Gene-editing companies say research on altering the DNA of human reproductive cells is dangerous and unethical. Officials of a biotechnology industry group have called for a voluntary...
Industry Body Calls for Gene-Editing Moratorium
22 interesting facts about drinking water
A lot of water is wasted because so many people give little thought to where water comes from and where it goes after they use it. Yet...
30 captivating facts about a biotech breakthrough
The modern biotech industry was born when Genentech, now a part of Roche (ticker: RHHBY ), was founded in 1976. Scientists at the company started a long...
Researchers break Newton’s third law — with lasers
This story is steeped in conditional phrases and the trademark weirdness of quantum science, but for all that, it has serious implications for computing and for our...