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Baby born from 3 parents a victory for new, controversial procedure

By Nsikan Akpan

The first baby born via a technique that mixes DNA from three parents raises familiar questions about regulatory loopholes and genetics.

Why are most inventors men?

By Laura Santhanam

For 226 years, men led the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency that fosters American innovation and entrepreneurship. Enter Michelle Lee, the agency’s first female leader. A Silicon Valley native who built a radio with her father in…

Freeze-dried drug factories could make various medicines, just add water

By Eric Boodman, STAT

This device is called the Freezemobile, and it isn’t your standard household appliance.

If this U.S. astronaut can vote from space, you can too

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Kate Rubins, the lone American in orbit, will end up voting for president from the International Space Station, if her homecoming is delayed.

This MacArthur winner wants every child in the world to own a microscope

By Nsikan Akpan

Stanford University inventor Manu Prakash thinks if every child can have a pencil, then they should have a microscope. So, he built a $1 version.

How robots are joining the police force

By PBS News Hour

In light of the recent bombings in New York and New Jersey, science correspondent Miles O'Brien takes a look at a new technology that is increasingly being used by law enforcement: bomb-disarming robots. Operated from a safe distance, these robots…

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What is chromium-6 and how did it infiltrate America’s drinking water?

By Courtney Norris

A new report says that cancer-causing agent chromium-6 may flow in the drinking water of 200 million Americans. What does that mean for public health?…

What squirrels can teach humans about frustration

By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science

It all started with an animal behaviorist who was intrigued by the emotional world of squirrels.

These genes protect resilient water bears from radiation

By Nsikan Akpan

Researchers in Japan sequence the genome of the world's most extreme tardigrade to unlock the secrets of its survival.

Obama administration clears roadblocks to autonomous vehicles in new advisory

By JOAN LOWY AND JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press

One self-driving technology expert said the overall tenor of the White House's new guidance signaled that the federal government truly has embraced autonomous driving.