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Scientists Double Life Expectancy For Embryos In Petri Dishes, Raising Ethical Concerns
When scientists grow human embryos for lab research, they end their experiments at the 14-day mark. Until now, these internationally accepted guidelines (and the laws formed around them) have been largely self-regulating: The record for in-vitro gestation was just nine days, and most labs struggled to keep embryos alive longer then a week.
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New Gene Map Shows Cancer's Weak Link
Scientists have mapped out the genes that keep our cells alive, thereby revealing which genes are crucial in diseases like cancer.
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Scientists Double Life Expectancy For Embryos In Petri Dishes, Raising Ethical Concerns
When scientists grow human embryos for lab research, they end their experiments at the 14-day mark. Until now, these internationally accepted guidelines (and the laws formed around them) have been largely self-regulating: The record for in-vitro gestation was just nine days, and most labs struggled to keep embryos alive longer then a week.
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New Gene Map Shows Cancer's Weak Link
Scientists have mapped out the genes that keep our cells alive, thereby revealing which genes are crucial in diseases like cancer.
