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March 29, 2020

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Health benefits of GMO crops: Fewer farmer suicides, cancers and pesticide poisonings

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In pursuit of coronavirus treatments and why we need to be cautious

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Searching the world’s remedies for novel coronavirus treatments: Can Viagra, stem cells or Chinese herbs help?

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What is plant-based, genetically engineered “fake meat” and why is it being developed?

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Oil from GMO canola, high in omega-3 fatty acids, poised to hit US stores in mid-2020

India cancels royalties seed companies pay Bayer for GMO cotton, threatening foreign investment in nation’s biotech crop sector

Consumer GMO fears could halt UK’s post-Brexit embrace of biotechnology

Ancestry & Evolution

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Identical sex chromosomes could be key to a long life

Global plan to halt extinction criticized for failing to address species humans don’t like

Ancient tool technology passed down for thousands of generations by extinct human species, study says

Biomedical Regs & Ethics

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‘This has never happened before’: CDC ‘conspicuously silent’ during coronavirus outbreak

Viewpoint: Watch out for ‘charlatans and scammers’ touting coronavirus cures

Viewpoint: Plagued with unreliable results, cannabis testing industry has a long way to go

Biomedicine & Disease

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Podcast: Coronavirus isn’t just a bad flu; COVID-19 vaccine may be delayed; and have we cured HIV?

‘This has never happened before’: CDC ‘conspicuously silent’ during coronavirus outbreak

Gilead’s experimental remdesivir shows promise against coronaviruses. Can it beat back COVID-19

Biotech Communications

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Viewpoint: Avoid these 6 bogus labels at the grocery store to save money

Viewpoint: Activist campaign against synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and GMOs a pending ‘disaster’ for our food supply

GMO, climate change skeptics change their minds after learning the facts, study shows

Brain / Neuroscience

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‘Socially clueless robots’? Debunking the myth that autistic people aren’t good at friendship

Explaining consciousness: These 2 brain networks show how we turn experiences into memories

No root cause: What if mental health symptoms are the actual disease?

Chemicals & Pesticides

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French agriculture minister says glyphosate key to sustainable farming, raising doubts about proposed weedkiller bans

Viewpoint: Can pesticides on produce harm you? Not even if you ate 3,624 strawberries in one day

India cancels royalties seed companies pay Bayer for GMO cotton, threatening foreign investment in nation’s biotech crop sector

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How a few pioneering botanists prepared us to battle the coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 virus spread prompts food insecurity fears in Africa

Viewpoint: Can pesticides on produce harm you? Not even if you ate 3,624 strawberries in one day

Gene Editing / CRISPR

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Podcast: Fighting blindness with CRISPR. Ophthalmologist in groundbreaking study explains how gene editing could treat a once-incurable disease

Video: What CRISPR means for human evolution

The risks of using gene drives to get rid of ‘pesky species’

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Common form of inherited blindness shows ‘massive improvements’ with experimental gene therapy

Building ‘better’ astronauts through genetic engineering could be key to colonizing other planets

Gene therapy shows success against some cancers and inherited disorders. Can it tackle obesity?

Health & Wellness

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In pursuit of coronavirus treatments and why we need to be cautious

How a few pioneering botanists prepared us to battle the coronavirus outbreak

Gilead’s experimental remdesivir shows promise against coronaviruses. Can it beat back COVID-19

New Breeding Techniques

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Increased seed oil content could make CRISPR-edited Camelina a desireable choice for cooking and animal feed

How high-yielding CRISPR ‘waxy’ corn could boost public acceptance of gene editing

Podcast: How editing bacteria with CRISPR could make food more nutritious

Personal Genomics

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Viewpoint: Despite ‘hope and hype’, genome sequencing hasn’t given us revolutionary medical treatments

Plummeting prices for genetic sequencing open ‘Pandora’s box of ethical concerns’

If naps don’t work for you, it could be genetics

Science of the Future

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Chance of extraterrestrial contact will multiply by 1,000 in coming decade, says SETI scientist

Colonizing other planets could be the key to humanity’s long-term survival

Video: What CRISPR means for human evolution

Sustainability / GreenGenes

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Next-generation GMO crops poised to make major contributions to sustainable farming and medicine

Oil from GMO canola, high in omega-3 fatty acids, poised to hit US stores in mid-2020

Next-generation insect-resistant crops could beat back pests farmers can’t control with chemicals

Synthetic Biology

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Custom 3D printed bone implants could revolutionize reconstructive surgery

Electricity from genetically engineered trees: It’s not as crazy as it sounds—but is it ethical?

Synthetic biosensors: Engineered plants could detect flu viruses and crop pests before they become global problems