First U.K. Children Are Born Using DNA from Three ‘Parents’
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen...
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen...
A potentially record-setting heat wave is headed for the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, a sign of the shift to hotter—and earlier—summers
U.S. Food and Drug advisers show unanimous support to approve the use of the birth control medication Opill without a prescription
Under former president Jair Bolsonaro, scientific misinformation ran rampant through Brazil. And even with new leadership, it will be difficult to stop
Physicists have put the largest-ever object into a quantum superposition
Adverse early childhood experience leaves persisting traces in brain structure, highlighting the importance of preventive measures for healthy brain development
Brain fog is such a nebulous term in long COVID that it delegitimizes efforts to get disability accommodations and medical leave
The newest SARS-CoV-2 strain may cause red, watery eyes. But the symptom can have other causes, too
Laser-based optical frequency combs, originally developed to time atomic clocks, can also perform fast, noninvasive tests for COVID—and potentially other diseases as well
Parrot nestlings spend time stringing together jumbled mixtures of sound—a rehearsal for more adult conversations
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