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Genetically Modified Babies Are Still a Bad Idea, WHO Committee Concludes

6 months ago

Genetically Modified Babies Are Still a Bad Idea, WHO Committee Concludes

An expert committee says heritable genome editing of humans is still too risky and that the World Health Organisation should…

What to Know About Neuralink, Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Project

Science & Health

1 year ago

What to Know About Neuralink, Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Project

Can Scientists Justify Intentional Coronavirus Infections To Speed Vaccine Creation?

2 years ago

Can Scientists Justify Intentional Coronavirus Infections To Speed Vaccine Creation?

George Dvorsky

WHO Accused Of Conducting Vaccine Trial Without Participant Consent In Three African Countries

2 years ago

WHO Accused Of Conducting Vaccine Trial Without Participant Consent In Three African Countries

George Dvorsky

A scathing opinion piece in the BMJ is accusing the World Health Organisation of conducting a pilot program in Africa…

Anaesthetised Monkeys Wake Up Instantly When Researchers Stimulate Brain Region Linked To Consciousness

2 years ago

Anaesthetised Monkeys Wake Up Instantly When Researchers Stimulate Brain Region Linked To Consciousness

George Dvorsky

CRISPR Scientist Gets Three Years Of Jail Time For Creating Gene-Edited Babies

2 years ago

CRISPR Scientist Gets Three Years Of Jail Time For Creating Gene-Edited Babies

Piglets Born With Monkey Cells Are A World First

2 years ago

Piglets Born With Monkey Cells Are A World First

George Dvorsky

Scientists in China created piglets whose organs contained some monkey cells. The piglets all died within a week, illustrating the…

China May Be Concealing Organ Harvesting Through Fake Donation Data, Scientists Report

2 years ago

China May Be Concealing Organ Harvesting Through Fake Donation Data, Scientists Report

George Dvorsky

A Study That Linked Shorter Lifespans To CRISPR Baby Mutation Has Been Retracted

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Study That Linked Shorter Lifespans To CRISPR Baby Mutation Has Been Retracted

U.S. National Academy Of Sciences Removes Video Suggesting Gene Editing Could Be Used To Make Designer Babies

Science & Health

2 years ago

U.S. National Academy Of Sciences Removes Video Suggesting Gene Editing Could Be Used To Make Designer Babies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The partially U.S. government-funded National Academy of Sciences removed a webpage with a video describing gene editing in ways that…

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