Featured Stories Jun 26, 2017
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Settling of the Americas: Searching for pieces of the puzzle
DNA analysis of two ancient infants adds to evidence that humans stayed on the Bering strait for thousands of years before continuing their migration further into the Americas.
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Blood disease that plagued Europe’s royal families might be treatable using gene editing
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Pigs as human organ incubators? Pork producers gear up for potential demand
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Cancer quest: Can we drive down the cost of promising immunotherapy treatments?
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Epigenetics Around the Web: Trump isn’t affecting human evolution and organic produce isn’t helping your sperm
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Why one scientist refuses to buy organic foods
Many consumers opt for organic food thinking it is healthier and is grown more sustainably. One plant scientist challenges the conventional wisdom…and raises additional questions about foodie activists.
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Opinion: Activists—not biotech companies—responsible for public backlash against GMOs
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Protecting the world’s seeds: Are we doing enough to ensure genetic diversity?
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‘Food Evolution’ movie could mark turning point in public GMO discussion
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GMO 20-year safety endorsement: 280 science institutions, more than 3,000 studies
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Improving IVF: Scientists aim to make petri dish more like fallopian tubes |
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Inhibiting epigenetic enzyme reduced Huntington’s symptoms, extended life span in mice |
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Biotech Gallery
Profiling the critics shaping the debate
Union of Concerned Scientists: Advocacy group promotes unscientific views on GMOs
"It’s so disappointing that they are so wrong on genetically modified organisms,” wrote Harvard microbiologist Kevin Bonham about UCS, reflecting the general concern among scientists that it simplistically criticizes conventional agriculture.
David Suzuki: Canada’s ‘science guy’ turned eccentric anti-GMO, chemical scaremonger?
David Suzuki gained international fame from his science media shows. He's since become an environmental activist promoting chemophobia and anti-GMO views.
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