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‘On the precipice of memory loss’: Pursuing better diagnostic tools for patients with CTE and other neurodegenerative disorders
New imaging analyses hint at progressive brain disorders like CTE, offering people with memory issues difficult — but transformative — ...
Podcast: How farmers grow the 2.7 billion pounds of coffee we drink every year
Whether you typically crave a drip coffee or something a bit more intricate, we can all agree that caffeine is ...
‘Found in Translation’: Computer models could help us understand which mice studies matter for human medicine
Machine learning technology could help researchers determine what mouse data are useful when designing human clinical trials ...
Viewpoint: The ‘assault on science’ and human welfare by eco-activists who reject agricultural technology as ‘corporate subterfuge’
a dangerous anti-science mindset is cementing itself into our problem-based policy approaches ...
Do China’s controversial CRISPR babies illustrate the need for an ‘undo button’?
Will CRISPR-in-the-clinic come with a fail-safe mechanism? ...
Viewpoint: Guardian (UK) ‘Toxic America’ series: Anti-chemical activism masquerades as science journalism
So far, they’ve published no article by or in-depth interview with an actual scientist ...
How a genetically altered virus could save Florida’s decimated orange industry from citrus greening disease
In the early 1970s there was a ubiquitous television ad promoting Florida orange juice including the line, "a day without orange juice ...
Who’s your daddy (or mommy)? What’s the chance you inherited DNA from Caligula, Genghis Khan or Henry I?
Genealogy is the second most popular hobby in the United States ...
Body part regeneration: How science can make the jump from fantasy to reality
Could studying animals that regenerate body parts help us understand how to regrow human organs and limbs? It's unlikely in ...
Why GMOs aren’t responsible for a spike in food allergies
What's behind the rise in food allergies? There are a lot of possible answers to this, but it's probably not ...
Viewpoint: Does ‘doxxing’ attack on geneticist Kevin Folta represent new low in anti-GMO attacks on scientists?
In the minds of activists, it doesn't matter that Dr. Folta never acted illegally or unethically. The only thing that ...
Exploring the ‘solid rationale’ for separating elite male and female athletes in competition
When it comes to athletic competition, there is a stark difference between male and female performance ...
Chasing the causes of pancreatic cancer. When can genetic testing offer answers?
With so little known about the disease’s genetic origins, proving a link can be problematic ...
How NPR, Washington Post, Bloomberg and other media botched reporting on EPA’s ‘ban’ of 12 ‘bee-killing’ neonicotinoid insecticides
If headlines are the measure, groups claiming bees are endangered by misuse of pesticides just scored a significant victory ...
Golden Rice, Part 4: Cost-effective GMO crop can save lives and dramatically boost developing economies
Golden Rice is safe, and there is excellent human evidence that it will work ...
DNA for the greater good: Should the police have access to consumer DNA databases?
There is an urgent need for international guidelines and policies ...
How a genetically-engineered phage therapy defeated a drug-resistant infection, raising hopes for chronically ill patients
After a difficult lung transplant, 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patient was successfully treated with experimental bacterial phage therapy ...
Viewpoint: Debunking 6 activist ‘lies’ about the GMO Impossible burger
A look at some persistent lies about bio-engineered soy ...
Do genetics determine what we like to eat? Study finds no ‘smoking gun taste gene’
A recent genome-wide association study found 17 genetic sites related to bitter beverage consumption ...
More than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with zero genetically modified ingredients contain genes—and why that matters
More than a third of Americans think that only GMO foods contain genes. Even worse--people aren't looking to scientists to ...
After another promising Alzheimer’s drug trial fails, we have to ask: Are we on the right path to a cure?
As trial after trial of beta-amyloid drugs fail, there's a possibility that Alzheimer's researchers have the wrong target ...
‘Circular sustainability’: Beer makers turn booze into bread to combat food waste
The efforts of the beer industry point to significant progress in the battle against food waste ...
We could try to build a conscious robot. But how would we know if we succeeded?
Consciousness seems to stem from the struggle between our brain's beliefs and perceptions. How can we design neural networks to ...
Viewpoint: USDA GMO labeling plan is pointless, expensive—and probably unconstitutional
The scientific consensus is that mandatory GMO labeling fails every test — scientific, economic, legal, and common-sense ...
Why this lesser-known CRISPR sibling could be a key tool in fight against drug-resistant bacteria, viruses and parasites
A “highly specific and programmable” CRISPR tool could become one of our main tools for fighting pathogens ...
Golden Rice, Part 3: A thoroughly studied, safe and nutritionally enhanced GMO crop approved by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, but vilified by Greenpeace and ‘environmental’ activists
‘Opposition [to Golden Rice] based on emotion and dogma contradicted by data must be stopped.' ...
Scrambled DNA fragments could open doors to higher crop yields, new herbicides
Plants have shown a wide range of reactions after being edited with random bits of genetic material. Some grow faster ...
