Daily Archives: October 28, 2020

India’s first ‘savior sibling’ cures brother of fatal illness

The story of India’s first “savior sibling” has made national headlines. It has also raised questions about the ethics of using technology to create a child only to save or cure a sibling in a country with poor regulatory systems. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi reported. Kavya Solanki was born in October 2018 and…

Covid: Antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’

Levels of protective antibodies in people wane “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, say researchers. Antibodies are a key part of our immune defenses and stop the virus from getting inside the body’s cells. The Imperial College London team found the number of people testing positive for antibodies has fallen by 26% between June and September.…