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Podcast: CRISPR immunizes pigs against PRRS—deadly viral disease that costs $600 million annually
Christine Burkard, assistant professor of infection and immunity at the Roslin Institute in Scotland, says her team has devised a ...
Monsanto and ‘Big Ag’ strangle American farming? Sanders, Warren likely to attack conventional agriculture, promote organics at Democratic debates
This week's opening round of debates threatens to fall shockingly short on science ...
GMO wheat could put bread and pasta back on the menu for people with celiac disease
A new wheat could help celiac patients return to a gluten-rich diet without fear of health repercussions ...
‘Origins’: Humans have been shaped more by Earth’s evolving geography than by genetics
In astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell's newest book, Origins: How the Earth Made Us, he outlines how geology has shaped human evolution ...
Podcast: Meet Mary Mangan—the biologist who crashes anti-GMO events and debunks junk science on Twitter
Mangan discusses her unique approach to spreading science literacy ...
Genetic engineering goes to Hollywood: 10 movies you’ll love and more that you’ll hate
Get to know 26 films and TV shows that feature gene editing ...
People in Africa eat GMO foods. So why do they oppose new crops developed by their own scientists?
GM foods are already sold in supermarkets throughout Africa, but the fear remains ...
Podcast: Remembering Rosalind Franklin: The overlooked scientist who helped discover the DNA double helix
Everyone knows that Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. But fewer are aware of the contribution of Rosalind ...
Podcast: Glyphosate-tainted breakfast? Plant geneticist Kevin Folta debunks fear-based CBS Roundup report
Does the network get it right? Not even close, says Folta ...
Viewpoint: Neuroscientists cannot afford to ignore differences between male, female brains
Diseases like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia manifest differently in men and women, and that’s important to know ...
Viewpoint: FDA must do more to protect consumers from ‘outright fraud’ of dietary supplements
Dietary supplements are often ineffective, if not dangerous. What does the path to supplement legislation and regulation look like? ...
Podcast: Flower color, bees and biodiversity—how pollinators drive plant evolution
Kat Arney and reporter Graihagh Jackson get lost in the Valley of Hybridization ...
Nigeria’s greenlighting of Bt insect resistant cotton and cowpeas may spur Africa’s acceptance of GMOs
Barring a change of course, Nigeria is on pace to become one of the largest GM producing and consuming countries ...
Why popular image of autism as a male-dominated condition could hurt females
A commonly cited statistic is that boys have about a 1 in 52 chance of being placed on the autism ...
‘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 ...
