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geneticliteracyproject.org > 01/09/2026 > study-shows-ai-chatbots-are-incredibly-effective-at-creating-false-memories-among-users

Study shows AI chatbots most effective method to create false memories and spread misinformation

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (192+ words) Study shows AI chatbots most effective method to create false memories and spread misinformation'Genetic Literacy Project GLP Policy & Performance Review, 2024 Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker GLP 2021 Annual Report Study shows AI chatbots are incredibly effective at creating false memories among…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 01/05/2026 > whos-my-daddy-chinese-billionaire-has-hundreds-of-u-s-born-babies-who-has-custody

Who’s my daddy? Chinese billionaire has hundreds of U.S.-born babies. Who has custody? - Genetic Literacy Project

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (186+ words) Chinese gaming tycoon Xu Bo's company pushed back against claims he had fathered more than 100 children through surrogates in the United States. Xu's Chinese gaming tycoon Xu Bo's company [December 16, 2025] pushed back against claims he had fathered more than 100 children…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 12/03/2025 > we-are-on-the-verge-of-engineering-embryos-immune-from-hereditary-diseases-and-a-couple-has-already-volunteered-to-provide-their-fertilized-egg-for-a-test-run

We are on the verge of engineering embryos immune from hereditary diseases—and a couple has already volunteered to provide their fertilized egg for a test run

We are on the verge of engineering embryos immune from hereditary diseases—and a couple has already volunteered to provide their fertilized egg for a test run1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (157+ words) [designerbabies thumbjpg] Herasight, which formally launched this summer with backing from influential Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Draper Associates, is charging $50,000 for testing and analysis on up to 100 embryos over the course of five years. Herasight counts "well known billionaires" among…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 12/01/2025 > the-worlds-oldest-baby-a-30-year-old-frozen-embryo-is-now-a-child

The world’s oldest baby: A 30-year old frozen embryo is now a child

The world’s oldest baby: A 30-year old frozen embryo is now a child1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (640+ words) The embryo was created and stored in 1994, back when Bill Clinton was US president and the internet, email and mobile phones were still in their infancy. Now, decades later, that embryo has become a living child. But how is this…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 11/21/2025 > a-third-start-up-joins-the-race-to-create-ethically-acceptable-crispr-babies

A third start-up joins the race to create ethically-acceptable CRISPR babies

A third start-up joins the race to create ethically-acceptable CRISPR babies1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (174+ words) [designerbabies thumbjpg] A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he's secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited babies, marking the largest known investment into the taboo technology." The new company, called Preventive, is…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 11/14/2025 > how-science-figured-out-how-to-contain-peanut-allergies

How science figured out how to contain peanut allergies

How science figured out how to contain peanut allergies1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (189+ words) It turned out that the guidance parents and pediatricians " had been following, to avoid giving peanuts to babies and young children to try to prevent the development of dangerous allergies, was completely backward. "By thinking we were protecting them, we…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 11/06/2025 > viewpoint-a-33-drop-in-food-allergies-challenges-rfk-jr-s-scientifically-unsupported-claim-that-aluminum-in-vaccines-is-causing-a-surge

Viewpoint: A 33%+ drop in food allergies challenges RFk, Jr.’s scientifically unsupported claim that aluminum in vaccines is causing a surge

Viewpoint: A 33%+ drop in food allergies challenges RFk, Jr.’s scientifically unsupported claim that aluminum in vaccines is causing a surge2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (188+ words) [A] new study published in the journal Pediatrics found the rate of food allergies has declined from about 1.5 percent of all American children in 2015 to .9 percent in 2020, a significant drop of more than a third. The new findings would seem…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 11/04/2025 > california-takes-on-the-thorny-challenge-to-define-what-constitutes-a-nutritious-lunch-for-school-children-how-is-it-doing

California takes on the thorny challenge to define what constitutes a nutritious lunch for school children. How is it doing?

California takes on the thorny challenge to define what constitutes a nutritious lunch for school children. How is it doing?2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) The Prop 65 Playbook " California's Market Muscle California educates roughly one in eight U.S. public school students'about six million children'and is one of nine states offering free meals to all. That market power gives its procurement rules enormous leverage. When the largest…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 10/20/2025 > vaccine-rejectionism-spurring-continued-surge-in-u-s-measles-cases

Vaccine rejectionism spurring continued surge in U.S. measles cases

Vaccine rejectionism spurring continued surge in U.S. measles cases2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (176+ words) Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was'declared over,'the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country. The U.S. has now confirmed'1,596 cases'this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention " the highest…...

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geneticliteracyproject.org > 09/18/2025 > viewpoint-what-happens-when-you-silicon-valley-ify-the-dubious-effort-to-breed-super-children

Viewpoint: What happens when you Silicon Valley-ify the dubious effort to breed super children? 

Viewpoint: What happens when you Silicon Valley-ify the dubious effort to breed super children? 3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (101+ words) An understandable ethics outcry greeted the June announcement of a software platform that offers aspiring parents "genetic optimization" of their embryos. Touted by Nucleus Genomics" CEO Kian Sadeghi, the $5,999 service, dubbed "Nucleus Embryo," promised optimization of traits like heart disease…...