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Chinese Scientist Claims to Use Crispr to Make Genetically Edited Babies

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[ad_1] At the conference, whose organizers included Jennifer Doudna, one of the inventors of Crispr technology, Dr. He gave a careful talk about something that fellow attendees considered squarely within the domain of ethically approved research, said one of those who attended, Dr. Fyodor Urnov, Deputy Director of the Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences, and …

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The requirements of a genetically modified baby should be treated with caution

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[ad_1] EOn Monday morning, reports began to circulate with a major breakthrough, which began with China. Thanks to the miracles of managing genes, twin girls apparently were born with a fantastic superpower: naturally, they were resistant to HIV. Depending on your situation, this result may sound very exciting or frightening. Gene regulation (and "baby designer") …

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Mars landing: NASA's InSight lander to explore the planet's uncharted interior

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[ad_1] InSight, or Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, will explore a part of Mars that we know about the least: its deep interior. It launched May 5. InSight will spend two years exploring the interior where the building blocks below the surface of the planet, which recorded its history. When it …

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World's first gene-edited babies created in China, scientist claims – National

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[ad_1] A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies – twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he changed with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. READ MORE: How …

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Home sweet home: 3D printed base of the moon

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[ad_1] The European Space Agency has published this image showing one possible scenario for life on the Moon. According to surveys carried out by countries and privately funded organizations around the world, space agencies are looking for 3D printing technologies as a way of constructing lunar living spaces without the need to transport construction materials …

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