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Scientists given permission to create GM babies

Scientists given permission to create GM babies

Scientists have been given the go-ahead to create genetically modified humans, it has been revealed. The fertility regulator known as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have allowed scientists to create a DNA-altering technique in embryos. As a result, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London will conduct further experiments into creating genetically modifying people. The only thing[Read More…]

Ancestral memories can be passed down our DNA, according to new findings

Scientists reveal memories and ancestral experiences ‘inherited’ via our DNA

Memories may be passed down to future generations through DNA, according to a new study by US scientists. Researchers from Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta said that the emotions and experiences of our mother and fathers are passed down through future generations and inherited biologically through chemical changes that occur in DNA. This may help to explain how[Read More…]