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IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer): Glyphosate cancer determination challenged by world consensus

Despite every other major health agency, including three others at the World Health Organization, finding glyphosate does not cause cancer, IARC continues to stand behind ...

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Andrew Kimbrell: Center for Food Safety lawyer targets GMOs, conventional farming

Activist lawyer coordinates closely with anti-GMO and organic advocacy groups to target modern farming with goal of shutting down biotech advances ...

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Viewpoint: Roundup on trial—speculative glyphosate-cancer lawsuits based on ‘junk science’

Will glyphosate residue in beer and wine raise your cancer risk? If you drink 8 gallons a day

EU adopts new rules to quell mistrust of food safety studies based on industry data

Ancestry & Evolution

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Is the spirit of adventure encoded in our genes?

Monitoring biodiversity: Project seeks to catalog arctic life through ‘DNA Barcoding’

How the evolution of our ability to run marathons ‘made us human’

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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3-parent baby sparks backlash after doctors use experimental procedure as a fertility treatment

Transparency and trust: Is there room for ‘the people’ in the human gene editing debate?

Why esketamine will force doctors to rethink office visits for depressed patients

Biomedicine & Disease

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CDC says autism is on the rise—and why it may be worse than we think

‘Crystal ball’ for disease? Genetic tests could predict risk of Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer

Meet 5 RNA ‘movers and shakers’ including one that may protect against Alzheimer’s

Biotech Communications

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‘Edible insects’ boost food sustainability, but will consumers eat BBQ-flavored bugs?

EU adopts new rules to quell mistrust of food safety studies based on industry data

Viewpoint: Ghana’s anti-GMO groups urged to embrace gene editing technology

Brain / Neuroscience

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CDC says autism is on the rise—and why it may be worse than we think

Restoration of brain activity in dead pigs could lead to new treatments for stroke, drug overdose

Electrical brain zaps show promise at improving memory in older adults

Chemicals & Pesticides

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Pakistan announces field trials of 85 GMO pest-resistant Bt cotton varieties

Viewpoint: Roundup on trial—speculative glyphosate-cancer lawsuits based on ‘junk science’

Will glyphosate residue in beer and wine raise your cancer risk? If you drink 8 gallons a day

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Biotech firms rush to enter CRISPR crop market to meet global food demand

Podcast: Synthetic ‘light switch’ boosts photosynthesis to increase crop yields

Domestication ‘reboot’: CRISPR gene editing turns wild plants into desirable fruits and vegetables

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Transparency and trust: Is there room for ‘the people’ in the human gene editing debate?

Can light-activated CRISPR lead to new treatments for cancer, diabetes?

Viewpoint: Gene-edited kids are no riskier than the non-edited variety

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Can CAR-T cell therapy tackle solid tumors too?

Gene therapy for beta-thalassemia blood disorder one step closer to European approval

Why gene therapy’s potential is attracting intense interest from Big Pharma

Health & Wellness

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Viewpoint: What it means for the world to have a collective IQ of 82

3-parent baby sparks backlash after doctors use experimental procedure as a fertility treatment

Longevity science: Pioneer biotech startup wants to slow aging at ‘the cellular level’

New Breeding Techniques

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Biotech firms rush to enter CRISPR crop market to meet global food demand

CRISPR-edited ‘super plants’ might be our best chance to slow climate change

Viewpoint: Ghana’s anti-GMO groups urged to embrace gene editing technology

Personal Genomics

Exploring the havoc that can be unleashed by consumer ancestry tests

‘Crystal ball’ for disease? Genetic tests could predict risk of Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer

Is the spirit of adventure encoded in our genes?

Science of the Future

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NASA twins study highlights key risks for long-term space travel: Cosmic rays and microgravity

First 3D heart printed with human tissue could mark key step toward transplantable organs

Why Microsoft wants to design a system that stores data in DNA

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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New model uncovers possible mechanism behind Varroa mite’s assault on honey bees

First lab-grown burger may cost $50 at anticipated 2020 restaurant debut

Pakistan announces field trials of 85 GMO pest-resistant Bt cotton varieties

Synthetic Biology

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Are we on the verge of extending human life with ‘regenerative superpowers’?

How synthetic biology could fight athletic doping with ‘biosensors’

How synthetic biology can cut nitrogen pollution and help reverse climate change