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Billionaire Sean Parker is nerding out on cancer research. Science has never seen anyone quite like him

By Rebecca Robbins

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GSK partners with CRISPR pioneer Doudna to search for new drugs

By Matthew Herper

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One of the world’s best drug hunters went after Alzheimer’s. Here’s how he lost

By Matthew Herper

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Troubled microbiome startup uBiome to lay off some employees, refund payments from federal insurers

By Rebecca Robbins

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‘She’s wiggling her toes’: New fetal surgery for spina bifida may be safer for both baby and mom

By Usha Lee McFarling

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Novartis may be close to settling a kickback case on the eve of a trial

By Ed Silverman

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New documents reveal Third Rock Ventures is set to launch a cancer diagnostics company

By Kate Sheridan

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IBM halting sales of Watson AI tool for drug discovery amid sluggish growth

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China creating national medical ethics committee to oversee high-risk clinical trials

By Jane Qiu

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Chinese government funding may have been used for ‘CRISPR babies’ project, documents suggest

By Jane Qiu

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American scientist played more active role in ‘CRISPR babies’ project than previously known

By Jane Qiu

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Romney to speak before closed-door meeting of drug industry CEOs

By Nicholas Florko

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In a sign of its concerns about Atul Gawande’s new venture, Optum sues over trade secrets

By Kate Sheridan and Casey Ross

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IBM isn’t retreating from using Watson in health care, CEO Rometty says

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IBM Watson’s bet on China, a lucrative market for health business, starts to look shaky

By Casey Ross and Ike Swetlitz

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Freeze on fetal tissue procurement may impede work at NIH cancer lab, agency says

By Ike Swetlitz

Cambridgeport

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New documents shed light on secretive ElevateBio, next step for former Alexion execs

By Kate Sheridan

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Ethical issues plagued newly surfaced paper by ‘CRISPR babies’ scientist

By Sharon Begley

China Gene Edited Babies

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‘CRISPR babies’ lab asked U.S. scientist for help to disable cholesterol gene in human embryos

By Sharon Begley

Genetic Frontiers Gene Edited Babies

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UC Berkeley researcher, told of CRISPR’d baby study a year ago, warned scientist not to do it

By Rebecca Robbins

An embryo receives a small dose of Cas9 protein

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He took a crash course in bioethics. Then he created CRISPR babies

By Sharon Begley

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‘We ran out of money’: High-profile startup seeking to connect patients with clinical trials shuts down

By Rebecca Robbins

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HHS recommended that the DEA make kratom a Schedule I drug, like LSD or heroin

By Ike Swetlitz

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How an IBM Watson Health rescue mission collapsed — and a top executive was ousted

By Casey Ross and Ike Swetlitz

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In new document, the Trump administration labors to defend its latest drug pricing proposal

By Nicholas Florko

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Pharma’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’: The industry braces for a Pelosi speakership and Democrats’ drug pricing agenda

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Head of IBM Watson Health leaving post after company stumbles, growing criticism

By Ike Swetlitz and Casey Ross

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UCSF settles sexual harassment suit involving star researcher

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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Ebola experts from CDC were pulled from outbreak zone amid security concern

By Helen Branswell