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Several of the world’s leading CRISPR scientists and bioethicists are calling for a global moratorium on editing human genes that can be passed on from parents to children. In a new Nature commentary, published Wednesday, Feng Zhang and Emmanuelle Charpentier…
It seems likely that the drummer Hal Blaine—who died on Monday, at age ninety, of natural causes, at his home, in Palm Desert, California—has done more to quicken my heartbeat than any other American musician. By his own estimation, he…
On Monday night, HBO will air Alex Gibney’s investigative documentary “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.” The film, which will also be released in theatres, focusses on the health-care startup Theranos and its founder and C.E.O., Elizabeth Holmes,…
Republicans in Congress are trying to revive a flawed plan to give working parents paid maternity and paternity leave. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) announced details of their proposal Tuesday, called the Cradle Act, which they describe…
Istanbul has been seeking the Turkish basketball centre’s extradition as of late due to his backing of Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is currently hiding on American soil, although denying any involvement in the 2016 attempt to ouster President Recep…
The recent documentary has fuelled mixed reactions, as although some believed the accusers’ sit-down testimony, saying there’s too much smoke not to be fire, crowds of television viewers called to leave the late King of Pop in peace, underscoring his…
