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Jessica Furseth
You Have a 50/50 Chance of Passing a Cancer Gene to Your Child. What Would You Do?Genetic testing can catch markers of disease before they’re transmitted to future generations — presenting some would-be parents with a…
Mar 1, 2021
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Mar 1, 2021
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Emily Mullin
A Cloned Ferret Named Elizabeth Ann Could Help Save Her SpeciesShe’s the first endangered North American species to be cloned
Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021
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Emily Mullin
Gene-Edited Bacon Could Be Coming to Your Plate SoonA last-minute Trump administration deal could speed up approval of genetically engineered livestock
Jan 26, 2021
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Jan 26, 2021
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Emily Mullin
A New Kind of Gene Editing Could Turn Back the Clock on a Rapid Aging DiseaseResearch in mice shows promise for curing progeria, a disease that causes rapid aging and early death
Jan 12, 2021
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Jan 12, 2021
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Emily Mullin
DNA Is Now Solving Decades-Old Newborn KillingsGenealogy databases are leading police to mothers who killed their babies
Dec 16, 2020
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Dec 16, 2020
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Emily Mullin
Evidence Is Mounting That Gene-Editing Human Embryos Can Have Destructive Side EffectsErrors made while editing could be passed on to future generations
Nov 2, 2020
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Nov 2, 2020
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Farmer Georgie
‘Super Daddy’ Animals With Elite Sperm Could Breed Their Way to Climate Change SurvivalLivestock with gene-edited testicles can help humans survive an increasingly food-insecure world
Oct 27, 2020
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Oct 27, 2020
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Emily Mullin
CRISPR Pioneers Recognized With a Nobel Prize in ChemistryAs Future Human’s resident biotech reporter, I was thrilled by the news this morning that Jennifer Doudna, PhD, and Emmanuelle Charpentier…
Oct 7, 2020
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Oct 7, 2020
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Emily Mullin
Men Are Twice as Likely to Support Genetically Engineered Babies Than WomenThe public may be ready for gene-edited babies
Aug 18, 2020
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Aug 18, 2020
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Emily Mullin
Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Headed for the Florida KeysThe insects are designed to control diseases like dengue and West Nile
Aug 25, 2020
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Aug 25, 2020
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in Future Human

You Have a 50/50 Chance of Passing a Cancer Gene to Your Child. What Would You Do?

Genetic testing can catch markers of disease before they’re transmitted to future generations — presenting some would-be parents with a…

A Cloned Ferret Named Elizabeth Ann Could Help Save Her Species

She’s the first endangered North American species to be cloned

Gene-Edited Bacon Could Be Coming to Your Plate Soon

A last-minute Trump administration deal could speed up approval of genetically engineered livestock

A New Kind of Gene Editing Could Turn Back the Clock on a Rapid Aging Disease

Research in mice shows promise for curing progeria, a disease that causes rapid aging and early death

DNA Is Now Solving Decades-Old Newborn Killings

Genealogy databases are leading police to mothers who killed their babies

Evidence Is Mounting That Gene-Editing Human Embryos Can Have Destructive Side Effects

Errors made while editing could be passed on to future generations

‘Super Daddy’ Animals With Elite Sperm Could Breed Their Way to Climate Change Survival

Livestock with gene-edited testicles can help humans survive an increasingly food-insecure world

CRISPR Pioneers Recognized With a Nobel Prize in Chemistry

As Future Human’s resident biotech reporter, I was thrilled by the news this morning that Jennifer Doudna, PhD, and Emmanuelle Charpentier…

Men Are Twice as Likely to Support Genetically Engineered Babies Than Women

The public may be ready for gene-edited babies

Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Headed for the Florida Keys

The insects are designed to control diseases like dengue and West Nile

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