The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild.

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Groundbreaking research has revealed that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm not only accumulate but are also favored during sperm production, giving them a reproductive advantage.

Over the course of its second season, the podcast has covered contentious topics ranging from gain-of-function research to ...

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Often overlooked in our quest for superfoods, the fibre is having a moment. Nutritionists and chefs are designing diets rich ...

There is no rosy picture on the horizon for Asia, nor for much of the planet. West Asia will continue to burn, its embers ...

For years, creating AGI has been the holy grail of many leading AI researchers. Altman and other top technologists, including Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, and the computer science professors ...

Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...

Mr. Schulman is the editor of The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology & Society. He has written extensively about science reform. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the new director of the National Institutes of ...