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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Crops produced with mutagenesis misleadingly labeled ‘non-GMO’ in Germany, biotech industry trade group says

Facing escalating legal costs defending Monsanto’s Roundup, Bayer invests $5.6 billion in alternative herbicide research

‘Children killer’ glyphosate found in Cheerios? Experts dismantle Environmental Working Group’s herbicide food residue study

Ancestry & Evolution

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Studies of ancient DNA offer new insights into human migration between Siberia and North America

Were hominids making stone tools 2.6 million years ago? Controversy greets discovery

‘Evolution in action’: How ancient humans developed a mutation to protect against diabetes

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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Viewpoint: Congressional proposal to loosen court ruling that blocked companies from patenting genes could ‘stifle’ science innovation

New migraine treatments a game changer for some patients

Why an FDA legal victory won’t stop controversial stem cell clinics

Biomedicine & Disease

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Why popular image of autism as a male-dominated condition could hurt females

Harnessing biological clocks to boost fight against disease, parasites

Are we fighting diseases wrong? Researcher suggests a better approach is building tolerance to infection

Biotech Communications

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Facing escalating legal costs defending Monsanto’s Roundup, Bayer invests $5.6 billion in alternative herbicide research

Viewpoint: Consumers shouldn’t trust paid anti-GMO activists over independent biotech experts

Kind Bar attacks pro-organic rival Clif Bar for ‘disguising’ sugar in its recipe

Brain / Neuroscience

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Why popular image of autism as a male-dominated condition could hurt females

Alzheimer’s trial seeks to harness the body’s immune system

‘On the precipice of memory loss’: Pursuing better diagnostic tools for patients with CTE and other neurodegenerative disorders

Chemicals & Pesticides

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‘Children killer’ glyphosate found in Cheerios? Experts dismantle Environmental Working Group’s herbicide food residue study

GMO Bt corn cultivation in EU poses no threat to ‘human, animal health or the environment,’ food safety officials confirm

Austria considers ban on Bayer’s weed killer Roundup as heated glyphosate-cancer debate continues

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Video: African biotech scientist Margaret Karembu defends safety, sustainability of GMO crops

Crops produced with mutagenesis misleadingly labeled ‘non-GMO’ in Germany, biotech industry trade group says

GMO corn doesn’t harm gut microbiome of rats, study team associated with anti-biotech geneticist Gilles-Eric Séralini finds

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Do China’s controversial CRISPR babies illustrate the need for an ‘undo button’?

Viewpoint: ‘Greed and profit’ will drive human gene editing unless we develop strong regulations

CRISPR babies with ‘protective’ HIV mutation could have shorter life span

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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

Gene therapy’s fight against ‘bubble boy’ disease may have yielded a safe cure

Health & Wellness

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GMO corn doesn’t harm gut microbiome of rats, study team associated with anti-biotech geneticist Gilles-Eric Séralini finds

‘Children killer’ glyphosate found in Cheerios? Experts dismantle Environmental Working Group’s herbicide food residue study

Why popular image of autism as a male-dominated condition could hurt females

New Breeding Techniques

EU vegetable oil producers join 26 farm, science organizations calling for updated CRISPR crops rules

EU vegetable oil producers join 26 farm, science organizations calling for updated CRISPR crops rules

Food waste-reducing non-browning Romaine lettuce edges closer to market

From health clinics to farms, CRISPR has a bright future, but diligence required to limit ‘off-target’ effects

Personal Genomics

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Chasing the causes of pancreatic cancer. When can genetic testing offer answers?

DNA for the greater good: Should the police have access to consumer DNA databases?

‘Illogical and inappropriate’: How anti-vaxxers use 23andMe genetic tests to avoid vaccines

Science of the Future

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Why the US military and Elon Musk have jumped on the ‘cyborg hypetrain’

This tech start-up wants to ‘hack’ efforts to save endangered species, ecosystems

Body part regeneration: How science can make the jump from fantasy to reality

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Video: African biotech scientist Margaret Karembu defends safety, sustainability of GMO crops

Podcast: Flower color, bees and biodiversity—how pollinators drive plant evolution

How do we stem climate change? Suck a trillion tons of CO2 underground

Synthetic Biology

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Why synthetic biology is about much more than resurrecting woolly mammoths

Why biotech firms are jumping into the cannabis business

3D printed organs: We’re closer to solving the problem of how to supply them with blood