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Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›

With Gene Editing, Scientists Perilously Push Borders of Biotechnology

Such manipulations, if ever done in humans, could a profound impact on human society going down the generations. Read More ›
Frances Arnold

How the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Harnessed Intelligent Design

There is one point of confusion in descriptions of this year’s prize winners. It’s the talk of “directed evolution.” Read More ›
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Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented. Read More ›
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Hybrid Sheep-Human Embryos Show Need for Biotech Regulation

Biotech is rocketing forward into areas that impact life at the most fundamental and basic levels. Read More ›
Boy with a Broken Egg
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Image: "Boy with a Broken Egg," 1756, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

First State-Sanctioned Three-Parent Babies to be Born

The children could have serious health consequences — either early or later in life — having been generated, after all, from two broken eggs. Read More ›

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