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Will Genetically 'Edited' Food Be Regulated? The Case Of The Mushroom
If you snip a bit of DNA from a vegetable, but add no new genes, does that vegetable qualify as a genetically modified organism, or GMO?It’s a hot… -
How Contagious Is Zika?
Zika’s arrival in the U.S. this summer seems almost inevitable, health officials keep saying.The virus has already touched down in northern Mexico and… -
When Parasites Could Be The Treatment Instead Of The Illness
Could swallowing the eggs of a parasitic worm help treat a disease?It might just work in some cases, according to the work of P’ng Loke and Ken Cadwell,… -
Stephen Hawking's Plan For Interstellar Travel Has Some Earthly Obstacles
On Tuesday, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced a plan to send interstellar probes to the Alpha Centauri… -
Facebook's New Master Plan: Kill Other Apps
Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a 10-year master plan for Facebook. It’s bold. It’s savvy. And it glosses over a key detail: the dark side of making the… -
Zika Virus Can Be Transmitted Through Anal Sex, Too
In January, a man returned home to Dallas after a weeklong trip to Venezuela. Two days later he got a fever, a rash on his upper body and face, and… -
How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe
Some users of LSD say one of the most profound parts of the experience is a deep oneness with the universe. The hallucinogenic drug might be causing this… -
Historical photos circulating depict women medical pioneers
There’s a remarkable picture that’s been making the rounds on the web recently.You may have seen the shot: it’s of a group of medical students and they’re… -
For Native Americans, Health Care Is A Long, Hard Road Away
Cody Pedersen and his wife, Inyan, know that in an emergency they will have to wait for help to arrive.Cody, 29, and his family live in Cherry Creek, a… -
Number Of Wild Tigers Increases For First Time In 100 Years
The number of tigers in the wild has risen from an estimated 3,200 in 2010 to about 3,890 in 2016 — a gain of more than 20 percent after a century of…