Animal Biotechnology
Italian woman with genetic disease condemns death threats received after defending animal experiments
An Italian woman suffering from a rare genetic illness has spoken out against the death wishes she was sent after ...
Podcast: Part II of organic grower Jack’s Farm Radio interview with GLP’s Jon Entine
In Part II of Dan Heckler's interview with GLP’s Jon Entine, the discussion turns to environmental sustainability and claims by ...
Critics’ concerns over GM salmon unfounded, ‘don’t merit comment’
Canadian government agencies have scrupulously assessed AquaBounty's genetically modified salmon and have approved it for commercial production. But this hasn't ...
First GM animal closer to dinner tables as Canada streamlines GM salmon egg production process
Canada has given the go-ahead to commercial production of genetically modified salmon eggs, bringing the world's first GM food animal ...
Could humans communicate with dolphins in the near future?
Animal researchers are working on a project that would allow humans to communicate with free-swimming dolphins in real time ...
Battle developing over GM insects poised to fight olive pests
Scientists are developing GM insects to combat diseases and pests, but face opposition from anti-biotech organizations. If a field trial ...
The first GMO (Hint: Human’s best friend)
Are dogs the earliest examples of GMOs? While the conventional definition of a genetically modified organism is the lab insertion ...
With just a few genetic changes, new species are able to evolve
By analyzing two closely related species of butterflies, scientists at the University of Chicago have found that it only takes ...
Speculation over insect photo shows human bias in interpreting nature
Does this photo show some sort of insect hybrid that is part ant, part fly, part spider? Recent speculation has ...
Anti-GMO groups target food retailers in fight against GM salmon
Activists against GM salmon are hoping that if they advise enough of their fellow consumers against the product, national grocery ...
Gene tweaking for conservation
Researchers predict that 15-40% of animal species will be extinct by 2050, due to climate change and human activities. We ...
Research shows success with targeted gene editing in dairy cattle
The first published research on the groundbreaking use of a modified gene-editing system to produce horn-free dairy cattle was released ...
Genetically engineered animals: Are they the future?
As a University of California, Davis researcher explains, the technology used to genetically engineer crops may soon find an important ...
The Salmon Dialogue: What’s the future of sustainable, genetically engineered foods?
Elliot Entis, founder of AquaBounty, and Paul Greenberg, author of the best selling Four Fish: The Future of the Last ...
Has an Israeli research team found the key to curing cancer in humans?
The Israeli blind mole rat's incredible resistance to cancer may make it the perfect organism to advance cancer research, as ...
Spain considers trial release of genetically-modified olive flies
Genetically-modified olive flies will be released in a Catalan olive grove if a field trial proposed by British biotech company ...
Unscrambling the genetics of the chicken’s ‘blue’ egg
They are the latest foodie fashion and look set to become big business in the baking aisles of all the ...
First lab-grown burger: Groundbreaking, a bit bland, and definitely not GM
The worlds first lab-grown burger, made from muscle stem cells, was cooked and eaten in London. Despite technically delivering on ...
Mammoth cloning: Big animal, big ethical concerns
Theoretically, mammoths could be cloned by recovering, reconstructing or synthesizing viable mammoth DNA but some object to “deep” human intervention ...
Is FDA’s review process for GE animals fit for its purpose?
To explore whether the regulatory process in question is fit for its purpose, the Food & Drug Law Institute's Food ...
Australia/New Zealand food regulators challenge Carman anti-GMO pig study, endorse GM corn and soy
Regulators Australia/New Zealand have added their voice to mainstream scientists around the world challenging the Carman pig study as "junk ...
Genetically modified silkworms spin fluorescent silk
The following is an edited excerpt. Silkworms in a Japanese lab are busy spinning silks that glow in the dark ...
Ancient horse genome sequenced: Ancient humans next?
Researchers have assembled a draft of the genome of nearly 700,000-year-old horse. Can they do it for pre-neandertal humans? ...
Should extinct species be revived via genetic technology?
The following is an excerpt. Last month, hundreds of experts who study human-environment interactions called on policymakers to take immediate ...
Discovery of liquid mammoth blood fuels cloning hopes
A remarkably intact 10,000-year-old female mammoth buried in Siberian ice raises hopes of cloning the extinct beast ...
Transgenic salmon hybridize with trout, produce sterile offspring
A recent "worst case scenario" breeding experiment has opponents of the AquAdvantage salmon unduly scared ...
Efforts to revive extinct species miss the point
The following is an excerpt. “We will get woolly mammoths back.” So vowed environmentalist Stewart Brand at the TED conference ...
