The Genetic Arms Race OHSU Genetically Modifies Human Embryos

A new genetic technology is being called a weapon of mass destruction. I’ll tell you why that may not be hyperbole. In late July, the MIT Technology Review published news many of us have been dreading: a team of scientists at Oregon Health and Sciences University have successfully created genetically-modified human embryos. This is an […]

Shocking report: Scientists Create World’s First Baby with Three Parents

A shocking new report claims the world’s first three-parent baby has been born. Children born through “three-person” IVF [in-vitro fertilization] would contain some genetic material from each of three different people [in this case, two women and one man]. There are about 50 known mitochondrial diseases (MCDs), which are passed on in genes coded by […]