Teresa Carey
‘Predicting the perfect embryo’? Another startup claims to help parents choose their ‘ideal’, disease-free baby. Does it work and what are the concerns?
Of course, [Rafal] Smigrodzki thinks his baby is special — most parents do. But Aurea is indeed unique. She was ...
‘Food without fresh water’: If ocean levels rise, farms around the world could be flooded with salt water. Here’s how we could keep crops alive
When irrigation water is introduced to a field, plants absorb the water, or it evaporates into the atmosphere. But the ...
Just one gene could restore the American chestnut — a tree that reckless humans once all but destroyed
An American nurseryman introduced the Japanese chestnut tree to the eastern U.S., accidentally introducing a blight fungus along with it ...
Why researchers are vacuuming ‘environmental DNA’ from the sky
Scientists have been using environmental DNA (eDNA) for more than 10 years to measure biodiversity and discover new species, often ...
Billions of baby male chicks are slaughtered every year because they can’t lay eggs. Here’s how CRISPR gene editing could prevent them from being culled after birth
The problem: Chick culling is the practice of killing small, day-old male chicks with a variety of fairly gruesome methods ...
Duckweed to the rescue: How the world’s fasting-growing plant could boost food security despite climate change
Scientists are looking for clues in the genes of the world's fastest-growing plant to help them get a leg up ...
New hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients? CRISPR cured a mouse — and humans could be next
DMD is a fatal — and currently incurable — genetic condition that causes the body's muscles to deteriorate over time. ...
