Earth’s Earliest Animals May Have Thrived Too Easily to Evolve
Fossils from some of the oldest-known animals on Earth, dating from 574 million years ago (Ediacaran period), suggest…
Scientists Find Way To Turn Sperm Production Off and Back On
Researchers have found a way to temporarily shut down sperm production by targeting a critical reproductive process. Fertility…
Photographer Settles With Art Gallery He Accused of Reproducing His Work
Photographer Shane Batham settled with an art gallery that was reproducing his photos without credit or permission. An…
Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
Coloured light micrograph of a human embryo after in vitro fertilisation ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY During in vitro fertilisation…
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…
Why Older Fathers Pass on More Harmful Mutations to Their Kids
Summary: Groundbreaking research has revealed that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm not only accumulate but…
Gene editing lets scientists alter wild animal DNA for conservation. But should they?
Frogs that are part alpaca and other genetically engineered wildlife could soon be running and hopping around Australia.…
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
Bi understood how far-fetched her allegations sounded. “If it were not for all the hard evidence, it’s too…