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In this Oct. 9, 2018 photo, an embryo receives a small dose of Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA in a sperm injection microscope in a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
November 26, 2018, 5:42 am
Chinese scientist claims he created first-ever gene edited babies
Some protest crossing of ethical boundaries after He Jiankui says he used CRISPR technology to make HIV-resistant twin girls, in groundbreaking move that could rewrite biology
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Illustrative photo of an obese woman on a scale. (Photo via Shutterstock)
August 20, 2015, 2:41 am
Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment
Genetics specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center says new experiments reveal a mechanism previously unsuspected
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Peanut-based Israeli snack Bamba
February 24, 2015, 1:56 am
Israeli kids help prove early exposure to peanuts prevents allergies
Counter-intuitive, ‘transformative’ research compares Bamba-noshing youngsters with London Jewish children whose parents kept them away from such foods
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Working on breast cancer research at the Ben-Porath laboratory, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem. (Keren Freeman/Flash90)
August 9, 2014, 2:04 am
Study ties new gene to major breast cancer risk
Presence of PALB2 mutations make deadly disease nine times more likely, researchers find
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