by Stacey Johnson | Jul 24, 2020
When you hear the term “playing God” does it make you think of science? I will wager yes and that you connect the two even more after watching the docuseries “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix. I watched it for the purposes of this blog, but quickly became engrossed in...
by Farah Qaiser | Oct 30, 2019
Earlier this month, over 8,900 individuals (including me!) headed to Houston to attend the 2019 American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) Annual Meeting and learn more about cutting-edge research, science literacy and policy issues in the fields of genetics and...
by Sara M. Nolte | Oct 11, 2018
While it’s been years since I’ve been in school or academia, I can’t help but feel nostalgic this time of year, when fall marks the beginning of a new year (and the return of the pumpkin spice latte, mmm!). Many of you are hunkering down in your courses, starting new...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Oct 15, 2015
Last week, a Nature News article reported that the Harvard geneticist George Church had modified over 60 genes in pig embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. I’m sure you’re expecting my scientific perspective on the significance of this news in the context of the...
by Hamideh Emrani | Oct 2, 2015
. So many of today’s biomedical advances are only possible because of a step forward in basic science research that happened many years ago. Basic science, be it biology, math or physics, always tries to advance our knowledge of the universe around us. It doesn’t...
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