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‘Jurassic World’ scientists still haven’t learned that just because you can...

Staff Writer - June 10, 2022

Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University “Jurassic World: Dominion” is hyperbolic Hollywood entertainment at its best, with an action-packed storyline...

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Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2021

Ethan Bier, University of California San Diego Why do human look like humans, rather than like chimps? Although we...

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CRISPR can help combat the troubling immune response against gene therapy

Staff Writer - September 6, 2020

Samira Kiani, University of Pittsburgh One of the major challenges facing gene therapy - a way to treat disease by replacing a patient’s defective genes...

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Ethicists: We need more flexible tools for evaluating gene-edited food

Staff Writer - May 26, 2020

Christopher J. Preston, The University of Montana and Trine Antonsen, University of Tromsø Is there now a way to genetically engineer crops to create food...

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Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies

Staff Writer - November 27, 2018

G. Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but...

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Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission

Staff Writer - August 20, 2018

Jason Rasgon, Pennsylvania State University Mosquitoes are some of the most deadly creatures on the planet. They carry viruses, bacteria and parasites, which they transmit...

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Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the...

Staff Writer - July 28, 2017

Jessica Berg, Case Western Reserve University The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they’ve successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo took...