WHO plans team to consider standards for 'uncharted water' gene editing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that gene editing "may have unintended consequences" and that it was setting up a team of experts to study the ethical, social and safety dimensions and set guidelines. "Gene editing may have unintended consequences, this is uncharted ...
Ninety-seven-year-old twins Jean Young Haley and Martha Young Williams left the world as they entered it: together. The two women died over the weekend in freezing temperatures after both fell and became stranded outside Haley's home following an evening out. Police say they believe Williams ...
Bodybuilder in Fuchu held on suspicion of abusing ex-girlfriend's twins
A Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of long-term child abuse involving his ex-girlfriend's twin 8-year-old sons. Shuji Tomohiro, 35, is accused of throwing the boys, then 7 years old, into bushes in front of his house in Fuchu on Nov. 16, 2015. One ...
The Toronto Zoo says a panda on loan from China has given birth to two cubs. The zoo said the cubs were born early Tuesday, weighing 115 grams (4.06 ounces) and just under 188 grams (6.63 ounces). Zoo staff say the cubs and their mother, Er ...
A tiny newborn panda cub is getting extra care at the National Zoo after mother Mei Xiang stopped letting animal keepers swap the smaller cub in for feedings as she cares for the larger twin, the zoo said Tuesday. Mei Xiang has the larger cub ...
For the first time since Monaco was founded in the 13th century, its royal family gave birth to twins on Wednesday, and dozens of cannons were fired to celebrate. Monaco's Princess Charlene had a girl first and a boy second, but the boy will be ...
