A new study shows 60 percent of white Americans could be discovered through a relative who uploaded his or her genetic profile to a consumer DNA database.
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Crop-protecting insects could be turned into bioweapons, critics warn
Fascinating article in the New York Times that isn't getting a ton of publicity, but its importance can't be overstated. The science feature's subhead offers the nut graf: Critics warn that a Defense Department-funded food security project that is still in the lab could set off a “biological arms race.” The article begins: Within the…
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UK ethics body greenlights genetically modified babies
This remarkable headline appeared in The Guardian on Wednesday: Genetically modified babies given go ahead by UK ethics body.
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‘Last Week Tonight’ spotlights potential perils of gene editing
If you missed John Oliver's “Last Week Tonight” this past Sunday, you missed one of the best (and funniest) explanations of the gene editing revolution ushered in by the advent of CRISPR six years ago. And no, it doesn't stand for Crunchy Rectums In Sassy Pink Ray-Bans, unfortunately) Here's video of the segment: Oliver (who…
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Designer babies: Is the best yet to come?
So-called designer babies are in the news again, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the birth of Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby (although there was no test tube involved).
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Fertility clinic making babies with 3 parents' DNA
A toddler in Ukraine has three genetic parents. An NPR report from Rob Stein tells the story of a 31-year-old woman in western Ukraine who went through years of IVF treatments before finding a trailblazing fertility clinic.
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