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The blood tests may herald a new wave of noninvasive prenatal screening.
A biotech company called Cerulean says its nanoparticle-delivered cancer drugs are better at attacking tumors.
Half man, half machine
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A new material developed at Harvard and MIT adds a distinctly cybernetic element to the science of tissue engineering.
Kari Stefansson says his genetic research company has shown that older fathers pass many more DNA mutations to their children.
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The Republican challenger for a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat in Missouri said on Sunday that he "misspoke" when he said women have biological defenses to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape," making legal abortion rights unnecessary.
The technique could help patients with currently untreatable diseases such as Huntington's.
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Professor Julian Savulescu said that creating so-called designer babies could be considered a “moral obligation” as it makes them grow up into “ethically better children”.
New research strengthens the link between physical attributes and baby-making potential
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A new insect species living in Malaysia was discovered thanks to a photo posted on the internet, which was spotted by an entomologist randomly flipping through the images.
Bullfrogs, often shipped live between continents to be eaten, are spreading the deadly chytrid fungus that is threatening amphibians worldwide, new research indicates.
The learning disability dyslexia is caused by a problem with signal processing involving speech recognition in the brain, according to a new study.
With whole genome sequencing quickly becoming more affordable and accessible, we need to pay more attention to the massive amount of information it will deliver to parents and the fact that we don't yet understand what most of it means, concludes an
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Treatment with growth hormone-releasing hormone improves memory and focus in healthy adults and in those who already show some signs of mental decline, new research finds.
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Researchers have found that a bacterium that emerged centuries ago in Europe has now been spreading globally into countries undergoing rapid development and industrialization.
They could be the cause of cancer relapse—but may also offer new approaches to treatment.
The fastest athlete this summer isn’t competing in London: She’s a cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo.