WASHINGTON — Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
The summit's organizing committee strongly endorsed the use of CRISPR and similar methods for basic research that involves altering the DNA sequences of human sperm, eggs, and embryos, but concluded that producing a pregnancy from such modified cells or embryos is currently «irresponsible» because of ongoing safety concerns and a lack of societal consensus. (science.sciencemag.org)