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The Varroa destructor mite is the greatest threat to US honeybees, and why things could get worse.

Podcast: The phrase ‘Who’s Your (Grand) Daddy’ has shocking relevance to Jack Nunn, as the Australian geneticist learns of his surprising link to Britain’s most notorious ‘sperminator’

Anna Middleton, Jack Nunn, Kat Arney

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Viewpoint: Safe and sustainable CRISPR crop revolution offers counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake dangers’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners

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How fertile are you? ‘Ovarian reserve’ DTC tests that count your eggs offer mixture of control and misinformation

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Afraid of glyphosate and other synthetic pesticides? You eat 10,000 times more of the natural ones made by plants

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Exercise Rx: Physical activity is ‘personal regenerative medicine’ and ‘acts like pharmaceutical drugs’

Artificial wombs could create seismic shift in the debate over abortion, reproductive rights

David Warmflash

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January 27, 2020

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GMO sustainability advantage? Glyphosate spurs no-till farming, preserving soil carbon

Jon Entine, Rebecca Randall

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Reconsidering LSD and other psychedelic drugs for treating depression and anxiety

David Warmflash

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What are GMOs?

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Viewpoint: Prohibiting treatment of transgender teens ignores reality of gender dysphoria

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The Varroa destructor mite is the greatest threat to US honeybees, and why things could get worse.

Podcast: The phrase ‘Who’s Your (Grand) Daddy’ has shocking relevance to Jack Nunn, as the Australian geneticist learns of his surprising link to Britain’s most notorious ‘sperminator’

Anna Middleton, Jack Nunn, Kat Arney

GG June Cover image

Viewpoint: Safe and sustainable CRISPR crop revolution offers counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake dangers’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners

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How fertile are you? ‘Ovarian reserve’ DTC tests that count your eggs offer mixture of control and misinformation

vegetables busted

Afraid of glyphosate and other synthetic pesticides? You eat 10,000 times more of the natural ones made by plants

mh antihistamines shutterstock jpg

Exercise Rx: Physical activity is ‘personal regenerative medicine’ and ‘acts like pharmaceutical drugs’

Artificial wombs could create seismic shift in the debate over abortion, reproductive rights

David Warmflash

Center for Food Safety: Legal swat team of anti-GMO movement

Andrew Kimbrell has turned the Center for Food Safety--no, not the FDA's CFS, but an advocacy group--into the legal arm representing organic and natural product ...

Vandana Shiva: ‘Rock Star’ of GMO protest movement has anti-science history

In a 2012 interview, Bill Moyers referred to Vandana Shiva as the "rock star" of the anti-GMO movement. What are the facts behind the curtain? NOTE: For ...

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Herbicide-tolerant GMO soy ‘as safe as conventional counterpart’, confirms EU safety panel

Viewpoint: Effort to ban 262 pesticides in Kenya threatens nation’s ability to stop locust swarms from devouring crops

Nigerian anti-GMO groups resume lawsuit alleging biotech crops violate ‘fundamental rights to life’

Ancestry & Evolution

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If we started again from scratch, would life on Earth evolve the same way?

We’ve been dealing with measles for at least 2,000 years, genetic analysis suggests

Bizarre deep sea microbe could help explain origins of ‘animals, plants, fungi and humans’

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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A video game for ADHD? We’re still waiting to see what the FDA thinks

Viewpoint: Prohibiting treatment of transgender teens ignores reality of gender dysphoria

‘Simpler, cheaper’ alternative to IVF promised by controversial embryo research

Biomedicine & Disease

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Exploring the inaccuracy of mammograms and the threat of false positives

Lack of minority donors in bone marrow registries ‘one part of a larger, systemic, problem’

Zika virus could offer new way to attack deadly brain cancers

Biotech Communications

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Nearly half of US fruit growers want biotech crops, survey shows, but fear consumers won’t buy GMO products

Viewpoint: Safe and sustainable CRISPR crop revolution offers counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake dangers’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners

Burkina Faso ‘farmer of the year’ calls for return of Bt cotton

Brain / Neuroscience

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We’ve mapped a fly brain down ‘to the very last neuron’. That’s a big deal for human brain research

A video game for ADHD? We’re still waiting to see what the FDA thinks

Zika virus could offer new way to attack deadly brain cancers

Chemicals & Pesticides

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Herbicide-tolerant GMO soy ‘as safe as conventional counterpart’, confirms EU safety panel

Viewpoint: Effort to ban 262 pesticides in Kenya threatens nation’s ability to stop locust swarms from devouring crops

Glyphosate harms soil microbes? USDA research challenges common criticism of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide

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The Varroa destructor mite is the greatest threat to US honeybees, and why things could get worse.

Famine in Africa and the Middle East? Devastating stem rust fungus threatens global staple crop, but genomic solution may finally be on the horizon

39 biotech experts’ open letter protests anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘anti-science’ talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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We have the power to wipe out mosquitoes and malaria—but is that a good idea?

Viewpoint: In the face a gene-editing revolution, President Trump should push for moratorium on human germline editing

Why it’s so difficult for human embryos to survive CRISPR gene editing

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Teenager’s experimental gene therapy treatment could change the lives of millions of sickle cell patients worldwide

Gene therapy era: A look at current treatments and what’s next for cancers and genetic disorders

Gene therapy offers hope for untreatable CTE brain disorder

Health & Wellness

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How fertile are you? ‘Ovarian reserve’ DTC tests that count your eggs offer mixture of control and misinformation

Stepping in Goop: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix series promotes ‘junk science, gibberish and unproven health claims’, says microbiologist

Exercise Rx: Physical activity is ‘personal regenerative medicine’ and ‘acts like pharmaceutical drugs’

New Breeding Techniques

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Viewpoint: Safe and sustainable CRISPR crop revolution offers counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake dangers’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners

Oil from CRISPR-edited Camelina plants could be fast-tracked for commercialization following USDA approval

Viewpoint: ‘Archaic’ FDA regulation hinders animal gene-editing innovation

Personal Genomics

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How fertile are you? ‘Ovarian reserve’ DTC tests that count your eggs offer mixture of control and misinformation

Sex-linked mutations point to need for closer look at causes of autism in women, study suggests

Genetic mutation blamed for mysterious heart condition killing young members of Amish community

Science of the Future

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‘Simpler, cheaper’ alternative to IVF promised by controversial embryo research

Video: In 40 years, babies could be made in the lab from skin cells

‘Living, self-healing xenobots’ made from frog stem cells could lead to new drug delivery system

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Growing diverse crops may not slow climate change as much as previously thought

Plant biologist explains how disease-resistant crops could help prevent global famine

CRISPR immunizes chickens against deadly virus, potentially boosting global egg and meat production

Synthetic Biology

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‘Living, self-healing xenobots’ made from frog stem cells could lead to new drug delivery system

Can synthetic biology help deliver an AI brain as smart as the real thing?

‘Almost no limit’: Synthetic biology has turned the stuff of science fiction into the stuff of science