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Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Samantha Brooke

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Synthetic human embryos made from stem cells? Research into artificial monkey embryos leads the way

Françoise Baylis

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield

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Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

Philip Blenkinsop

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Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran

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Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health

Jon Entine, Sam Moxon

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Andrew Porterfield

Is a split developing between the European organic establishment and the farmers it claims to represent over the regulation of CRISPR and other New Genomic Techniques?

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Synthetic human embryos made from stem cells? Research into artificial monkey embryos leads the way

Françoise Baylis

europe england proposed referendum on united kingdom membership of the european union referendum exit whereabouts

Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Samantha Brooke

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield

indiana jones and the circus crusade

Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

indiana jones and the circus crusade

Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran

group of dead adult mosquitoes scattered uniformly throught the field of view during a vector control study

Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health

Jon Entine, Sam Moxon

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Andrew Porterfield

Is a split developing between the European organic establishment and the farmers it claims to represent over the regulation of CRISPR and other New Genomic Techniques?

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How European Union restrictions fueled anti-GMO voices and hunger in Global South, and mainly Africa

Vincent Oria | Alliance for Science

This hardy pea plant is climate-change resistant, but sometimes poisonous. Here’s how gene editing could turn it into a ‘climate crisis’ crop

Robin McKie | Guardian

Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows

Karen Stockert, Mark Lynas, Selene Adams | Taylor & Francis Online

Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops

Andrew Silver | Research Professional News

How gene editing can reduce food waste and remove allergens from Africa’s food supply

Human Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

Viewpoint: ‘The true promise of gene-editing isn’t in pitless cherries or vitamin fortified-foods but in the vast potential for treatment and cures of human disease’

Joe Schwarcz | Montreal Gazette

Ethical debate escalates over propriety of 14-day limit on lab-grown embryos

Philip Ball | Nature

The world is quickly getting too hot for human bodies. Can we adapt to rapid climate change?

Jeff Goodell | Time

Inhalable CRISPR-based treatment for cystic fibrosis, lung disease on the horizon

Anne Trafton | MIT Technology Review

Newly-approved Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi slows mental decline — but high cost poses multi-billion dollar challenge for Medicare

Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman | Kaiser Family Foundation

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops

Super-efficient short ‘smart corn’ capable of denser planting gets green light from USDA

Ancestry & Evolution

Why stop at three-parent babies? How many biological parents can organisms have?

Why stop at three-parent babies? How many biological parents can organisms have?

Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

‘Oldest decorated cave in France, if not Europe’: Ancient Neanderthal engravings give glimpse into hominid culture

Biomedicine & Disease

Newly-approved Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi slows mental decline but its high cost poses multi-billion dollar challenge for Medicare

Newly-approved Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi slows mental decline — but high cost poses multi-billion dollar challenge for Medicare

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

‘Last of Us’ in real life? Drug-resistant ‘super fungus’ lurking in the Himalayan mountains

Biotech Communications

Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows

Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows

Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Brain / Neuroscience

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Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Confidence heuristic: Why humans are biologically programmed to follow self-assured, poised people

Immorality, lack of empathy, anti-social behavior: The evolution of psychopathological tendencies

Chemicals & Pesticides

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

With climate disruptions increasing and bans on most genetically-engineered crops, African crop yields remain among lowest in the world

Tracing the chickpea: How trade and migration shaped this popular legume’s genetics

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‘One-and-done’ CRISPR gene therapy treatment could be lifetime cure for high cholesterol — but the FDA remains cautious

98% of the human genome: We are finally beginning to understand the mystery of ‘dark matter’ junk DNA

Treating epilepsy with a keto diet? Sounds far-fetched, but it can work

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

‘The horizon of new possibility is blindingly bright’: Boom in genetic medical breakthroughs could extend for years, says CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna

‘One-and-done’ CRISPR gene therapy treatment could be lifetime cure for high cholesterol — but the FDA remains cautious

Why did Ellie in the Last of Us not succumb to Cordy, the zombie virus? Stem cells might explain it, and that could yield real-life vaccines

Why did Ellie in the Last of Us not succumb to Cordy, the zombie virus? Stem cells might explain it, and that could yield real-life vaccines

Next generation medicine: Will the people who most need gene therapy and gene-editing tools have access to them?

Million-dollar gene therapies offer salvation for many patients but pose financial challenges for government-funded health care systems

Health & Wellness

Which diet is highest in 'ultra-processed' foods? Vegan tops list, sparking more nuanced conversation about UPFs

Which diet is highest in ‘ultra-processed’ foods? Vegan tops list, sparking more nuanced conversation about UPFs

Viewpoint: Braying false concerns of critics — 30 years along, still no evidence that GMOs pose any health or safety issues

Long COVID-like symptoms may be side effect of COVID vaccines, FDA and university researchers tentatively say

New Breeding Techniques

Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows

Can gene editing change the public’s perception of genetic engineering, food and farming? It’s already happening, polls shows

Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops

Personal Genomics

What makes kin? DNA testing unlocks the remarkable story of a woman with three fathers

What makes kin? DNA testing unlocks remarkable story of a woman with three fathers

How does genetic makeup affect relationships with addiction?

How can we decrease risks of getting genetic-based diseases even if we carry potentially harmful genes?

Science of the Future

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What is a ‘digital twin’ — and how could it revolutionize personalized medicine?

Allie the chatbot lover: Open-source AI programmed for innumerable constructive applications — and sex talk

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

Sustainability & Climate

This hardy pea plant is climate-change resistant, but sometimes poisonous. Here’s how gene editing could turn it into a ‘climate crisis’ crop

This hardy pea plant is climate-change resistant, but sometimes poisonous. Here’s how gene editing could turn it into a ‘climate crisis’ crop

Super-efficient short ‘smart corn’ capable of denser planting gets green light from USDA

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Synthetic Biology

Podcast: Future fertility — In the coming world of synthetic embryos, can regulation keep up?

Podcast: Future fertility — In the coming world of synthetic embryos, can regulation keep up?

How can humans become an interplanetary species? Flies, fungi and microgreens

Lab-grown chicken: Upside Foods becomes second US company to secure USDA approval for cell-cultivated poultry