
Baby Gene Edits Could Affect a Range of Traits
The gene targeted for its role in HIV is linked to increased severity of other infectious diseases—and has implications for learning in mice

Baby Gene Edits Could Affect a Range of Traits
The gene targeted for its role in HIV is linked to increased severity of other infectious diseases—and has implications for learning in mice

NIH Plans to Spend Up to $20 Million on Search for Alternatives to Fetal Tissue for Research
The preliminary announcement comes in the wake of a Trump administration order that agency scientists to stop buying such tissue from humans


Baboons Survive for Half a Year after Heart Transplants from Pigs
The cross-species heart procedure brings human trials into view

First Successful Uterus Transplant from Deceased Donor Leads to Healthy Baby
If repeated, the feat may open the door to expanding infertility treatments

Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018
Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world

How to Cultivate a Warm Computer-Side Manner
There’s a right way for doctors to integrate technology into patient care

Gene Therapy Tackles a Common Birth Defect: Deafness
After false starts, researchers are making progress toward treating deafness with gene therapy

Scientist Who Edited Babies' Genomes Faces Widespread Criticism
Experts say the risks of a controversial procedure outweigh the benefits for twin newborns

The Biology of Sugars Points to a Sweet Strategy for Treating Cancer
Long-ignored field attracts interest from companies trying to develop next-generation immune therapies

Chinese Scientist Claims First Gene-Edited Babies Born
In a YouTube video, the researcher announced the birth of twin girls whose genomes he says were modified with CRISPR to prevent HIV infection

How Can Science Help Reverse Blindness?
From bionic eyes to gene editing, how can we use science to bring back sight?

Reprogrammed Stem Cells Implanted into Patient with Parkinson’s Disease
A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy