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Paper Explores Ethical Challenges in Microbiome Research
May 18, 2022
A human rights activist and a group of anthropologists and human biologists are casting a critical lens on the way that microbiome research is conducted with Indigenous peoples. Read More News
CRISPR Now Possible in Cockroaches
May 18, 2022
he simple and efficient technique, named “direct parental” CRISPR (DIPA-CRISPR), involves the injection of materials into female adults where eggs are developing rather than into the embryos themselves. Read More News
Drug Combo Reduces the Risk of Asthma Attacks
May 18, 2022
A global study of asthma patients by Rutgers and an international team of researchers found a combination of two drugs dramatically reduces the chances of suffering an asthma attack. Read More News
Researchers Identify 10 New Genes Linked to Hearing Loss
May 18, 2022
The findings cast doubt on the understanding that age-related hearing impairment originates mainly from sensory hair cells. Read More News
Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Would Save 50,000 Lives, $600 B Annually
May 18, 2022
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death. Read More News

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