Three-parent baby raises controversy over ethics in science
By Emma Gruner, Contributing Writer In a perfect world, every new scientific discovery would be received with unequivocal excitement and praise. However, as modern scientific research becomes increasingly entangled with political and ethical questions, these advancements are not quite the heroic milestones they once were. Nowadays, groundbreaking experiments often generate more uneasiness than enthusiasm. Such was the case earlier...
New study reveals four species of giraffes
By Emma Gruner, Contributing Writer Earlier this month a momentous discovery was made in the scientific community, as conservationists logged three new species of large, African mammals. No, these mammals were not encountered in some secluded patch of savannah, untouched by human civilization. Rather, they have been hiding in plain sight for years. According to a study published on September 8, 2016 in Current Biology, the name...
