What is gene editing and how could it shape our future?
Unless governments work with scientists to regulate its use, gene editing could become another technology that benefits only the wealthiest people.
Why the most dangerous AI may be the one we trust too much
A person in the loop works only when that human is able, adequately equipped and willing to challenge the machine.
What new twins study reveals about genes, environment and longevity
Why do some people live to 100 while their sibling dies decades earlier? Is it luck, lifestyle, or something written into their DNA?
How close are we to successfully editing genes in human embryos?
We can now create human “primordial germ cells”, the precursors to eggs and sperm, from embryonic stem cells.
Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like?
There are growing concerns about the ability of AI to escape human control. This comes after a series of high-profile AI cybersecurity incidents.
Why ageing should be classified as a disease
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, doctors and philosophers have argued whether ageing is a disease or a natural process.
The next frontier is not artificial intelligence, it’s artificial societies
There is a temptation to divide the future of AI into two possibilities: utopia or catastrophe. Neither extreme is particularly helpful.
A biologist queries whether AI ‘borrowed’ his work to make major discovery – an expert explains the rules
Mestre is named among the inventors of a patent for engineered “retrons”, genetic systems that contain a reverse transcriptase enzyme.
Your genes matter more for lifespan now than they did a century ago – here’s why
A new study published in Science has challenged this view, suggesting the genetic contribution might be considerably higher.
African genomics research is growing: what countries are doing to connect genetic data and healthcare
Much of what scientists know about how genetic differences affect health comes from studying populations outside Africa.
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