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Agricultural Laws & Regs

Germany's 'save the bees' anti-pesticide campaign 'existential threat' to local vineyards, wine industry says

Germany’s ‘save the bees’ anti-pesticide campaign ‘existential threat’ to local vineyards, wine industry says

Viewpoint: Activist myth-making, anti-science lobbying undermine Uganda’s path to food security

USDA: Dry weather, neonicotinoid insecticide ban caused ‘substantial decrease’ in EU rapeseed production

Ancestry & Evolution

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Evolutionary quirk: Humans are defined by ‘singular vulnerability’ to heart attacks

Evolution takes time: ‘Relatively recent’ gene variant helps some humans cope with high-sugar diets

How early farmers helped barnyard grass become one of the ‘world’s worst’ weeds

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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Can we trust self-regulation? As artificial embryos creep closer to the real thing, when do we hit pause?

FDA investigation: Traces of possible carcinogens found in common heartburn meds, including Zantac, raising pharmaceutical supply chain safety concerns

Meet Garlic, China’s first ever cloned cat

Biomedicine & Disease

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Evolutionary quirk: Humans are defined by ‘singular vulnerability’ to heart attacks

GMO mosquitoes produced hybrid offspring in the wild? New study says yes—but under fire from critics

Biomedicine, vaccines and antibiotics dramatically better human lives, but critics raise specter of ‘dangerous viruses’ and bioterrorism

Biotech Communications

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Biomedicine, vaccines and antibiotics dramatically better human lives, but critics raise specter of ‘dangerous viruses’ and bioterrorism

Podcast: Plagiarism, data fabrication in science threaten public health. Meet one biologist who’s fighting back

Did a ‘flawed’ bioterror plot doom Netflix’s ‘Designated Survivor’?

Brain / Neuroscience

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Scientists dive deep into how the brain processes vision

Humans can categorize colors they don’t have words for, research on stroke victims shows

If pain is subjective, how do we measure it in a meaningful way?

Chemicals & Pesticides

Germany's 'save the bees' anti-pesticide campaign 'existential threat' to local vineyards, wine industry says

Germany’s ‘save the bees’ anti-pesticide campaign ‘existential threat’ to local vineyards, wine industry says

GMO mosquitoes produced hybrid offspring in the wild? New study says yes—but under fire from critics

USDA: Dry weather, neonicotinoid insecticide ban caused ‘substantial decrease’ in EU rapeseed production

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Higher yields, reduced pesticide use fueled by GMO crops boost farmer welfare in developing world

‘Jumping genes’ from tomatoes could help breed next generation of GMO crops

Genes from wild wheat could boost domesticated crop yields as global food demand explodes

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Curing the common cold? Testing on genetically modified mice is first step towards ‘complete protection’

Viewpoint: Public supports CRISPR, gene drives to battle infectious disease, plant pests—despite activist opposition

Gene editing used in China in a failed but promising attempt to cure HIV

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A businessman’s daughter has an ‘ultra-rare’ disease, so he immersed himself in science to find a gene therapy cure

We can identify ‘bad’ genes. Why can’t we use CRISPR gene editing to get rid of them?

Powerful CAR-T duo uses artificial ‘claws’ to grab and destroy HIV

Health & Wellness

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Evolutionary quirk: Humans are defined by ‘singular vulnerability’ to heart attacks

Higher yields, reduced pesticide use fueled by GMO crops boost farmer welfare in developing world

Evolution takes time: ‘Relatively recent’ gene variant helps some humans cope with high-sugar diets

New Breeding Techniques

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‘Using Nature’s Shuttle’: Judith A. Heiman’s fascinating new book about how scientists learned to create genetically modified crops

Podcast: A brief history of CRISPR gene-editing—and how it could change our food supply

Viewpoint: GMO, CRISPR-edited crops can cut pesticide use—if environmental activists do not block them

Personal Genomics

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We’re different. We’re the same. Genomic databases require diversity to illuminate human commonalities and disparities

Length matters? DNA testing companies claim to assess stress, health and aging by measuring your telomeres

What should you do after you take a DNA test? Delete your data.

Science of the Future

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Asia is pulling ahead in the AI race – but are ethics being prioritized?

CRISPR breakthrough — gene edited lizards

Can we trust self-regulation? As artificial embryos creep closer to the real thing, when do we hit pause?

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Citrus Greening bacteria finally grown in the lab—key ‘first step’ to saving Florida’s orange industry

Weed-pulling robots are here. Can they eliminate chemical herbicides?

Higher yields, reduced pesticide use fueled by GMO crops boost farmer welfare in developing world

Synthetic Biology

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Sustainable synthetic biology is taking over cosmetics, personal care

Animal proteins from GMO microbes: More synthetic food ingredients to launch in 2021

Podcast: Turning mushrooms into bacon (and other cool stuff) to boost sustainability