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Will women be freed from their biological clocks?
Jan 20, 2019

Will women be freed from their biological clocks?

Scientists think women in their 50s will routinely begin starting families within the next decade, and 75-year-olds perhaps a decade later, according to a new article about advances in genetic science.

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0
Where the science of IVF is taking society
Jan 2, 2019

Where the science of IVF is taking society

The Washington Post has a fascinating article about the science of in-vitro fertilization and what IVF clinics can and can't do today for prospective parents.

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0
Gene editing by Chinese scientist: Could it happen here?
Dec 4, 2018

Gene editing by Chinese scientist: Could it happen here?

The Chinese scientist who altered the DNA of twin girls at the one-cell embryo stage unleashed an ethical firestorm. Can such a thing happen in the United States?

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0
Down the slippery slope: Five experts discuss the ethics of gene editing
Nov 28, 2018

Down the slippery slope: Five experts discuss the ethics of gene editing

Fascinating new article in the New York Times Magazine about how gene editing, A.I. and other technologies will transform humanity. The Times sat down with noted experts Siddhartha Mukherjee, George Church, Jennifer Egan, Catherine Mohr and Regina Barzilay.

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0
Nov 26, 2018

Gene-edited babies in China & our brave new world

The news about the twin girls in China whose DNA was altered to be resistant to HIV raises ethical questions about how we make babies in the short term and our evolutionary trajectory as a species over the longer term.

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0
Oct 25, 2018

Making sense of DNA & ancestry: 'Genetics is not genealogy'

I found this explanatory article from the New York Times enlightening for anyone interested in tracing their lineage back through the ages through DNA.

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by JD Lasicain Genetics0

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