Three-parent baby technique could create babies at risk of severe disease
When the first baby born using a controversial procedure that meant he had three genetic parents was born back in
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Biotechnology
How your brain data could be used against you
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We don’t need to panic about a bird flu pandemic—yet
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Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows
Imagine that you were provided no-cost fertility treatment and also offered a free DNA test to gauge which of those
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Neuroscientists listened in on people’s brains for a week. They found order and chaos.
Our brains exist in a state somewhere between stability and chaos as they help us make sense of the world,
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A Massachusetts bill could allow prisoners to swap their organs for their freedom
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How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests
Central California grape-grower Steve McIntyre was familiar with Pierce’s Disease. But that did not prepare him for what he saw
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A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo
The dodo bird was big, flightless, and pretty good eating. All that helps explain why it went extinct around 1662,
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How do I know if egg freezing is for me?
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