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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...
PHILADELPHIA — Cesar de la Fuente believes the next breakthrough antibiotic might come from animals that have been dead for...
Reproductive health experts are updating how they define “infertility” to be more inclusive.
The new definition, issued last week by...
A nearly year-long clinical hold on Verve Therapeutics’ base editing therapy meant to treat a genetic form of high cholesterol has...
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Techno-optimism is a dangerous philosophy whose adherents espouse the blind faith that market capitalism...
Will Ungerer isn’t a typical fourth-grader.
The 10-year-old from Midlothian, Va., plays tag with his friends and swims in the...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence...
Two companies have launched clinical trials to see if they can restore hearing to children with a rare type of...
Canada will legalize medically assisted dying for people who are addicted to drugs next spring, in a move some drug...