David Cyranoski, Nature | 02.14.2013
It will be the first clinical study to put induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into humans — and where more...
By David Cyranoski, Nature | 02.13.2013
Ann McFarlane is losing faith. In the first half of 2012, the Houston resident received four infusions of adult stem...
By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post | 02.13.2013
Doctors’ families in India are having more sons than daughters, reports a new study in the American journal Demography...
By Alex Stern, Huffington Post | 02.12.2013
Like many states where political battles about reproductive rights are front and center, Virginia is a hotbed of legislative activity...
By Brandon L. Garrett and Erin Murphy, Slate | 02.12.2013
In April 2009, police easily arrested Alonzo J. King, Jr. in Wicomico County, Md. After King pointed a shotgun at...
By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 02.11.2013
For decades, mice have been the species of choice in the study of human diseases. But now, researchers report evidence...
By Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle | 02.11.2013
Defying the widely held belief that a specific gene is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, two Cornell developmental...
By Matt Thomas, BioNews | 02.11.2013
Figures released by the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) reveal the number of IVF cycles performed each year...