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I feel like any father, says discredited scientist jailed for editing babies’ genes
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe scientist who sparked outrage after saying he was involved in creating the world’s first...
From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoNearly 9,000 years ago, around the time that humans were first domesticating corn and pigs, some people in China were taming fungi. One such fungus, the...
The gene-editing technology in your store-bought tomatoes that could eat agriculture
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe small tomatoes on shelves of supermarkets in Japan may look like normal fruit, but they are...
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhat does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens —...
Celiac disease: Causes, symptoms and treatments
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agowoman with light brown skin sits in a bathroom clutching her stomach as if in pain. She's wearing a tank top and pajama bottoms Celiac disease, also...
Did He Jiankui 'Make People Better'? Documentary spurs a new look at the case of the first...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHe Jiankui seemed unprepared for the furor set off by his bombshell announcement. The He...
Scientists engineer heatwave-resistant plants to help them survive climate crisis
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoModern agricultural methods mean around 40 per cent of all crops are currently lost to pests and...
Nobel Prize in Medicine: 1901-Present
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllustration of microscope and blood cells. Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will laying out his wishes for...
Stressed Plants Make Sounds, We Just Can't Hear Them
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSay what? Plants emit high-frequency sounds comparable in volume to normal human conversation. Imagine if your houseplant was thirsty, and it could tell...
Breakthroughs in race to create lab models of human embryos raise hopes and concerns
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRecent breakthroughs in making stem-cell based human embryo models are raising urgent questions...
