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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Farming without pesticides could double crop losses, boost global food prices, UK economist warns

India’s pro-GMO cotton farmers make case for relaxed biotech crop rules to prime minister

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

Ancestry & Evolution

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Long-term partnership or quickie hookup: Can evolution explain why a woman chooses one over the other?

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’

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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Spinal cord tumor illustrates long-term risks of controversial stem cell therapies

IVF nightmare: Fertility clinic glitch results in babies being born to wrong parents

Herbal remedy kratom linked to seizures, addiction and deaths

Biomedicine & Disease

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UK pushes to cut cancer rates by expanding HPV vaccinations to preteen boys

Autism-linked mutation may also play role in gastrointestinal problems

Spinal cord tumor illustrates long-term risks of controversial stem cell therapies

Biotech Communications

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Viewpoint: There’s a reason we haven’t cured cancer. It has nothing to do with ‘leadership, motivation, or funding’

GMO scare 2.0? ‘Arduous’ regulation may increase public distrust of CRISPR-edited crops

India’s pro-GMO cotton farmers make case for relaxed biotech crop rules to prime minister

Brain / Neuroscience

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Autism-linked mutation may also play role in gastrointestinal problems

Nootropics and the quest to improve our brains through ‘barely regulated’ dietary supplements

Why comatose infants make ideal test subjects for brain-reviving technology

Chemicals & Pesticides

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New test accurately estimates bee exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides, study claims

Farming without pesticides could double crop losses, boost global food prices, UK economist warns

Podcast: Bt eggplant in Bangladesh—the GMO crop that boosted farmer profits 6-fold

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Dessert of the future? This $20 a pint ice cream made with GMO yeast sells out in hours

‘Industrial-scale’ beekeeping doesn’t boost disease prevalence in honeybee colonies, study shows

Viewpoint: Why CRISPR-edited crops should be allowed in organic agriculture

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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Organic produce consumption lowers pregnant women’s exposure to some pesticides, small study suggests

Herbal remedy kratom linked to seizures, addiction and deaths

Treating food allergies by tweaking the microbiome? Trials offer ‘promising but mixed results’

New Breeding Techniques

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Argentina developing pest-resistant, GMO cotton using gene-silencing technology

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

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

Personal Genomics

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What happens when DNA tests show that white nationalists aren’t as ‘pure’ as they thought?

Where is China’s third CRISPR baby and what does it mean for the genetics revolution?

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

Science of the Future

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Will we ever know if our computers gain consciousness?

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

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

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Dessert of the future? This $20 a pint ice cream made with GMO yeast sells out in hours

Engineered plants with deeper roots could store more CO2, help slow climate change

‘Industrial-scale’ beekeeping doesn’t boost disease prevalence in honeybee colonies, study shows

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