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Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

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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?

Andrew Porterfield

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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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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

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Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

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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?

Andrew Porterfield

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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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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

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Infographic: Did you know the human body is made up of zinc, copper and cobalt? Here are the chemicals that make up who we are

Infographic: Did you know the human body is made up of zinc, copper and cobalt? Here are the chemicals that make up who we are

The human body is a miraculous, well-oiled, and exceptionally complex machine. It requires a multitude of functioning parts to come ...

Food & Ag Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

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

Danielle Ellis | News Medical

Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn’t growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

Haven Daley | Associated Press

Why India’s government-subsidized, organic farming experiment hasn’t worked out well

India Spend | East Mojo

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

Tony Conner | Spinoff

How CRISPR can protect berry crops from disease-carrying fruit flies — without pesticides

Dan Friedell | Voice of America

Human Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

Craving food from morning til bedtime: Anecdotal stories reveal how weight-loss drug Ozempic quells ‘food noise’

Dani Blum | New York Times

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

Amy Dockser Marcus | Wall Street Journal

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

Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus | Washington Post

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

Hannah Devlin, Madeleine Finlay | Guardian

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

Dean Burnett | Science Focus

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system

Viewpoint: Using selective chemistry — Burdensome EU regulations prevent introduction of lower-impact agricultural pest control products

Ancestry & Evolution

Immorality, lack of empathy, anti-social behavior: How has evolution shaped the history of psychopathological behavior

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

Earth’s first predators and our most ancient ancestors: Previously unknown micro-organisms that pillaged the world’s oceans

‘Half-land, half-tree lifestyle’: This 3D computer model of Lucy the Australopithecus afarensis reveals a powerful body

Biomedicine & Disease

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A new malaria vaccine could save thousands of lives in Ghana. Here’s everything you need to know about it

Should you get COVID and flu shots together?

Is late-stage cancer incurable? Drug developments turns some cancers from a death-sentence into a manageable chronic disease

Biotech Communications

Green advocates claim ‘precision-breeding’ is a Trojan horse marketing technique to get ‘dangerous’ CRISPR crops approved. What do the facts say?

Green advocates claim ‘precision-breeding’ is a Trojan horse marketing technique to get ‘dangerous’ CRISPR crops approved. What do the facts say?

Viewpoint: The ongoing battle between technology and ‘buzzword’ farming approaches, from agroecology to biodynamics to regenerative to organic

Revelations from the embryo: Glimpses into the prenatal period

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

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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Viewpoint: Using selective chemistry — Burdensome EU regulations prevent introduction of lower-impact agricultural pest control products

The enemy of my enemy is my friend: How plants recruit predators to control pests

Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn't growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn’t growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

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?

Why small African pig farmers are losing out on big data revolution globally transforming agriculture

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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

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

‘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

Viewpoint: BMJ editorial on ethical quandaries stirred by human gene editing — ‘Adopting a purely scientific view risks ignoring ethical, societal, and equity considerations’

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

Cutting back on alcohol and smoking can be almost impossible. In an unexpected twist, weight-loss drug Ozempic may help

Cutting back on alcohol and smoking can be almost impossible. In an unexpected twist, weight-loss drug Ozempic may help

Orange ‘super banana’: Gates-funded Ugandan scientists develop vitamin A enhanced fruit that could help reduce blindness and save lives

The ‘natural wine’ craze: Can naturally-fermented alcohol help you avoid headaches and hangovers?

New Breeding Techniques

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

How CRISPR can protect berry crops from disease-carrying fruit flies — without pesticides

Multi-country effort helps develop gene-edited rice that both boosts yield and resists disease

Personal Genomics

How does genetic makeup affect relationships with addiction?

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?

70% of gambling behavior may be driven by genes. A new genetic test may show whether you’re at risk

Science of the Future

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Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

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

Why small African pig farmers are losing out on big data revolution globally transforming agriculture

Sustainability & Climate

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Why India’s government-subsidized, organic farming experiment hasn’t worked out well

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?

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?

Synthetic Biology

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

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

Viewpoint: Cultured meat mixed with plant-based protein might be good for the environment but it still can’t match the taste of a quality regular hamburger