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CRISPR-Cas9: How to move forward with revolutionary new DNA editing technology
In 2012, scientists in the U.S. and Sweden invented a technology as potentially life-altering as splitting the atom. One that ...
Challenging hype around “printing” 3D arms and legs?
Recently there’s been a lot of hype surrounding the promise of 3D printed limbs. Everywhere from The New York Times ...
Debating ethics of new human reproduction technologies
Welcome to the brave new world of technology-enhanced human reproduction with its promise of alleviating the heartache of infertility, and ...
Whole Foods GMO labeling support designed to pump profits, not inform
A label like that of the Non-GMO Project is uniquely effective at making GMOs seem scary. It highlights—and exaggerates—the prevalence of ...
Gene changes, diabetes continuing legacy of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge
Cambodia’s diabetes clinics are overflowing. On its surface, it looks like little more than another country’s growing pains as it ...
DNA identifies missing WW2 soldier, but US won’t use technique to find more
U.S. Army Private First Class Lawrence S. Gordon — killed in Normandy in 1944, then mistakenly buried as a German ...
Whole Foods under microscope for promoting pseudoscience on GMOs, health
A significant portion of what Whole Foods sells is based on simple pseudoscience. And sometimes that can spill over into ...
FDA should allow 23andMe to carry on
23andMe's genetic testing health results help people take ownership of their health and prompt them to make lifestyle adjustments (not ...
Nine things you should know about GMOs
The following is an excerpt. By 2018, you’ll know exactly whether or not your favorite products at Whole Foods have ...
The broken promises of the Human Genome Project
The following is an excerpt. Scientists begin with a fixed conclusion, hyperbolize the benefits of reaching it, and then spend ...
