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Which genetically engineered crops and animals are approved in the US?

Approvals of new biotech apples and potatoes have some biotechnology supporters hoping new products, with traits such as disease resistance or nutrition enhancement, will move more quickly through the regulatory pipeline...

Are GMOs necessary to feed the world?

One of the most contentious aspects of the GMO debate is whether biotechnology is necessary to meet the food consumption needs of the world’s growing population, expected to near 10 billion by 2050...

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Mexico’s self-fertilizing corn could be worth millions. Will village where it grows share in the profits?

Bayer lawsuit: Judge cuts punitive damages in glyphosate-cancer case from $75 million to $20 million

Farmer coalition in India urges government to stop illegal GMO crop cultivation

Ancestry & Evolution

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Sleep may have originated underwater 450 million years ago

Directed evolution tool could force viruses to churn out new drugs ‘in a matter of days’

Podcast: Nobel prize winner Sir Paul Nurse on his ‘barking mad’ discovery of the genes responsible for cell division

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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Predicting IQ potential of human embryos may be possible with machine learning, genetic data

Deadly superbug Candida auris is wreaking havoc in hospitals. Where’s the research money needed to stop it?

Viewpoint: Why the New York Times failed with its coverage of overhyped probiotics obesity treatment

Biomedicine & Disease

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Creating a synthetic version of the Ebola virus to help fight the real thing

Viewpoint: YouTube, Facebook and Google should do more to stop spread of dangerous cancer quackery

Infographic: Here’s how gene drives would fight mosquitos, malaria

Biotech Communications

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Viewpoint: Anti-GMO movement’s romanticized notions of ‘natural food’ won’t solve global nutrition challenges

Sustainable and nutritious unrefined whole cane sugar? Skip the latest organic scam and eat sucrose from GMO sugar beets

Environmental media, advocacy groups in uproar after EPA grants long-term approval for alleged ‘bee-killing’ pesticide sulfoxaflor. Here’s what the science says

Brain / Neuroscience

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Chasing links between mental illness and microbes living in our guts

Acne’s Wonder Drug Is a Mental-Health Puzzle

‘Tremendous ethical challenge’: What if lab-grown brains are capable of developing consciousness?

Chemicals & Pesticides

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Vermont: First US state to mandate its own GMO crop regulations

Bayer lawsuit: Judge cuts punitive damages in glyphosate-cancer case from $75 million to $20 million

Environmental media, advocacy groups in uproar after EPA grants long-term approval for alleged ‘bee-killing’ pesticide sulfoxaflor. Here’s what the science says

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As technology ‘wipes out’ traditional work, biotech investment could revitalize rural America

No Bee Armageddon: US honeybee colony numbers stable for 25 years. Thank capitalism?

Podcast: Land use for animal agriculture has declined 140 million hectares since 2000. Can we keep this ‘livestock revolution’ alive?

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Infographic: Here’s how gene drives would fight mosquitos, malaria

CRISPR used to cure HIV in mice. Will it lead to new treatments for humans?

Will China tell the world about its third controversial CRISPR baby?

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$2.1 million gene therapy is most expensive drug in history

How this promising gene therapy for a rare neuromuscular disease was fueled by passionate parents and a dog

Why we shouldn’t view gene therapy as a treatment of last resort

Health & Wellness

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Viewpoint: Why the New York Times failed with its coverage of overhyped probiotics obesity treatment

Acne’s Wonder Drug Is a Mental-Health Puzzle

First baby born in the US from transplanted uterus of deceased donor

New Breeding Techniques

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Podcast: Land use for animal agriculture has declined 140 million hectares since 2000. Can we keep this ‘livestock revolution’ alive?

What can CRISPR do for agriculture? Deep dive into crop gene editing’s sustainable future

CRISPR immunizes potato against plant viruses, cutting production costs of globally important food crop

Personal Genomics

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Whole-genome sequencing now costs less than a smart phone. But how much do people want to know about their disease risks?

Predicting IQ potential of human embryos may be possible with machine learning, genetic data

How a combination of rare mutations created devastating heart problems for this family

Science of the Future

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Artificial intelligence doesn’t ‘think’ like we do. How can we ever trust it?

Infographic: Quantum ‘tricks’ influence photosynthesis, other biological functions

Vaccines for influenza, other diseases will be ‘printed’ at home in the future

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Mexico’s self-fertilizing corn could be worth millions. Will village where it grows share in the profits?

Demand for sustainable farming fuels growth of ‘GMO-free’ gene silencing tools to combat pests

No Bee Armageddon: US honeybee colony numbers stable for 25 years. Thank capitalism?

Synthetic Biology

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Creating a synthetic version of the Ebola virus to help fight the real thing

Directed evolution tool could force viruses to churn out new drugs ‘in a matter of days’

Artificial embryos made from stem cells could shed light on infertility, miscarriages and birth defects