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NEW YORK -- News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating 'designer babies.' But an author

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NY's Einstein College of Medicine gets $25 million - 2 Hours ago

A $25 million gift will be used to support several medical research projects at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The gift, announced Tuesday by the Bronx institution, is

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Montrealers to study genetic factors in autism - 3 Hours ago

The Montreal Children's Hospital is looking for 200 families to help in a major international study on autism. Researchers at the university have teamed up with colleagues at a dozen schools in the United

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Gene therapy shows promise in rare brain disease - 79 Minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death

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Mood May Be Written In (and On) Genes - 9 Hours ago

So what is epigenetics? The term has been around since developmental biologist Conrad Waddington used it in the 1940s to refer to factors that influence how a genetic predisposition will ultimately play

Group fears step taken toward 'designer babies' - 22 Hours ago

NEW YORK - News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies." But an author

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Molecular MRI of Hematopoietic Stem-progenitor Cells: In Vivo Monitoring of Gene - 4 Hours ago

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Bensheng Qiu, PhD Disclosure: Bensheng Qiu, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Xiaoming Yang, MD, PhD Disclosure: Xiaoming

Gene Therapy Slows Progression of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease in Children - 7 Hours ago

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate

First step towards designer babies? - 58 Minutes ago