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Sci-fi writers have long warned about the dangers of modifying organisms. They come in forms ranging from accidentally creating a plague of killer...
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Author Adam Piore says he's always been interested in stories of resilience. As he was looking for the topic of his latest book, he says he realized some…
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Andrew Duarte was only 31 years old when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. One of the biggest questions he had was, “What can I expect?”“And…
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Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition. The characteristic facial features include low set ears, widely spaced-eyes, bright blue or blue-green eyes, a low…
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This hour, we'll look at why at least a couple of million people have paid $99 (and often lots more) to have their DNA tested to find out about their…
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A clinical trial vaccinating people in Guinea exposed to Ebola virus has been found to have a 100 percent efficacy. That means none of the 2,000-plus…
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What do snakes, turtles, zebra fish, and a program called CRISPR have in common? They are all involved in genomic research happening right here in…
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Panda, standing six feet tall and weighing almost a ton, is everything a show cow should be: broad-backed and round-rumped, with sturdy legs holding up…
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Federal researchers are on a mission to back up the genetic material of the plants and animals that the nation’s food supply depends on. A pair of…
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If you inherited a deadly, incurable disease, would you want to know?That’s the question Kristen Powers had to ask herself at 12 years old after her…