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Can a genetic test tell you how to lose weight? 23andMe is trying to find out
23andMe is kicking off a massive study into the genetics of weight loss that the company says will involve 100,000 people crowdsourced ...
Viewpoint: How Monsanto could end up profiting from dicamba herbicide drift fiasco
By mid-October, state departments of agriculture nationwide had received 2,708 complaints from soybean farmers who claimed their fields had been damaged by ...
Judge delays glyphosate lawsuit after study of 45,000 people finds no link to cancer
In October 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally-filed Roundup lawsuits into one court in ...
We produce enough food on this planet to feed everyone: So why do we need GMOs?
A new "planetary boundaries" study says agriculture can be more sustainable to save the planet. Others say the numbers don't ...
Does the shape of your face affect your odds of success or failure in life?
The science of facial structures has advanced tremendously in recent years, leading to a number of applications and a deeper ...
Viewpoint: African farmers blocked from using life-saving GMO bananas by European activists
Anti-biotech groups funded by Western activists campaign against the commercialization of GMO crops in Africa, such as a new disease-resistant ...
Viewpoint: Oprah for president? Junk science enabler?
Oprah Winfrey’s recent speech at the Golden Globes captured the imagination of countless people with rumors spreading that it could ...
Can CRISPR gene-edited ‘terminator bulls’ revolutionize the beef industry?
After a year of trying, [Australian geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam's lab at the University of California succeeded in using] the ...
How living GMO algae could electrify rural Africa
Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists ...
Potential CRISPR setback jolts investors, but researchers say there’s no need to panic
On [January 8], the world of science awoke to news that suddenly cast uncomfortable doubt on many of the past ...
CRISPR setback? Our immune system may attack the treatment used with the popular gene editor
A new paper points to a previously unknown hurdle for scientists racing to develop therapies using the revolutionary genome-editing tool ...
Sri Lankan tea farmers want glyphosate herbicide ban overturned
Tea farmers in Sri Lanka want their government to reauthorize the use of glyphosate for agriculture. The country is one ...
Dog DNA could be man’s best friend: Clone of gene-edited dog aids human heart disease research
With his black, brown and white fur, Longlong looks like most beagles. But the puppy has been sick with a ...
Artificial intelligence: How can we regulate without stifling innovation?
There is disagreement among some of the top minds in technology when it comes to the subject of regulating artificial ...
Viewpoint: Misguided activism imperils potential of golden rice
Golden rice has the potential to solve a significant health problem in developing nations, where hundreds of thousands of children ...
Herbicide-resistant ‘super weeds’? Don’t blame GMO crops, study says
Andrew Kniss is a professor of weed science at the University of Wyoming Genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-resistant crops have been ...
Lou Gehrig’s disease might be treatable using CRISPR
University of California, Berkeley scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that ...
Native American ancestors arrived from Asia in a wave, not a trickle, suggests ancient DNA
A rare smidgen of ancient DNA has sharpened the picture of one of humanity’s greatest migrations. Some 15,000 to 25,000 ...
‘Junk DNA’: Mining our genome’s dark matter for new disease treatments
The term junk DNA was used to describe sequences that that do not code for proteins. Largely ignored by researchers, ...
Can online gamers help developing nations solve aflatoxin crop contamination?
Puzzle solvers at the website Fold.it, a crowdsourcing project, are being asked to look for new and efficient ways to ...
Male pregnancy may be closer than you think
As women begin to receive uterine transplants, the question is being asked of when they will be available for men ...
Are seed patent protections abused by Monsanto and other agro-corporations?
Anti-GMO critics often claim major agricultural companies use seed patents to control farmers rights, which they say also limits innovation ...
Banning glyphosate: France may replace well-tested herbicide with pelargonic and other more toxic ‘natural’ chemicals
Activists say glyphosate can be replaced with natural herbicides—but "natural" doesn't necessarily mean that they're safer or better for the ...
Even if you don’t believe in God, religion may shape your subconscious thinking
Although non-believers reject religion, Christian beliefs still shape much of Western thought. Both believers and non-believers have similar subconscious attitudes ...
Should it matter if the public is wary of gene editing and human enhancement?
A survey of people in the US and 10 European nations found opposition to some forms of gene editing for ...
