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Chinese scientists just admitted to tweaking the genes of human embryos for the first time in history
A recent biotech discovery - one that has been called the biggest biotech discovery of the century …
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British scientists just got a green light to genetically modify human embryos, but there's an important catch
This won't be the first time CRISPR has been used to edit human embryos. Last April, scientists in …
Tanya Lewis
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This is the game-changing technology that's just been used to genetically modify a human embryo
Researchers are developing ways to use CRISPR to treat genetic conditions like sickle-cell anemia a…
Kevin Loria,Jennifer Welsh
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Why we still haven't cloned humans — it's not just ethics
Human cloning has been possible for 7 years, but we haven't done it yet. Here's why scientists don'…
Abby Tang,Michelle Yan,Victor…
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Megalodon babies ate their shark siblings in the womb, leading them to be the size of adult humans at birth
Megalodons were the biggest sharks on Earth. They were enormous at birth, a study found, because th…
Aylin Woodward
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Doctors use gene-editing to try and cure blindness for the very first time
It’s too early to determine whether the treatment is working or not. The doctors estimate that…
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Tweaking the genes in human embryos is technically legal in many countries, and a new experiment could open up the floodgates
In a study published in 2014, Motoko Araki and Tetsuya Ishii of Hokkaido University in Japan looked…
Lauren F Friedman
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Anyone could theoretically set up a lab able to genetically modify human embryos for less than $2,000
The Sun Yat-sen University group tried to edit the DNA of 86 embryos (all nonviable). Of the 71 tha…
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VCs are pouring millions into companies that want to help you get pregnant. Meet the startup that just raised $25 million to create a better storage system for eggs, sperm, and embryos.
As part of TMRW's service, each fertility sample gets its own unique identifier that it carries wit…
Lydia Ramsey
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Japan approved experiments that would allow for animal-human hybrids to be born for the first time ever
"It is problematic, both ethically and from a safety aspect, to place human iPS cells, which are st…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Jeffrey Epstein reportedly wanted to 'seed the human race with his DNA' as part of his fascination with transhumanism. Here's what that means.
"I think people have just been conditioned to believe that this is just a natural part of existence…
Aylin Woodward
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Shrinking humans like they do in 'Downsizing' is actually somewhat possible - and not such a bad idea
In the movie, Matt Damon's character works at a call center, but in reality his tiny voice would be…
Hilary Brueck
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How humans are turning into a 'totally different species'
Rob Nail, a robotics expert who is currently the CEO and associate founder of think-tank Singularit…
Danielle Muoio
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Now is the time to talk about creating humans from stem cells
"Ten [or so] years is not a very long time," he said. "And it might give you at least an inkling of…
Rafi Letzter
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A NASA probe is going to visit Ultima Thule, the farthest object humanity has ever tried to reach, on New Year's Day
Stern, who recently helped write a book titled "Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission…
Dave Mosher
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NASA just pulled off humanity's farthest-ever visit to a space object - the New Horizons probe's successfully flew by Ultima Thule
New Horizons pulled off the maneuver on New Year's Day, taking hundreds of photos in a highly chore…
Dave Mosher,Rebecca Harrington
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Humans of the future could be much faster than Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps
For complex traits like intelligence or athletic ability, there are probably thousands of genetic v…
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NASA just released the first close-up photos of the farthest object humanity has ever explored - and it looks like a giant red snowman
New Horizons achieved the first-ever visit to Pluto in 2015. Once the probe finished that main miss…
Dave Mosher
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A US panel has endorsed limited genetic modification of humans - here's what that means
Still, there are obstacles to overcome before this happens. For now it's hard to apply a genetic ed…
Kevin Loria
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Having sex and reproducing in space comes with serious scientific and ethical problems. We may need to create a new species of human to make it work.
Science fiction authors have wrestled with this idea. In "The Expanse," authors Daniel Abraham and …