There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Gay Gene,’ a New Study Argues
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 […]
The science behind why some of us are shy
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 […]
A Baby Was Born With DNA from 3 People. Here’s How That’s Possible
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 […]
Experts Are Calling for a Ban on Gene Editing of Human Embryos. Here’s Why They’re Worried
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 […]
American Nobel Laureate Knew About Chinese Scientist Gene-Editing Babies, But Did Not Report Him, Emails Show
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 […]
In China, Gene-Edited Babies Are the Latest in a String of Ethical Dilemmas
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 […]
He Jiankui defends ‘world’s first gene-edited babies’
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 […]
Chinese scientist He Jiankui defends ‘world’s first gene-edited babies’
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 […]
Gene editing could eliminate mosquitoes, but is it a good idea?
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 […]
Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs
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 […]
Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels
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 […]
Religious Americans less likely to support gene editing
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 […]
Public Views of Gene Editing for Babies Depend on How It Would Be Used
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. […]
How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet
Source: TED Talk Dan Gibson · Genome writer Dan Gibson leads a new breed of bioengineers, called genome writers, who use DNA to design and build new products powering the next industrial revolution. […]
Why Dogs and Humans Love Each Other More Than Anyone Else
Source: Time This is excerpted from TIME How Dogs Think: Inside the Canine Mind, now available at retailers and on Amazon. You speak dog better than you think you do. You may […]
Genetic Screening To Be Tailored For Amish Newborns In Wisconsin
Source: WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO By Kate Archer Kent University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working to expand newborn genetic screening for Wisconsin’s Amish and Old Order Mennonite, collectively known as Plain sect communities. […]
Six people with albinism will stand for election to fight stigma in Malawi
Source: The Guardian BY Charles Pensulo Being born with albinism can be a death sentence in Malawi. With 22 recorded murders in the past four years, dozens more people have […]
Emotional eating ‘learned by children not inherited’
Source: BBC News Children who eat more or less when stressed or upset have learned the behaviour rather than inherited it, a study suggests. A study by University College London […]
A Genetic Test Could Help Predict the Right Antidepressant For You
Source: Time Depression is a complicated condition, and so are the people it affects. It’s often difficult — and can take months or even years — to find the right drugs to treat the heterogeneous mood disorder. But for decades, doctors have been treating depression essentially by prescribing a drug and […]
Barbra Streisand Cloned Her Dog. Here’s How Much That Costs
Source: Time By SARAH GRAY February 27, 2018 Barbra Streisand cloned a beloved dog, as revealed in a wide-ranging cover story for Variety. Her two pups Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett (who appear […]
