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"Golden mitochondria" by National Institutes of Health
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Last week, researchers at...
This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental form of IVF that...
Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a technology that uses DNA from three people: the two...
We are referring, of course, to the inimitable Atari 2600. Last month, the iconic system embarrassed the AI industry after...
Policies
One month ago, a 51-year-old man treated in a clinical trial with an experimental gene therapy became dangerously sick. The...
Patient groups face a harder and unpredictable path going state-by-state to boost screening for rare but treatable conditions after the...
Donald Trump—who is, by his own accounting, “the fertilization president” and “the father of IVF”—wants to help Americans reproduce. During...
PAT DUGGINS-- If I were to say, ‘man, have you seen the price of eggs these days?’ You're probably thinking...
Society
A brief skirmish between Sarepta Therapeutics and the FDA has ended before escalating into a full-on regulatory clash, as the...
Nearly 2 million people protected their privacy by deleting their DNA from 23andMe after it declared bankruptcy in March. Now...
Jordan Lasker, an X user who goes by the username Crémieux, recently made news by providing the New York Times with...
Scientists can protect children from being born with certain devastating genetic disorders by creating "three-parent" babies, according to the results...
Perspectives
In this episode of Disability Deep Dive, hosts Keith and Jodi explore the complex interplay between disability science, technology...
Before a baby in the United States reaches a few days old, doctors will run biochemical tests on a few...
The controversial founder of a Danish sperm bank has launched a new app in the UK that allows sperm donors...
Image "Elon Musk" by Debbie Rowe on Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by S.A. 3.0
In April, Ezibon Khamis was dispatched...