New Reproductive Technologies Are on the Horizon
There could be two fathers, two mothers, more than two parents, or even just one. Or, there could be still more exotic sounding combinations.
Pregnancy: A Big Unknown for Human Mars Colonization
All in all, if we are going to start a colony on Mars, we have some homework to do when it comes to pregnancy.
Fetal Gene Therapy
Delivering gene therapy directly to the fetus of a pregnant mother is something that biotechnology futurists have dreamed about since the late 1990s.
Genome Editing: It’s Not Really About Designer Babies
When it comes to genome editing, designer babies really should not be the first scenario that comes to mind.
The New Era of Reproductive Medicine
There are many things on the horizon and some may sound science fiction-like, but they could be real for your grandchildren.
Venus may have once been habitable: Can we make it that way again?
Data from NASA’s Magellan mission to Venus were found to support the idea of a once habitable Venus.
NASA’s spaceflight DNA sequencer: What will it do for science and medicine?
The uses of the sequencer in Earth orbit – and eventually on the Moon and on flights to Mars or asteroids – will be multifold.
Heard of CRISPR gene editing? It can save your life
We're in the midst of a CRISPR craze, with numerous stories on how CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing will change the world.
Advances in genetic research enhancing our understanding of human evolution
Given the continuing progression of genetic technology we can expect to learn a whole lot more about ancient humans.
Gene editing on human embryos would not create ‘designer babies’
Researchers are moving forward with attempts to make edits to human embryos using CRISPR and other genome editing techniques.
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