Bruce Harold Lipton (born October 21, 1944) is an American developmental biologist noted for his views on epigenetics. In his book The Biology of Belief, he claims that beliefs control human biology rather than DNA and inheritance.[1] Lipton’s contentious claims have not received attention from mainstream science.[2] Biography Lipton received a B.A. in biology from C.W. Post […]
The Quran on genetic engineering GMO, cloning, & DNA editing: By Zia H Shah, MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles […]
Highly religious Americans more skeptical of human enhancements such as brain implants, gene editing Humanity may be on the cusp of a variety of innovations – including brain chip implants, […]
Courtesy: Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN Source: BMJ Marrying close family members is a tradition in many countries and among their emigrants, leading to higher rates of genetic disorders. […]
Source: Yahoo Max Zahn with Andy Serwer Best-selling author Walter Isaacson stunned tech observers 10 years ago with a bombshell biography of late Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs, one of […]
Source: Pew Research Center Global publics take a cautious stance toward scientific research on gene editing, according to an international survey from Pew Research Center. Yet most adult publics (people […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) (CNN) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded […]
Source: Time BY JAMIE DUCHARME In 1993, researchers discovered a stretch of DNA on the X chromosome they believed to be linked to male homosexuality. In the years since, the concept of a […]
Source: BBC News By Sarah Keating This article is adapted from Why am I shy?, an episode of CrowdScience presented by Datshiane Navanayagam and produced by Cathy Edwards. To listen to more episodes of […]
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers at the Institute of Life in Athens, Greece announced that a healthy baby boy was born on Tuesday morning to a 32-year-old woman who […]
Source: Time By Alice Park In November 2018, Chinese biophysicist Jiankui He stunned the world when he announced that he had used a controversial gene-editing technology, called CRISPR, to genetically alter the […]
Source: Time By CANDICE CHOI AND MARILYNN MARCHIONE Long before the claim of the world’s first gene-edited babies became public, Chinese researcher He Jiankui shared the news with a U.S. Nobel laureate who […]
Source: The New York Times By Sui-Lee Wee and Elsie Chen BEIJING — First it was a proposal to transplant a head to a new body. Then it was the world’s first cloned primates. Now […]
Source: BBC News A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He […]
Source: BBC A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He Jiankui […]
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Researchers have rendered a population of mosquitoes in a lab sterile using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 by homing in on a specific target in […]
Source: Time By ALICE PARK When Nichelle Obar learned she was pregnant with her second child last year, she never expected that her pregnancy, or her baby, would make history. But […]
Source: Science Daily Date:August 29, 2018 Source:University of Kent Summary:Biologists have developed a new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the […]
Science may one day guarantee smarter kids. Here’s why many Americans think that’s a problem Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Strong religious commitments lead to less […]
Source: Pew Research Center Americans are more likely to anticipate negative than positive effects from widespread use of gene-editing technology BY CARY FUNK AND MEG HEFFERON A baby girl holds her mother’s hand. […]