Genetic Engineering? FDA Looks at Facts on Three-Parent Embryos

March 4, 2014

In public hearings that began last week, scientists presented research to outside advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the agency will decide if clinical trials can start. The big question is whether trials would be safe for women and any children born via the procedure. Trials done with animals may not have provided enough data for a clear decision. The…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.