Apart from ethical considerations, more importantly, ecological & evolutionary role of the species has to be considered when ...

Using genetic tools, researchers can edit the genetic makeup of mosquitoes and make the females infertile. In January, scientists in Australia said that they were able to alter male mosquitoes to ...

Screening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about.

A new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute outlines six core ethical challenges in synthetic biology, including ...

Nick Franks has challenged the accepted theory of what happens to our brains as we sleep, and he’s faced fierce and personal ...

Should they regulate it more? Should they subsidize it? Just asking questions. The above are all questions that the Trump administration is actively considering in the wake of an executive order ...

Genetic screening technology now allows parents employing in vitro fertilization (IVF) to select for certain traits, allowing ...

Hosted by Provost Alec Gallimore, the symposium took place a week after he announced a new initiative that aims to increase conversation about the technology and make the University a leader in the ...

A top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a following by accusing the nation's top medical institutions ...

The TA program at the Upper East Side’s Temple Shaaray Tefila has been in place for years. Since Oct. 7, their duties have ...

We’ve taken a giant step backwards,” remarked Dr. Paul Offit, a leading vaccine scientist, after the abrupt dismissal of the ...