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06/05/2018 / By David Williams

Gene editing industry officials lobbying to take power to regulate away from FDA, says report

Will gene editing ever become a widely accepted practice when it comes to raising livestock and other animals? While the answer to that question is still unclear, it appears that industry officials are now doing everything in their power to remove regulations that are standing in their way. Indeed, there is reportedly a lobbying effort […]

08/26/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

DNA testing a waste? Even after people find out their disease risks, they don’t do anything to change their health habits

A study showed that 18 people – eight of whom lived in the United States – who knew what diseases they are most likely to incur should they continue the lifestyle they currently had were not alarmed at all; they went ahead and still kept endangering their bodies. This year, Mountain View, California-based personal genomics […]

08/18/2017 / By Russel Davis

Effort to promote personalized cancer treatments could also open the door to deadly bioweapons development

The search for cancer cure through cutting-edge technology and rigorous initiatives such as Joe Biden’s cancer moonshot may one day backfire and give way to a new wave of warfare using personalized bioweapons, an expert warned. John Sotos, chief medical officer at Intel, cautioned that while such a medical breakthrough may prove beneficial, the resulting output may in […]

07/31/2017 / By Jayson Veley

DARPA unveils gene editing infrastructure to build genetically engineered “super soldiers”

In the Marvel comic books, Steve Rogers is a character that transforms from a rather weak and skinny man into a supersoldier with the help of gene editing technology. For decades since fans were officially introduced to Captain America in 1941, this fictional character has fascinated people throughout the country and across the world. Now, […]

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