Enlarge this image American biologist David Baltimore criticized a fellow scientist who claims he has edited the genes human embryos during the…
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Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies
by Rob Stein November 28, 2018Enlarge this image Researcher He Jiankui spoke Wednesday during the 2nd International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong. Kin Cheung/AP…
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Chinese Scientist Says He’s First To Create Genetically Modified Babies Using CRISPR
by Rob Stein November 26, 2018Enlarge this image Genetics researcher He Jiankui said his lab considered ethical issues before deciding to proceed with DNA editing of human…
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Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids’ Stomach Bugs
by Rob Stein November 21, 2018Enlarge this image One researcher said parents would be better off spending their money on good food for their kids instead of…
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Enlarge this image FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he wants to ban menthol cigarettes because teenagers often become addicted to nicotine by…
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Cases Of Mysterious Paralyzing Condition Continue To Increase, CDC Says
by Rob Stein November 13, 2018Enlarge this image Chase Kulakowski, 3, contracted the polio-like condition known as acute flaccid myelitis in 2016. Two years later, his mother…
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Doctors Test Bacterial Smear After Cesarean Sections To Bolster Babies’ Microbiomes
by Rob Stein October 30, 2018Enlarge this image Evelyn Marie Vukadinovich is swabbed with a gauze pad immediately after being born by cesarean section at Inova Women’s…
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Easy DNA Identifications With Genealogy Databases Raise Privacy Concerns
by Rob Stein October 11, 2018Enlarge this image DNA sleuthing helped identify Joseph James DeAngelo, the suspected East Area Rapist, who was arraigned in a Sacramento, Calif.,…