Featured Stories Jun 23, 2017
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Blood disease that plagued Europe’s royal families might be treatable using gene editing
Researchers are hoping to use gene editing to create more effective and less expensive treatment options–compared to gene therapy–for people with hemophilia B blood disorder.
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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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Deep-space travel, colonization may rely on genetically engineered life forms
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Opinion: Activists—not biotech companies—responsible for public backlash against GMOs
Biotech companies like Monsanto are often blamed for not doing enough to combat consumer skepticism of GM foods. But anti-GMO activists and environmental groups that stir up fear are often given a free pass.
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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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WHO’s IARC under fire for ignoring exculpatory data on glyphosate: Should it be reformed or abolished?
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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.