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Gene-powered tiny robots could repair the body from the inside out
The development of human beings from fertilized eggs to an adult body is often described as a “genetic program”. Is ...
Scotsman editorial: ‘Time for Scotland to rethink policy on gene editing’
When GM crops first hit the headlines, the science provoked a strong reaction from both politicians and members of the ...
Antioxidant producing GMO tomatoes could lead to inexpensive medicinal compounds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Just one of the ...
Anti-GMO Scotland bucks UK support for growing genetically engineered crops
New legislation which will give European Union member states a greater say over whether or not they grow genetically modified (GM) ...
Lizard’s genes for regeneration might help humans regrow tissue
Scientists have unlocked the genetic mystery that allows a lizard to regrow its tail, bringing closer the possibility of treatments ...
MicroRNA biomarkers could provide advance warning of heart attack
Heart attacks could in future be predicted days in advance using a wearable blood monitor, new research suggests. Scientists have ...
GM-free family farms can fight global food crisis
We have a global food crisis and it is getting worse. Transformative changes are needed in our food, agriculture and ...
DNA tests bring fate of France’s Henri IV to head
A mummified head thought to belong to French king Henri IV now appears to be nothing of the sort. Three ...
Scotland: Farmers buck GM ban in hopes to reduce pesticide use
Recently, the UK Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, called on the European Union to relax strict restrictions on growing GM crops ...
Synthetic blood trial liscenced in Scotland
The following is an excerpt. Researchers based at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) in Edinburgh hope to use ...
Scottish scientists make embryonic stem cell find
Scottish scientists have made a discovery which sheds light on how embryonic stem cells develop and grow. The researchers at ...
Genetic markers: Dilemmas of discovering destiny
IT IS being hailed as one of the biggest ever breakthroughs in the treatment of two diseases which claim tens ...
Lord Robert Winston warns over child ‘eugenics’
Genetic technologies could be exploited in the future to produce more intelligent, stronger and attractive offspring, with better regulation needed ...
Governments must defend GM crops against the naysayers
People everywhere are increasingly vulnerable to the use of what Nobel Prize-winning chemist Irving Langmuir dubbed “pathological science” – the ...
£1.25m cash for crop research
Researchers at the institute will identify DNA markers that can be used in barley breeding programmes to eliminate potential varieties ...