1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (611+ words) A Chinese university is looking into reports that a gene-editing trial caused the death of a six-year-old girl, which was not disclosed in the published research, the school said on Sunday (Jul 26). The girl, given the pseudonym "Mei", died last…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1023+ words) Thirty years after Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal, cloning has evolved from a sci-fi idea into a biotechnology tool. Scientists now use cloning for disease research, conservation and agriculture, while challenges remain in efficiency, ethics, extinct species…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (169+ words) The report’s deepest concern – prompted by “the jarring experience of encountering an uncanny technology that mirrors us, imitates us, and in some ways surpasses us” – is that we humans should have “a better grasp of the answer to “‘Who are…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (345+ words) The debate comes decades after scientist Arthur Kornberg first successfully synthesised DNA in the 1950s. Today, the process is largely automated. Dozens of companies around the world use commercial synthesisers to "print" and sell custom genetic sequences that are used in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (277+ words) Come 2021, Johnson began his true transformation with the launch of Project Blueprint. Under the close supervision of Dr. Oliver Zolman, he embarked on a stringent longevity protocol that would make even the most disciplined biohackers wince. His daily life became…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (732+ words) Scientists are debating whether to limit biological AI software to ward off threats. Scientists are debating whether to limit biological AI software to ward off threats....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (776+ words) Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids could one day feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know? Brain organoids like this one mimic 3D structure of the brain. Pasca lab / Stanford via NIH When brain organoids were…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (962+ words) The quail is a small, unassuming bird that glides rather than flies and prefers to hide under bushes than to perch on top of a tree. And now, it’s also helping scientists understand serious birth defects in humans. In a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (252+ words) All of Wang’s research starts with the question, “How does life begin?” Wang’s USDA-funded project therefore focuses on the critical early window when embryos must successfully implant in the uterus, communicate with the mother and develop into a healthy fetus....

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) But the experiment resulted in abnormalities in the chromosomes, prompting the Oregon Health & Science University team to caution it could take a decade of additional research before such a technique might be ready for trials in people. About 9% lasted for…...