Research such as the Human Genome Project has now “mapped” genes linked to a host of human traits including eye … More
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GMO Babies Given The ‘Green Light’
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics says changing the DNA of a human embryo could be ‘morally permissable’ if it is … More
Edited Piglets Human-Ready
Piglets whose genes were edited to remove retroviruses, which could help clear the way for pig organs to be transplanted … More
Harvard Seeks ‘Adventurous Female’ To Give Birth To Resurrected Neanderthal
They’re usually thought of as a brutish, primitive species. So what woman would want to give birth to a Neanderthal … More
You Will Be As gods: Scientists Announce Plan For Synthetic Human Genome
Three weeks ago, 130 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy leaders held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting at Harvard University to discuss an … More
Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Named Appropriately ; US Government Spends $100 Million To Launch ‘Apollo Project For The Brain’
Intelligence project aims to reverse engineer the brain to find algorithms that allow computers to think more like humans Three … More