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US birth rate hits record low—and that might be a good thing
The U.S. total fertility rate has dropped to below 1.73 births per woman, according to a new report from the ...
Viewpoint: Gene-edited kids are no riskier than the non-edited variety
"The introduction of genetic modifications into future generations could have permanent and possibly harmful effects on the species," a group ...
‘Stupidity-inducing environment’: Are we getting dumber?
People are getting dumber. So concludes a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS): Using military conscription data ...
Fears of ‘designer babies’ are surfacing again
"What we're seeing is a fast slide down a very slippery slope toward designer babies," warned Marcy Darnovsky. … What has alarmed ...
Home biohacker: Creating deadly human pathogens ‘is not that easy’
Using the handy tools sent in [the ODIN’s Genetk Design Kit], I was set to re-engineer some nonpathogenic E. coli ...