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Video: DNA ancestry tests can change the identity of those who see themselves as ‘white’

Tara Bahrampour | 
As more Americans take advantage of genetic testing to pinpoint the makeup of their DNA, the technology is coming head ...
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Video: Watch CRISPR’s cutting skills in action

Devin Coldewey | 
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique is an important concept to know about in these days of biotech advances, but it can be pretty ...
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Video: Are GMO crops and organic farming necessarily at odds?

Kevin Folta, Nick Saik | 
GMO vs Organic... The ultimate food fight right? Not really. Lots of GMOs could be grown organically, and lots of ...
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Glory of plants in 3D: CRISPR gene-editing, imaging technology unlock genetic secrets

Heidi Ledford | 
Advances in imaging technology — allowing researchers to peer inside plant structures in 3D — mean that biologists are seeking ...
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Time-lapse video: Gene-silenced non-browning Arctic Apple vs conventional fruit

It can sometimes be a challenge to demonstrate the impact of the non-browning trait. But seeing is believing, so take ...
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Video: Ancient virus could explain how human memories are formed

Philip Perry | 
The particulars surrounding how our memory works has baffled neuroscientists for decades. Turns out, it’s a very sophisticated process involving ...
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Video: New strain of wheat stem rust in Uganda could wreak havoc on world’s breadbaskets

Kerstin Hoppenhaus, Sibylle Grunze | 
There was a time when one of the most dangerous crop diseases a wheat farmer could encounter in the field was ...
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Video: Entomologist Fred Gould critiques media coverage critical of gene drives

Fred Gould, Patti Mulligan | 
[At his talk on "Gene Drives in the News" at the National Academy of Sciences' Science of Science Communication III” Sackler ...
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Video: Explaining CRISPR gene editing with a toy train

Megan Molteni | 
When people refer to Crispr, they're probably talking about Crispr-Cas9, a complex of enzymes and genetic guides that together finds ...
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Video: Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on ‘troubling trend’ of misleading food labels

Tom Vilsack | 
There’s been a lot of talk about the mandatory GMO disclosure law passed by the US Congress in 2016. The ...
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Video: Geneticist Nina Fedoroff on what to do when scientists and citizens disagree about GMOs

Olivia Adams | 
At the 2017 D.W. Brooks Lecture and Award held on Nov. 7 in the Georgia Center’s Mahler Auditorium, molecular biologist ...
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GMO stigma: The challenge of growing virus-resistant papaya in Hawaii

Joan Conrow | 
[Michael] Kamiya is a strong supporter of agricultural technology, which he credits for saving his family’s farm. He has childhood ...
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‘Science Moms’ documentary counters anti-GMO, anti-vaccine misinformation

Kavin Senapathy | 
In an era of fear-based marketing targeted to parents, one group of moms hopes to launch a movement of science-minded ...
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Video: Dissecting claim that Canadian professor is a ‘Monsanto sock puppet’

Jonathan Jarry | 
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recently brought forth allegations that professor Peter Phillips of the University of Saskatchewan is a Monsanto ...
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Video: Exploring the possibilities offered by CRISPR gene editing

The CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionised gene-editing, but cutting DNA isn’t all it can do. From turning gene expression on and ...
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Video: How glyphosate herbicide enables no-till, environmentally friendly farming

Jake Freestone | 
[Editor's note: Jake Freestone is the manager of an arable and sheep LEAF Demonstration Farm in Tewkesbury, England.] [N]o-till or zero-till, ...
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Video: Why organic and non-GMO labels don’t matter when it comes to eating healthy

Michael Tabb | 
[N]on-GMO labels do more than placate people concerned about scientists secretly tinkering with their food. They might persuade people to make ...
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Video: Coffee’s status as world’s favorite drink threatened by climate change, shallow gene pool

Caitlin Dewey, Kolin Pope | 
Climate change could spell disaster for coffee, a crop that requires specific temperatures to flourish and that is highly sensitive ...
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Video: How gene editing could help Kenyan farmers combat crop disease

Zeynab Wandati | 
In Kenya, maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) has plagued crops and affected yields to the point where food security has ...
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Scientist who found no glyphosate in breast milk faced anti-pesticide activist attacks

Karl Haro von Mogel | 
[Editor's note: Karl Haro von Mogel has a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.] ...
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Video: Miracle tomato? Israeli scientists developing tasty, drought-resistant variety

Finding out how to develop drought-tolerant tomatoes is one of the goals of this European Research project. Researchers here think ...
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Video: How insect-resistant Bt GMO eggplant rescued Bangladesh’s staple crop

Pamela Ronald | 
[Editor’s note: Pamela Ronald is plant pathologist and geneticist. She is a professor in the Genome Center and the Department ...
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Video: How plants use natural chemicals and other defenses to protect against pests

Valentin Hammoudi | 
  For the most part, plants appear to be harmless and passive organisms at the lowest rung of the food ...
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Video: Successful Kenya GMO corn field trials show 40% yield increase compared to conventional corn

KTN News Kenya posted a news segment broadcasted from the site of a current GM maize field trial. Supporters of ...
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Video: Herbicide-resistant rice variety could help address ‘superweed’ problem affecting non-GMO crops

Ashley Davenport | 
As weeds become more resistant to herbicides, plant breeders are faced with the challenge of developing new varieties that are ...
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Monsanto’s hidden influence? Glyphosate’s future in hands of EPA and the courts

Peter Waldman et al. | 
Roundup has revolutionized farming. Now, human health and Bayer’s $66 billion deal for Monsanto depend on an honest appraisal of ...
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Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson on GMO scientific consensus in Food Evolution movie

Kate Ryan, Neil deGrasse Tyson | 
Adding more fuel to the GMO versus organic food fire, the documentary “Food Evolution,” ... attempts to end the controversy ...
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