Labor of Love Recap: Bros Before Embryos

RELATED STORIES Sorry, Labor of Love‘s Alan: Neither you nor your 3 zillion sperm are enough to hold Kristy’s interest much longer, and this week on Fox’s ridiculous reality show is your last. Ironically, your ouster arrives because you showed too much kindness and empathy toward your fellow dad-wannabes during your one and only date […]

Lab-made embryos may save near-extinct rhino species

The northern white rhino faces a grim fate when its last surviving examples are two infertile females. A novel scientific technique might just spare the species from extinction, however. Researchers have successfully created the first lab-made rhino embryos in a bid to give the northern white a second chance. The group collected eggs from southern […]

DNA of human embryos edited for 1st time in US – report

A team of researchers in Oregon have become the first to attempt to create genetically modified human embryos in the United States. The team reportedly demonstrated they could eliminate diseases in offspring with CRISPR. Led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a team of scientists at the Oregon Health and Science University used the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology […]

‘No noble end’ can justify destroying human embryos – Pope Francis

Published time: 19 May, 2017 01:43 Edited time: 19 May, 2017 01:43 Pope Francis has acknowledged the scientific research on genetic diseases, but stressed that destroying human embryos is unjustifiable. The controversial topic was brought up at an event aimed at raising awareness about an incurable genetic disorder. “We know that no end, even a […]