Everything You Need to Know About Trisomy 21 and Prenatal Testing
Down syndrome is a condition that develops genetically. The major cause of Down syndrome is the presence of an extra pair of the 21st chromosome. People with Down syndrome are exposed to risks of developing cognitive More...
Everything You Need to Know About Trisomy 21 and Prenatal Testing
Down syndrome is a condition that develops genetically. The major cause of Down syndrome is the presence of an extra pair of the 21st chromosome. People with Down syndrome are exposed to risks of developing cognitive More...
Taking the right test: Home vs Legal DNA Testing
In recent years, thanks to a handful of companies dedicated to helping you build your family tree, DNA testing has become extremely popular. With easy to use, at-home kits, you can now determine your heritage. However, More...
David Barash’s ‘humanzee’ ‘chimphuman’ hybrid breeding is just an attack on Christianity
University of Washington psychology professor emeritus David Barash’s shocking proposal in a new article for Nautilus, “It’s Time to Make Human-Chimp Hybrids,” based on a forthcoming book by Barash from More...
Gene Therapy and LEDs Help Boost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants
Researchers are using optogenetics to help improve cochlear implants, which work through nerve stimulation. The implants work, but the sound is often muffled and distorted. Implant technology can only distinguish More...
New York baby born with DNA from 3 people, an official ‘genetically modified baby’
A five-month old boy is truly the world’s first: a human born using a new technique that incorporates DNA from three people. The mother of the child carries genes for Leigh syndrome, a fatal disorder that More...
Medical conspiracism: Monsanto, autism and the CIA-HIV link
In a new survey publish in the JAMA Internal Medicine this week, researchers from the University of Chicago looked at some of the more common “medical conspiracies” and how much the public subscribes More...
Panama will use genetically modified mosquitoes in their battle with dengue
In a follow-up to a story two weeks ago where Panama declared a dengue outbreak, that up to that point, had affected more than 3,100 people and killed several individuals. In response to the outbreak, the Panama More...
