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SCIENTIFIC advances and societal norms rarely progress at the same pace, a mismatch that is behind some of the biggest controversies in science, from the theory of evolution to genetically modified foods. Should scientists be doing more to take the public with them as research fields develop?
Researchers behind a high-tech advance in healthcare (see “Organoids made from uterus fluid may help treat fetuses before birth”) should be praised for their open approach. The work involves obtaining cells that have been shed by a fetus in the uterus and coaxing them into forming tiny balls of tissue, sometimes called…
