Archive for January 12th, 2009

First Baby Born Free of Cancer Gene

BRCA-1 gene (Breast Cancer Gene)

Genetic tinkering is a very hot-button issue. People talk about ‘designer babies’, wondering where anyone would draw the line and all the things that can go wrong.  It’s a scary thought, messing with our building blocks.  Well, the first baby whose ‘building blocks’  were tinkered with has been born- immune [...]