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Human eggs from blood cells? New technique could ‘transform reproduction’
Scientists in Japan made progress recently in the quest to combat infertility, creating the precursor to a human egg cell in a ...
1 in 10 children diagnosed with ADHD: Why so many?
The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the past 20 ...
Are some people just ‘jerks’? New study identifies four major personality types
Personality type tests are hugely popular, though if you ask working psychologists, they’ll tell you the results are little better ...
Success of alternative meat sparks regulatory battle over ‘future of American food’
On Aug. 28, a law went into effect in Missouri that makes it a crime to use the term “meat” to describe ...
Why some researchers have urged caution with CRISPR gene editing
Despite all the excitement surrounding CRISPR editing, researchers have urged caution about moving too fast. Two recent studies have raised ...
Social science ‘reproducibility crisis’: Only 13 of 21 prestigious studies replicable
The “reproducibility crisis” in [social] science is erupting again. A research project attempted to replicate 21 social science experiments published between 2010 and ...
Cooperation in a time of chaos: Ancient Kenyan burial ground shows evidence of ‘social unity’
For millions of years, the Turkana Basin in northern Kenya has been a cradle of humanity. … Around 5,000 years ago, the ...
Robot peer pressure and why we may need to fear ‘artificial stupidity’
When the robot revolution arrives, we all know the plot: Smarter machines will supersede human intelligence and outwit us, enslave ...
‘Very reassuring’: Vaccinating pregnant women does not increase risk of autism in children
New research has shown that a common childhood vaccination given to pregnant women does not put their children at any increased ...
Tamed foxes could help unravel complex genetics behind social behavior
[D]omestication, based purely on behavioral traits, can result in other changes — like curlier tails and changes to fur color ...
Reasons to be wary of the ‘untamed wilderness’ of dog DNA tests
The claims that dog DNA-testing companies make can seem all but definitive: One quick cheek swab can not only tell ...
Fighting cancer with help from the body’s internal clock
Chi Van Dang generally declines to discuss the science that made him famous. ... Instead of doing so, Dang [a ...
Elephants rarely get cancer. Can humans borrow their genetic strategies?
Elephants have 100 times as many cells as humans. But they seldom get cancer. This is surprising, because cancer is ...
Privacy pledge: Consumer genetic-testing firms agree to new rules
Ancestry, 23andMe and other popular companies that offer genetic testing pledged on Tuesday [July 31] to be upfront when they ...
Transgender men experience masculinity differently
We spoke with ... men who transitioned as adults to the bodies in which they feel more comfortable. ... [T]heir ...
Frozen embryos: Who owns them and do they have legal rights?
With the number of frozen embryos in the United States soaring into the millions, disputes over who owns them are ...
Expensive tastes? Testosterone linked to quest for status symbols
Whether it’s in his choice of top-shelf alcohol at the club, the watch on his wrist or the clothes he ...
Turning white blood cells into ‘living cancer drugs’ with electric shocks
A promising new class of cancer treatments recruits the cells in our blood to fight tumors, using powerful gene-editing tools ...
Could genetically modified polio virus treat brain tumors?
A genetically modified polio virus improved the longer-term survival of patients with a lethal type of brain tumor, according to ...
Challenging the claim that a sex robot is the ‘perfect companion’
Sex doll maker Realbotix, in its marketing materials, bills [sex doll] Harmony as “the perfect companion.” But healthy companionship is too ...
Reviving the American chestnut: Genetic modification can save the iconic tree from extinction
We’re using the tools of biotechnology to produce fully American chestnut trees that successfully tolerate blight infections, protecting the tree ...
Bayer’s takeover of Monsanto approved by US Justice Department after $9 billion spin-off agreement
Federal antitrust regulators have granted agribusiness giants Bayer and Monsanto permission to merge after the two companies agreed to spin ...
Meet the doctor leading research on ethically fraught ‘three-parent’ babies
When future historians look back on the 21st century, one of the most iconic photos may be of a smiling, ...
Organic foods have less pesticide residue than conventional produce—but does it matter?
I’ve been following these issues for a long time, and I’ve seen a lot of evidence that organic foods have ...
FDA moves against stem cell clinics selling unapproved procedures in Florida, California
The Food and Drug Administration is asking federal courts on opposite sides of the country to permanently stop two stem ...
Viewpoint: Food companies’ non-GMO advertising has a human cost
In keeping with our era of ideological boycotts, I will no longer be purchasing Kind bars. Or Barilla pasta. Or Triscuit crackers. Or Del Monte diced tomatoes. Or Nutro dog ...
Controversial biohacker found dead in sensory deprivation tank
A controversial biotech engineer was found dead Sunday [April 29] in a sensory deprivation tank at a spa in downtown ...
Treating lung cancer with combination of chemotherapy, immunotherapy
Patients with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer who received an immunotherapy drug plus standard chemotherapy lived significantly longer than those ...
