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Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.

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CRISPR Gene Editing Prompts Chaos in DNA of Human Embryos

Genome Editing on Board

Rice University Professor Helped Generate CRISPR’d Babies

New Techniques Detail Embryos’ First Hours and Days

Infographic: How Embryos Take Control of Their Own Development

Technique Adapted from CRISPR-Cas9 Corrects Mutation in Human Embryos

Scientists Doubt Results of CRISPR’d Embryos

Details Published on CRISPR-treated Embryos

Scientists Edit Viable Human Embryos in U.S.

Image of the Day: See-Through Embryos

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Embryo Watch

Embryo Editing Gets Green Light in U.K.

Fiddling with Human Genes

Tide Shifting on Embryo Gene Editing?

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Why Can’t We Tickle Ourselves?

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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