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Scientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene

The first sign of successful in vitro fertilization, after co-injection of a gene-correcting enzyme and sperm from a donor with a genetic mutation known to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Courtesy of OHSU hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of OHSU The first sign of successful in vitro fertilization, after co-injection of a gene-correcting enzyme and sperm from

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NASA Jets Will Extend Eclipse By Chasing Moon’s Shadow

A NASA illustration showing twin WB-57F research planes tracking the eclipse over North America. Bardur Eklund/NASA/Faroe Islands/SwRI hide caption toggle caption Bardur Eklund/NASA/Faroe Islands/SwRI A NASA illustration showing twin WB-57F research planes tracking the eclipse over North America. Bardur Eklund/NASA/Faroe Islands/SwRI If you’re lucky enough to be in the path of totality for the Aug.

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New Fears For Public Service Loan Forgiveness

A legal motion the Department of Education filed yesterday could have big ramifications for half a million teachers, social workers, police officers and other public servants. The motion asserts that there has been no final decision on whether these people will have their student debt forgiven, as they had believed. The Obama Administration created Public

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Drug Puts A $750,000 ‘Price Tag On Life’

Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden, 4, who has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and depends on a ventilator to breathe. Chaffin is worried about the high costs of Kayden’s care. Nick Oxford for Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Nick Oxford for Kaiser Health News Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden,

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‘I Was Somebody’s Mother’: Reflections On The Guilt And Grief Of Miscarriage

Ariel Levy first wrote about the miscarriage she suffered in Mongolia in the Nov. 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. David Klagsbrun/Random House hide caption toggle caption David Klagsbrun/Random House Ariel Levy first wrote about the miscarriage she suffered in Mongolia in the Nov. 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. David Klagsbrun/Random House

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Sharks, Meet Chefs: Discovery To Buy Scripps, Acquiring Food Network And HGTV

A 2010 photo shows the Discovery Communications networks headquarters building sign in Silver Spring, Md. Discovery Communications is buying media company Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal worth nearly $12 billion, it announced Monday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP A 2010 photo shows the Discovery Communications networks headquarters

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3 Days Of Bravery: Neglecting His Own Wounds, ‘Doc’ Saved 10 Soldiers

“There is nobody I can think of who’s more honorable, more deserving of this award than Doc,” fellow soldier Bill Arnold said of former Army medic James McCloughan, pictured. McCloughlan receives the Medal of Honor Monday. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Osorio/AP “There is nobody I can think of who’s more honorable, more

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Sam Shepard, ‘Poet Laureate Of America’s Emotional Badlands,’ Dies At 73

Sam Shepard in 2011. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Sykes/AP Sam Shepard in 2011. Charles Sykes/AP Updated at 12:55 p.m. ET For more than half a century, playwright Sam Shepard stood as a towering presence in American theater and cinema, penning dozens of plays and earning an Oscar nomination as an actor in

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Jared Kushner Is In The Spotlight. But Is He In the Tradition Of American Nepotism?

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks to reporters on Monday, July 24, 2017, after meeting on Capitol Hill behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks to reporters on Monday, July 24, 2017, after meeting on Capitol

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Why Greece Has Been Slow To Embrace Clean Energy

With its famed sunshine and sea winds, Greece should be a clean energy hub. But it’s been slow to abandon coal and embrace renewable energy. That’s changing on one small island. Article source: http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/07/30/539809439/why-greece-has-been-slow-to-embrace-clean-energy?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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Australian Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Plotting To Bomb Airplane

Police at the scene of overnight terror raids in Surry Hills on Sunday in Sydney. Counterterrorism police raided five properties in the city’s suburbs on Saturday night and arrested four men over an alleged terror plot that involved blowing up an aircraft. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brook Mitchell/Getty Images Police at the

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