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Woman Who Feels No Pain Could Change How Doctors Treat Pain
Pain is a normal part of life. It lets us know when we’re in danger of harming ourselves, and it warns us when something is going wrong in our bodies. Researchers are studying a rare genetic mutation that has left one woman virtually incapable of perceiving pain, and it may hold the key to the future in pain management. Researchers in England are studying a Scottish woman who has a set of rare genetic...
November 28, 2021
Rogue Chinese Scientist Edits the Genes of Twin Girls
Like something out of a science fiction novel complete with mad scientists, the world’s first designer children now live among us. A prominent scientist in China conducted the experiments in secret, revealing his breakthrough only after the first children, genetically altered twin girls, were born. Officials are condemning the work, citing multiple ethical violations, but the question still remains......
March 28, 2019