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Arctic expedition uncovers deep-sea microbes that may harbor the next generation of antibiotics
Analysis of samples from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean suggest that marine microbes could be a promising new source of antibiotics.
For C. diff, antibiotic resistance comes at a cost
Researchers have identified two distinct mechanisms of drug resistance in C. difficile, but its ability to withstand antibiotics comes with downsides for the bacteria.
AI and brain implant enables ALS patient to easily converse with family 'for 1st time in years'
A researcher describes the technology behind a device that translates thoughts into words for people who cannot otherwise speak.
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Deals The Withings ScanWatch Hybrid is now 20% off at Best Buy's Clearance Sale.
CRISPR could soon be used to edit fetal DNA — are we ready?
Medical anthropologist and bioethicist Julia Brown says scientists and nonscientists need to talk about whether and how we should use CRISPR to edit the fetal genome.
Virus that causes COVID-19 uses a secret 'back door' to infect the brain
A mutation on the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19 could help it infect the brain by forcing it to use a cellular "back door."
'Enhancing' future generations with CRISPR is a road to a 'new eugenics,' says ethicist Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
"Eugenics seeks to improve by eliminating the characteristics considered at a particular time and place to be disadvantages and to maximize those considered normal."
'Who are we to say they shouldn't exist?': Dr. Neal Baer on the threat of CRISPR-driven eugenics
Dr. Neal Baer discusses a new book about the incredible promise and potential pitfalls of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
