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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Controversial herbicide dicamba damaging some non-GMO soybean research plots in Midwest

Trump executive order streamlines biotech regulations. Here’s what that means for agriculture

Bayer trial: Judge may cut $2 billion glyphosate-cancer damages to $250 million

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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Viewpoint: FDA ‘accelerated’ drug approvals offer relief for critically ill patients. But more could be done.

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

Biomedicine & Disease

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We may soon have a routine blood test for Alzheimer’s risk

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

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

Biotech Communications

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90% of Europeans fear biotech crops? New survey busts the popular anti-GMO myth

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

Brain / Neuroscience

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What we know about Elon Musk’s ‘dramatic’ plan to link human brains to computers through implants

We may soon have a routine blood test for Alzheimer’s risk

Elon Musk developing brain implant that would control computers, smartphones with our thoughts

Chemicals & Pesticides

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Controversial herbicide dicamba damaging some non-GMO soybean research plots in Midwest

Bayer trial: Judge may cut $2 billion glyphosate-cancer damages to $250 million

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

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Suspected Fusarium wilt infection in Colombia threatens global banana supply, but fungus-resistant GMO fruit on the horizon

90% of Europeans fear biotech crops? New survey busts the popular anti-GMO myth

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

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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Fitness-focused consumers spur development of non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein

‘Do not waste your money’: Most heart-healthy supplements won’t cut your disease risk, study shows

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

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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Can DNA-based dating apps help you find a love connection? Don’t count on it, scientists say

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?

Science of the Future

Elon Musk developing brain implant that would control computers, smartphones with our thoughts

Will we ever know if our computers gain consciousness?

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

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Suspected Fusarium wilt infection in Colombia threatens global banana supply, but fungus-resistant GMO fruit on the horizon

GMO plants that produce industrial proteins could cut cost of medicines, consumer goods

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

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