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Science Feb 16
Broad Institute wins heated dispute over CRISPR patentsThe U.S. patent office ruled on Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on the revolutionary genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, dealing a blow to the University of California.
Science Jan 27
First human-pig chimeras spark hopes for transplantable organs — and debateThese human-pig “chimeras” were not allowed to develop past the fetal stage, but the experiment suggests such creations could eventually be used to grow fully human organs for transplant…
Health Oct 05
Epic yawns boost brain growth, study saysIf you have a big brain, you can credit yawning for promoting brain growth and activity, the researchers found. And if you have a small brain, you can blame the fact that you don’t yawn long enough.
Health Sep 16
5 lessons from this week’s Clinton-Trump medical record circusHere are the five main takeaways from this week’s presidential medical circus.
Science Aug 11
New technique sees brain gene activity in living colorA new neuroimaging tool shows for the first time where genes are being turned on or off in living brains.
Health Jun 28
Pelvic exams for healthy women have no proven benefit, U.S. panel saysThe US Preventive Services Task Force, which advises the federal government on preventive care, concluded that there is not enough evidence to recommend pelvic exams for healthy women.
Science Jun 21
Federal panel approves first use of CRISPR gene editing in humansA federal biosafety and ethics panel on Tuesday unanimously approved the first study in cancer patients of the genome-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9.
