A controversial project that aims to create the building blocks of human life has started. It was previously thought creating human DNA could lead to designer babies or unforeseen complications ...

Controversial project could create human DNA from scratch Creating DNA is considered taboo by those who fear the research could be used to create designer babies.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Attorney General's Office has entered the courtroom in the Illinois Innocence Project's effort to overturn the Slover family's murder convictions.

Scientists are warning that a project aiming to build human DNA from scratch could lead to new types of warfare and is a controversial move of 'playing God.' ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

The first-of-its-kind synthetic human DNA is in the making by UK scientists. On June 26, the Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest medical charity, committed an initial £10 million to the ...

Researchers have begun working on a new, controversial project to produce human DNA from scratch. It is believed to be the first of its kind effort which, if successful, could lead to new ...

A controversial medical project has finally taken off, thanks to a hefty donation from the world's largest medical charity, the Wellcome Trust. Work has begun on creating artificial human DNA from ...