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Fertility clinics adopting high-tech strategies to pick best embryo for implantation
Annika Levitt initially resisted the fertility clinic’s suggestion that only one embryo — rather than the usual two or more ...
Brain recording lets scientists watch treatments in action, but could harm memory
The man in the hospital bed was playing video games on a laptop, absorbed and relaxed despite the bustle of ...
Is our political identity determined in our genes?
It’s been a key question of American politics since at least 1968: Why do so many poor, working-class and lower-middle-class ...
International clients flock to U.S. for surrogacy services
While babies through surrogacy have become increasingly common in the United States, with celebrities like Elton John, Sarah Jessica Parker ...
Video: Smart phones and scannable label codes could resolve GMO labeling fights
Could technology solve the GMO labeling fight? Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack discusses the use of smart phones and scannable ...
Genesis and ethics of embryo’s conceived with help of a third parent
In August 1996, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., a 39-year-old mechanical engineer from Pittsburgh named Maureen Ott ...
Herpes viruses infected our ancient ancestors
About two-thirds of people are infected with one of two herpes simplex viruses, oral (HSV-1) or genital (HSV-2). New research ...
Newly found mutations keep triglyceride levels low, thwart heart disease despite diet
Two major studies by leading research groups published on Wednesday independently identified mutations in a single gene that protect against ...
Children and Hispanics at highest risk for fatty liver disease
Despite major gains in fighting hepatitis C and other chronic liver conditions, public health officials are now faced with a ...
US to European Union: Ease restrictions on GM foods and crops for trans-Atlantic trade pact
The top American agriculture official on Tuesday called on the European Union to do more to ease restrictions on gene-altered food and ...
New York’s Cardinal Joseph O’Connor was born to Jewish mother, daughter of a rabbi
In his 16 years as the Catholic Church’s top official in New York, Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor was a staunch ...
U.S. Brain Initiative budget will rival that of Human Genome Project
The National Institutes of Health set an ambitious $4.5 billion price tag on its part of President Obama’s Brain Initiative ...
Rapid DNA sequencing saves teenager from fatal bacterial infection
Joshua Osborn, 14, lay in a coma at American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wis. For weeks his brain had ...
Products made by synthetic organisms enter comsumer households
Consumer products containing ingredients made using an advanced form of engineering known as synthetic biology are beginning to show up ...
Drugs that block genetic breaks on immune system lengthen cancer survival
Drugs that unleash the body’s immune system to combat tumors could allow patients with advanced melanoma to live far longer ...
Metabolic changes in human evolution: Hungry brains and frugal muscles
For decades, scientists have wondered how our metabolism compares to that of other species. It’s been a hard question to ...
Information about GMOs missing on food labels
The Food and Drug Administration does not require clear identification and labeling of food products made with genetically engineered plants ...
GM food fears block creation of new craft beers
For brewers today, there are few options for generating new yeasts to create tasty new craft beers. While the genetic ...
Ancient remedy, silver, offers promise where antibiotics fail
Several years ago, a mosquito bite on Elizabeth Loboa’s right leg became infected, turning into an oozing sore that refused ...
Appreciating nature’s beauty and symmetry without attributing it to a creator
I remember the chill I felt, 27 years ago, when I picked up the latest edition of Scientific American magazine ...
NIH to researchers: study males and females equally from cellular studies on up
Amid growing evidence that many drugs are not as effective in women as in men, the National Institutes of Health ...
Antibiotic resistance now major threat to public health
The Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico is a network of chambers stretching 1,600 feet underground. The bacteria that grow on ...
GMO critic NY Times foodie Mark Bittman says dangers of crop biotechnology “overrated”
In a reversal, New York Times food writer, Mark Bittman--a frequent critic--says the dangers of GMOs is exaggerated. He contends ...
Genetic and maternal factors play larger role in neonatal brain injuries, long blamed on lack of oxygen during birth
It was long assumed that brain injuries in newborns resulted from insufficient oxygen during labor or delivery. Distressed parents often ...
Genetic primer course brought to you by New York Times
From junk DNA that, as it turns out, is not so junky after all, to the unique signatures in different ...
Dating the origin of our genes
Each of us carries just over 20,000 genes that encode everything from the keratin in our hair down to the ...
Open-source Personal Genome Project looks at all aspects of human experience
Abigail Wark wants to see your areolas. But only if you are a participant in the Personal Genome Project, a ...
Neanderthals and modern humans: It’s personal
I never met my paternal grandfather. He died of the Spanish flu in 1919 at the age of 30, before ...
