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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 ...
Babies begin making logical reasoning decisions by the age of one
In intriguing research, a team of scientists may have discovered the earliest age at which a person can reason logically: 12 months ...
‘Dangerous precedent’: Former FDA commissioners oppose ‘right to try’ legislation providing access to experimental treatments
Four former commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration are expressing opposition to congressional “right to try” legislation, just as ...
Humans mated with the mysterious Denisovans more than once, as well as with Neanderthals
We rarely portray Neanderthals, our close relatives, as telegenic...But to mock Neanderthals is to mock ourselves: Homo sapiens had lots of sex with Homo neanderthalensis. Neanderthal genes supply ...
Viewpoint: Why we shouldn’t describe any autistic people as ‘high functioning’
My 10-year-old son can change from an adorable, quirky little dude to an aggressive screamer in a second. He sinks ...
Saturn’s frigid moon Enceladus boasts ‘chemical buffet’ needed for life
Life as we know it needs three things: energy, water and chemistry. Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has them all, as ...
Video: DNA ancestry tests can change the identity of those who see themselves as ‘white’
As more Americans take advantage of genetic testing to pinpoint the makeup of their DNA, the technology is coming head ...
Do cell phones cause cancer? Long-awaited study offers mixed results, no definitive answer
The long-awaited results of a $25 million National Institutes of Health study on the effects of cellphone radio-frequency radiation exposure on animals is ...
In vitro fertilization planning: How many eggs do you need to freeze?
[W]hen you freeze a batch of eggs, that's no guarantee any or all of them will make it through the ...
Sunshine and green spaces could be prescription for teen depression
Exposure to trees and other greenery has been shown to stave off depression in adults, and a new study finds ...
Lay off the ibuprofen? Painkiller may lower male testosterone
In recent decades, prompted by concerns that men's sperm quality is declining, researchers have looked at things they suspect of ...
Viewpoint: GMO debate’s name-calling, death threats and ‘anti-science’ rhetoric bad for agriculture
What has the world come to when people get death threats for expressing an opinion about agriculture? The toxicity of ...
‘Cruel and inhumane for rich nations to deprive developing world of GMO technology’: Purdue president Mitch Daniels
Of the several claims of “anti-science” that clutter our national debates these days, none can be more flagrantly clear than ...
