Doctors just blurred the line between species with a radical transplant. Could this be the key to immortality?
Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...
For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...
Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...
Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...
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Researcher creates new organisms that could be put to work on future space colonies: 'Engineering them to have new abilities'
When he launched a career in biotechnology years later, his childhood fascinations turned him toward the field of synthetic ...
Author Bill McKibben's 1989 book, "The End of Nature," was one of the most influential early warnings about the impact of global warming. Now, he has shifted to different ground, warning about the ...
A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and thrives.
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