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Mammoth DNA successfully resurrected, but cloning won’t happen anytime soon

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A group of researchers are getting closer to bringing the extinct woolly mammoth back to life. Geneticist George Church’s lab ...
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AMP v. Myriad Genetics: Do intellectual property protections really stifle innovation?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
As the Supreme Court debates the patentability of human genes, the media argues about whether patents help or hinder genetic ...
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DNA and the criminal justice system

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Should police automatically collect DNA samples from crime suspects who have been arrested, but not convicted? Supporters say the measure ...
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Pig born using new GM technique

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A new "gene-editing" tool has allowed scientists to create a disease-resistant pig. Can the new technique help to overcome the ...
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Happy birthday, Human Genome

Genetic Literacy Project | 
In the 10 years since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genetic science has moved forward in leaps and ...
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Can Syngenta help make open-source GMOs a reality?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
In a new initiative, Syngenta will make its genetic engineering tools and GM plant varieties freely available for non-profit researchers ...
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Monsanto v. Monarch butterflies

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Monarch butterflies have been on a downward spiral for decades, and the most recent news stories report that monarch numbers ...
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Neo-Eugenics: An evolutionary argument against mitochondrial replacement therapy

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A new form of genetic therapy is not only unethical, but also impossible because of the mess that evolution has ...
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Whole Foods, GMO labeling, and the illusion of transparency

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Despite the claims of Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey, the store's new GMO labeling policy is likely to achieve exactly ...
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Don’t be afraid of GM salmon

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A New York Times opinion piece urges the FDA to approve AquaBounty's GM salmon, for the good of consumers as ...
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Genetic engineering may help in mapping the human brain

Genetic Literacy Project | 
With the completion of the Human Genome Project, biology’s next big challenge will be to map the human brain, report ...
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Synthetic biology comes down to Earth

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Jim Collins, a Boston University bioengineer and founder of synthetic biology ...
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GMO labeling goes to Washington

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Up until now, activists have been counting on state mandates to gain momentum to eventually push through national labeling laws ...
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Human genes are patentable, says Australian court

Genetic Literacy Project | 
An Australian federal court has ruled that human genes are patentable. The court held that isolated DNA – even if ...
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Supreme Court to weigh-in on human gene patent law conundrum

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The Court’s decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, which will be argued in April, may finally settle ...
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Celltex v. the FDA: Do patients have a right to use their own stem cells for unproven treatments?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
By classifying stem cells as drugs, regulations from the FDA have prompted Celltex, a Texas-based company that stores and multiplies ...
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Should we ban genetically engineered babies?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
In a recent debate hosted by Intelligence Squared, an intellectual forum whose periodic events are broadcast on the web, scientists ...
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The “GM genocide”: A case of misplaced blame

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Approximately 16,000 farmers in India have committed suicide every year since 1995. A theory that blamed GM crops for the ...
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Can biotechnology be open-source?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
As the Supreme Court watches Monsanto battle small farmers over GMO patent rights, some are suggesting that open-source biotechnology could ...
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New class of GM mosquito rattles anti-GMO campaigns

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The Food and Drug Administration will soon decide whether or not to allow the release of genetically modified mosquitoes to ...
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Geneticists and physicists collaborate on a DNA dark matter detector

Genetic Literacy Project | 
DNA may help out in the hunt for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up 25 percent of the ...
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Defeated anti-GMO coalition resurrected as GMO Inside

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Defeated at the polls in California, anti-GM forces behind Proposition 37 have resurrected their campaign under the moniker GMO Inside ...
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Kenya issues blanket GMO ban

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Kenya, one of the first African countries to legalize GM technology, used to be recognized as a leader in that ...
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Gattaca alert: Personal genomics meets neo-eugenics

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Eugenics is back into the headlines, thanks to rapid advances in personal genomics. Naturally, not everyone is inclined to greet ...
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New eugenics and the question of personal choice

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Eugenics is back in the headlines. Our ability to examine and manipulate our genes is more advanced than ever. But ...
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