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Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker

Our interactive GLP global map explains the status of each country’s regulations for human and agricultural gene editing and gene drives.

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Anti-GMO Advocacy Funding Tracker

This GLP project maps contributions by foundations to anti-biotech activists and compares it to pro-GMO industry spending.

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COVID halts global GM crop approvals, hitting poor farmers in developing countries hardest

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‘Organic electronics’ poised to create edgy new products, from bendable solar panels to transparent books to human-looking robots

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Podcast: Anti-GMO ‘documentaries’; Cancel culture v Darwin? Biotech chestnut trees

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

How immunotherapy is revolutionizing cancer care

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Viewpoint: Swayed by anti-GMO groups, biotech pioneer Mexico lurches toward GM crop ban

Viewpoint: The questionable science behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain hacking project

Gene-edited crops and animals: Best-kept secrets in the fight against climate change

David Hart, Robert Rozansky, Val Giddings

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Viewpoint: The chilling impact of the virulent spread of anti-science thinking

Featured Articles

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Podcast: Can we harness the power of germline editing without inviting disaster?

Christopher Gyngell, Kevin Folta

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COVID halts global GM crop approvals, hitting poor farmers in developing countries hardest

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‘Organic electronics’ poised to create edgy new products, from bendable solar panels to transparent books to human-looking robots

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Podcast: Anti-GMO ‘documentaries’; Cancel culture v Darwin? Biotech chestnut trees

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

How immunotherapy is revolutionizing cancer care

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Viewpoint: Swayed by anti-GMO groups, biotech pioneer Mexico lurches toward GM crop ban

Viewpoint: The questionable science behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain hacking project

Gene-edited crops and animals: Best-kept secrets in the fight against climate change

David Hart, Robert Rozansky, Val Giddings

make america scientific again

Viewpoint: The chilling impact of the virulent spread of anti-science thinking

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Podcast: Anti-GMO ‘documentaries’; Cancel culture v Darwin? Biotech chestnut trees

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | October 28, 2020

Talking Biotech

Podcast: Can we harness the power of germline editing without inviting disaster?

Christopher Gyngell, Kevin Folta | October 29, 2020

Genetics Unzipped

Podcast: The Human Genome Project is 30 years old. What have we learned since its inception?

Eric Green, Kat Arney | October 22, 2020

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GLP Library Search

The GLP Library contains over 25,000 articles—it is among the largest online repositories of genetics knowledge

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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EU opposition to GM crops encourages hunger in developing nations, US trade official warns

EPA backs Bayer appeal in glyphosate-cancer case, arguing juries shouldn’t override expert scientific judgments

Philippines earns an extra $972.6 million after 16 years of growing GM crops

Ancestry & Evolution

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German measles likely jumped from bats to humans, much like COVID, raising concerns about future virus outbreaks

Gynandromorph: Spectacular bird found with male plumage on one side and female on the other

Will ‘cancel culture’ claim Darwin?

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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Viewpoint: ‘It’s not a political statement’ – Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb calls for nationwide mask mandate

How American COVID misinformation energized the global anti-vaccine conspiracy movement

Video: Viewpoint: The US wrote the global playbook on the coronavirus and then ignored it

Biomedicine & Disease

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Extrachromosomal DNA: The unique clues scientists are using to outfox cancer

Who is the superspreader that infected Trump? There is a genetic tool available to find out if the White House wanted to use it

Viewpoint: Track and trace – Why China has entered a post-COVID period while US and many other countries remain mired in crisis

Biotech Communications

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Podcast: Anti-GMO ‘documentaries’; Cancel culture v Darwin? Biotech chestnut trees

Video: Viewpoint: The US wrote the global playbook on the coronavirus and then ignored it

Viewpoint: Swayed by anti-GMO groups, biotech pioneer Mexico lurches toward GM crop ban

Brain / Neuroscience

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Matrix redux: It’s actually possible that we are virtual beings living in an AI computer simulation

Lazy brains: How can we avoid falling for misinformation

Do psychiatric drugs do more harm than good to treat mental illness?

Chemicals & Pesticides

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EPA re-registers drift-prone dicamba weedkiller, relieving some farmers and frustrating others who fear crop damage

Epigenetic breeding could yield enhanced crops—and end run public’s fear of ‘GMOs’

Bayer urges court to overturn $20M glyphosate-cancer verdict, objecting to ‘unreliable expert testimony’

Philippines earns an extra $972.6 million after 16 years of growing GM crops

From disease-resistant bananas to biofortified potatoes, gene editing could make our food more plentiful and nutritious

GM insect-resistant Bt cowpea could add $638 million to Nigeria’s economy over 6 years

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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CRISPR has brought pig-to-human organ transplants to the cusp of reality

If we could resurrect dinosaurs using gene editing, could they survive with our current plants and climate?

‘Editing Humanity’: Kevin Davies’ new book on CRISPR, the ‘miracle of our age’

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‘Gigantic leaps forward’ What’s happened in the 21 years since a teenager died undergoing gene therapy, stalling emergence of this biomedical breakthrough?

Podcast: Rare genetic disorders and pregnancy—Navigating an ’emotionally challenging’ journey

Herpes cure? Gene therapy may work

Health & Wellness

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Viewpoint: Can you inherit anorexia and other eating disorders?

First new human organs found in three centuries – camera-shy salivary glands in your head

Why are food allergies on the rise, and what can we do about it?

New Breeding Techniques

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Gene-edited crops and animals: Best-kept secrets in the fight against climate change

Engineering soil bacteria could help develop enhanced, ‘non-GMO’ crops for Europe

CRISPR could help protect Atlantic salmon from sea lice, reducing need for harsh chemical treatments

Personal Genomics

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DNA A-to-F: Can genes predict if kids will succeed in school?

1 in 7 COVID patients have genetic flaws that dramatically increase their vulnerability

How accurate are the ‘ethnicity estimates’ claimed by DNA genealogy companies?

Science of the Future

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‘Organic electronics’ poised to create edgy new products, from bendable solar panels to transparent books to human-looking robots

Viewpoint: The chilling impact of the virulent spread of anti-science thinking

As independent scientists’ do-it-yourself-COVID-vaccines proliferate, bioethicists counter with warnings

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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GMOs unnatural? So are strawberries, Brussels sprouts and many other popular foods

Epigenetic breeding could yield enhanced crops—and end run public’s fear of ‘GMOs’

Gene-edited crops and animals: Best-kept secrets in the fight against climate change

Synthetic Biology

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How do you make meat without animals? The 5-step ‘recipe’ for a lab-grown, cell-based burger

Synthetic biology ‘apps’: Here comes a revolution in medicine, chemicals, agriculture and food

‘We can’t make dinosaurs come to life – yet.’ How far can synthetic biology turn science fiction into fact?