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DIY COVID-19 vaccine? George Church, other scientists experimenting with home brewed versions

Antonio Regalado | 
Nearly 200 covid-19 vaccines are in development, and some three dozen are at various stages of human testing. But in ...
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‘Almost no limit’: Synthetic biology has turned the stuff of science fiction into the stuff of science

Jonathan Shaw | 
Synthetic biology, or the application of engineering principles to the design of life, presents world-changing prospects. Could components of a ...
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Modern love or eugenics? Genetics pioneer George Church’s dating app matches DNA to ‘wipe out’ inherited disease

Antonio Regalado | 
George Church made a passing comment about a genetic dating app his lab was developing that he said could wipe ...
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Genetics pioneer George Church on support for human gene editing: As long as it’s open to everyone—rich or poor

Brit Farmer | 
Is it ethical to genetically engineer people? Leading geneticist George Church spends a lot of time thinking about the answer ...
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Trio of gene therapies seeks to reverse age-related diseases to make us ‘healthy, youthful later in life’

Shelly Fan | 
The legendary synthetic biologist Dr. George Church and team at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University took a first step towards ...
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Rejuvenate Bio’s gene therapy shows promise at reversing aging—in mice

Arlene Weintraub | 
Harvard synthetic biology pioneer George Church generated some buzz last year when he co-founded Rejuvenate Bio with the goal of ...
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‘Hacking the Code of Life’: How gene editing will lead to disease cures and nutritionally enhanced food

Emily Anthes | 
In “Hacking the Code of Life,” Nessa Carey explores new technology offering the power to alter the genome with increasing ...
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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s obsession with scientists: ‘He collects beautiful minds’

Daniel Engber | 
As the New York Times reported [July 31], [Jeffrey] Epstein’s “passion for cutting-edge science” at times verged into eugenics. Multiple ...
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‘Better’ gut bacteria probably won’t turn you into an elite athlete. But could it give you a performance boost?

Kostas Vavitsas | 
Athletes getting an edge from a probiotic boost may be more realistic than once thought ...
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Why the world needs a DNA-based ‘threat-detection network’ to counter the rapid spread of pathogens

George Church | 
Our ancestors were accustomed to spending their entire lives in walking distance of their birthplace, but our modern world is ...
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Geneticist George Church on why gene-edited babies aren’t such a bad thing

George Church, Jon Cohen | 
[Editor's note: Harvard geneticist George Church has come to the defense of Chinese researcher He Jiankui, who shook up the science ...
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Should it matter if the public is wary of gene editing and human enhancement?

Grant Jacobs | 
A survey of people in the US and 10 European nations found opposition to some forms of gene editing for ...
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Time to amend human embryo research ’14-day rule’?

David Warmflash | 
The rule that cuts off research on human embryos at 14 days gestation is based on an arbitrary time limit ...
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What next for Editas? First gene-editing company to go public

Meredith Knight | 
Is the Cambridge-based company Editas truly ready for the big time or is it trying to capitalize on technological hype? ...
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