Long lost brother reunited with three siblings in NYC
Alex Blum, 71, and his three biological brothers all gather together for the first time in midtown. Blum,…
Long Island has ‘high burden’ for common blood disorder: study
About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Roughly…
Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil
Two companies that launched last year with plans to create gene-edited babies have already shut down, citing money…
JAX and NYSCF Celebrate Launch of Unified Organization in NYC
JAX and NYSCF leaders, public officials, and supporters at the JAX-NYSCF ribbon tying event on Dec. 17. [The…
A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos
In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first…