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Controversy Erupts As US Startup Offers Opportunity To 'Genetically Optimise' Future Babies
A US fertility startup offers embryo screening to predict a baby's height and intelligence for $8999, sparking ethical controversy.
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New Harvard Study Confirms This Common Vitamin Can Slow Ageing Process
The discussion around what constitutes an "adequate" blood level of vitamin D is a "controversial topic".
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Controversy Erupts As Scientists Start Work To Create Artificial Human DNA
The Synthetic Human Genome Project is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, which has donated Rs 117 crore (10 million pounds).
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"We Are Not Alone in This Universe": Analysts Cite Unknown Origin Of Peruvian Mummies
The mystery of the apparent alien corpses shown in Mexico's Congress has now taken an even more perplexing turn.
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"It's In Our DNA To Explore": NASA Joins Controversial Search For UFOs
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects.
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Naseeruddin Shah Needn't Fear For His Children In "Tolerant" India, Says Union Minister
Two days after Naseeruddin Shah expressed concerns over communal intolerance in India, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the veteran actor needn't fear for his children because "tolerance is in the country's DNA".
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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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China Scientist Claims World's First Genetically-Edited Babies - Twins
A scientist in China claims to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first. Chinese university professor He Jiankui posted a video on YouTube saying that the twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV.
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First Genetically Modified Human Embryos In US May Open Gates To 'Designer Babies'
The effort, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health and Science University in the US, involved changing the DNA of a large number of one-cell embryos with the controversial gene-editing technique CRISPR.
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World's First Baby Born From 3-Parent Technique: Report
The world's first baby has been born thanks to a controversial new technique employed by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday.
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Controversy Erupts As US Startup Offers Opportunity To 'Genetically Optimise' Future Babies
A US fertility startup offers embryo screening to predict a baby's height and intelligence for $8999, sparking ethical controversy.
-
New Harvard Study Confirms This Common Vitamin Can Slow Ageing Process
The discussion around what constitutes an "adequate" blood level of vitamin D is a "controversial topic".
-
Controversy Erupts As Scientists Start Work To Create Artificial Human DNA
The Synthetic Human Genome Project is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, which has donated Rs 117 crore (10 million pounds).
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"We Are Not Alone in This Universe": Analysts Cite Unknown Origin Of Peruvian Mummies
The mystery of the apparent alien corpses shown in Mexico's Congress has now taken an even more perplexing turn.
-
"It's In Our DNA To Explore": NASA Joins Controversial Search For UFOs
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects.
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Naseeruddin Shah Needn't Fear For His Children In "Tolerant" India, Says Union Minister
Two days after Naseeruddin Shah expressed concerns over communal intolerance in India, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the veteran actor needn't fear for his children because "tolerance is in the country's DNA".
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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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China Scientist Claims World's First Genetically-Edited Babies - Twins
A scientist in China claims to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first. Chinese university professor He Jiankui posted a video on YouTube saying that the twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV.
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First Genetically Modified Human Embryos In US May Open Gates To 'Designer Babies'
The effort, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health and Science University in the US, involved changing the DNA of a large number of one-cell embryos with the controversial gene-editing technique CRISPR.
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World's First Baby Born From 3-Parent Technique: Report
The world's first baby has been born thanks to a controversial new technique employed by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday.
