Scientists have turned spinach into human heart tissue A spinach leaf covered in human cells Scientists inMassachusetts have converted a spinach leaf into a tiny, beating human heart muscle in an eerie experiment that might one day help doctors repair damaged organs. A biomedical research team at Worcest Read more ... er Polytechnic Institute (WPI) swapped the leaf’s…

Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people.

Chinese scientists CRISPR a human for the first time A group of Chinese scientists just injected a human being with cells genetically edited using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. This is the first time CRISPR has been used on a fully formed adult human and its encouraged a biomedical battle between China and t Read more ... he United States.The scientists from China are hop...

Building a Better Human With Science? The Public Says, No Thanks A new survey shows distrust of scientists, a suspicion about claims of progress and discomfort with the idea of meddling with human abilities.

Scientists Say They Hope To Create A Human Genome In The Lab A synthetic version of the human genetic blueprint might used for a wide range of medical research, scientists say. But it's far from reality, and comes with big ethical and safety questions.

Secret meeting of scientists considers creating synthetic human genome Earlier this week, roughly 150 scientists, lawyers, and entrepreneurs met in secrecy.

Scientists Have Been Given The Green Light To Start 'Editing' Human Embryos Scientists have been given permission by the UK's fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos. A very early stage human embryo seen through a microscope. The application led by D

British Scientists Seek Permission To Edit DNA In Human Embryos After Chinese scientists announced in April that they had edited the genes in human embryos, many researchers said it shouldn't be done. Scientists in London say they want to do it for research only.

Study: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree.

Scientists map genes at work in human embryos' earliest days A team of scientists in Sweden has broken open the genetic recipe for a human embryo's first three days of development.