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November 29, 2018

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Aarhus University, arctic tern, butterflies, CRISPR, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, dolphins, echolocation, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, George Washington University, Illustra Media, Living Waters, Lund University, Mexico, Michael Behe, migration, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Sweden, University of Seville, whales}

Encore Performances in the Design of Life

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November 29, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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News from Princeton discusses the work of Tom Smith and Bridgett vonHoldt, who have solved a “long-standing finch beak mystery.” The answer turned out to be Mendelian, not Darwinian. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 27, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Engineering
Medicine
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, __k-review, babies, CRISPR, embryo, FDA, gene editing, genes, genetic engineering, genome, He Jiankui, HIV, human life, illness, MIT Technology Review, protocols, sperm, United States, uterus}

Genetically Engineered Babies Are Born: Life as Potter’s Clay

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 27, 2018

Bioethics, Engineering, Medicine

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The birth of gene-edited children — which I discussed here just yesterday — has been confirmed. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, China, CRISPR, DNA, egg, embryo, embryos, eugenics, gene editing, genetic disease, Hong Kong, in vitro fertilization, MIT Technology Review, Nobel Prize, science}

Eugenics Revisited: Scientists on the Verge of Genetically Engineering Babies

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 26, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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CRISPR is the most powerful technology invented since the splitting of the atom. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 12, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
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, __k-review, biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CRISPR, human history, laboratory, laws, mice, regulations, scientists}

With Gene Editing, Scientists Perilously Push Borders of Biotechnology

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 12, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cloning, CRISPR, DNA, embryos, George W. Bush, pandemic, sperm}

Mass Human Cloning May Soon Be Upon Us

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 26, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Human cloning has been accomplished, but the field remains generally stalled because of a shortage of human eggs. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Technology
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, __k-review, BBC News, Brave New World, cloning, CRISPR, embryo, embryonic stem cells, genetic engineering, human cloning, Netherlands}

Mouse Artificial Embryos: Human Experiments Next?

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences, Technology

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After going through the appearance of hand-wringing, I wouldn’t expect much of a problem if scientists said they really wanted to proceed. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 25, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cells, CRISPR, debate, eugenics, gene editing, genome, germ line, life, nature, pathogens, Research, safety, science}

Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 25, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 9, 2018

Categories
Anatomy
Bioethics
Evolution
Genetics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
Tagged
, __edited, chimpanzees, CRISPR, cruelty, Darwinists, David Barash, embryology, humans, humanzee, morality, paleontology, physiology, religion, Richard Dawkins, University of Washington}

Darwinist David Barash Wants Us to Create “Humanzees”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 9, 2018

Anatomy, Bioethics, Evolution, Genetics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Psychology

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Readers may recall that Barash, of the University of Washington, is the hubristic materialist who intentionally tries to destroy the religious faith of his students. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, China, creation, CRISPR, disease, embryo, evolution, gene editing, human nature, medicine, National Geographic, organ transplant, pandemic, Research, sheep, terrorism}

Hybrid Sheep-Human Embryos Show Need for Biotech Regulation

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 21, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences, Medicine

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Biotech is rocketing forward into areas that impact life at the most fundamental and basic levels. Read More ›

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Date
February 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Actin, amino acids, cells, CRISPR, dark matter, Darwinian evolution, eLife, isoforms, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, mice, National Institutes of Health, Nature News, nucleotide, proteins, Stanford University, The Myth of Junk DNA, University of Pennsylvania}

More Secret Codes in “Junk DNA”

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February 14, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Scientists find the most interesting things when they suspect function in poorly understood parts of the genome. Read More ›