23andMe Wades into US-Mexico Border Crisis
23andMe is hoping to donate DNA tests to help reunite the children and parents separated at the United States-Mexico border, raising ethical and legal concerns about data protection.
23andMe is hoping to donate DNA tests to help reunite the children and parents separated at the United States-Mexico border, raising ethical and legal concerns about data protection.
Travel allows us to see the world – and bring foreign diseases home. Here’s why spreading disease is easier than ever.
The concept of three-parent babies defies what we learned in health class. But how and when is the third parent involved? At what stage? Jennifer Barfield gives us an update on the birds and the bees.
Digital health devices have become invaluable tools for improving human health. However, could a pill carrying an inbuilt sensor dehumanize patients, reducing them to a digital readout?
Scientists are now genetically engineering monkeys using CRISPR in an attempt to understand how autism affects the brain.
A report published on Tuesday highlights the frightening extent of sexual harassment in STEM, showing that it remains prevalent and largely unchanged.
Leading cancer and gene therapy scientist, Inder Verma, has resigned from the Salk Insitute for Biological Studies in San Diego, California.
Singapore could become the second country to legalise MRT but they are considering a new method that differs from the two currently legal in the UK.
Japanese scientists now have permission to treat people who have heart disease with cells produced by a revolutionary reprogramming technique, which excites researchers. But some fear the therapy will be rushed to market.
Free download: This guide will discuss the gene editing tools currently available and how they can be used to manipulate genomic sequences, as well as the real world applications that put these tools to use.
A recent article that appeared in the New York Times about DIY biology and biohacking, has sparked controversy and raises questions about biosecurity, and the regulation of synthetic biology.
A great look at the concerns over DIY Gene Editing in The New York Times.
Nuffield Council on Bioethics has released a briefing note covering the ethical considerations of AI in healthcare.
George Church’s idea is to “have the body and mind of a 22-year-old but the experience of a 130-year-old,” and himself might be one of the first volunteers to try the approach in humans.
Technologies for amplifying, sequencing and matching DNA have created new opportunities in genomic science. But there are ethical and social implications.