Observer
‘Unfounded claims over unnatural ‘Frankenfoods’ have led to the vilification of an entire technology’: The Observer editorial urges UK adoption of gene editing and GMOs
[Recently,] the government outlined details of its long-overdue legislation for easing restrictions on gene-editing farm animals and plants. Current regulations, ...
Viewpoint: European political opposition to genetically modified crops softens while US anti-glyphosate hysteria rages
Unlike America, Europe has traditionally been highly cautious of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – specifically, crops for animal feed and ...
What’s in the biomedical pipeline for CRISPR gene editing?
One great attraction of Crispr, says Niren Murthy, a bioengineer at Berkeley, is that it could be a one-shot affair ...
Losing too many brain cells? Even adults can make more, study says
Many people think that their adult brain is not capable of generating new cells...[However,] the reality is much more complex ...
With House of Commons decision looming, what are researchers’ opinions on mitochondrial replacement?
On February 3, 2015, the House of Commons will be given the opportunity to approve a remarkable scientific technique: mitochondrial ...
Grandma’s diet and diabetes: Epigenetic link found again
As with so much in science, this story owes a lot to mice. The tale begins with a pregnant mouse ...
‘GMOs, traditional foods can coexist’
Speaking at a recent public debate at Makerere University's school of Food Technology, Nutrition, and Bio-engineering in Uganda, British environmentalist ...