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Field trials of GM oranges show promise in the fight against citrus-greening
Field trials of oranges genetically modified to contain a gene found in spinach are showing promise in resisting citrus greening—a ...
Setback for stem cell HIV “cure”
Two HIV-infected men who were thought to be clear of the virus after having stem cell transplants have had the ...
Failed promise of 23andMe
Since scientists first sequenced the human genome, we've dreamed of a clear genetic explanation for diseases and behaviors. It hasn't ...
FDA defends challenge to 23andMe
Alberto Gutierrez doesn’t want to look like the bad guy who’s getting between you and your DNA. “We don’t have ...
Rejection of genetically modified food opens doors for unregulated, irradiated crops
After Monsanto withdrew its applications to sell genetically modified seeds in the European Union last year, competing seed companies are ...
Anti-GMO activism forces countries to use unregulated chemical and radiation techniques to breed new varieties
(Summary) When countries reject genetically modified organisms because of unsubstantiated claims of health risks, agricultural companies in those countries are ...
Gene tied to Down syndrome may suggest way to new therapy
Scientists have identified a gene on the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome that may be responsible for the early aging ...
MIT scientist decodes economics of gene sequencing
Heidi Williams’s dad helped with her high school science-fair projects by driving her two hours from their North Dakota town to get ...
US health insurer to require genetic counseling before allowing BRCA1 and BRCA2 tests
Cigna Corp. will become the first U.S. health insurer to require genetic counseling nationwide before it pays for tests for hereditary ...
Scientists reverse engineer a bacterium by sequencing diseased human tissue
Normally, bacteria are identified after investigators obtain a living sample and grow it in laboratory dishes. But in the case ...
Craig Venter on synthetic biology
Craig Venter, the founder of Synthetic Genomics Inc., and the man who sequenced the human genome and created synthetic life, ...
UK: Farmer recalls GM rapeseed trial after Monsanto’s decision
Monsanto Co.'s decision to withdraw applications for approval of genetically modified crops in the European Union was "deeply disappointing," said ...
The search for Monsanto’s rogue GM wheat
The following is an edited excerpt. On May 29 the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that a ...
Five insects evolve resistance to engineered seeds, study says
The following is an excerpt. Five of 13 major crop pests have evolved resistance to corn and cotton genetically engineered ...
Supreme court limits gene patents in mixed ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has restricted the ability of companies to patent human genetic sequences ...
Monsanto says rogue wheat in Oregon may be sabotage
The following is an edited excerpt. Monsanto said experimental wheat engineered to survive Roundup weedkiller may have gotten into an ...
Cass Sunstein: Don’t mandate labeling of genetically-altered food
The following is an edited excerpt. In the abstract, the argument for compulsory labeling seems exceedingly powerful. But there is ...
New generation of herbicide-tolerant crops face regulatory delays
Monsanto and Dow Chemical face delays in selling biotech crops engineered to survive older weedkillers after the the U.S. Department ...
Tamiflu-resistance gene in bird flu spurs drug tests
The following is an excerpt. A gene mutation known to help influenza resist Tamiflu was found in the first of ...
Ignore hysteria over new ‘Monsanto’ bill
The following is an excerpt. If you have read anything about the “Monsanto Protection Act,” chances are what you have ...
Japan, seeking non-GM crops, will buy soybeans from Ukraine
The following is an edited excerpt. Japan’s Sojitz Corp. said it will import Ukrainian soybeans for the first time as ...
Myriad Genetics win on gene patent ownership is appealed
The following is an edited excerpt. Myriad Genetics’s Australian court victory recognizing its ownership of patents for genes linked to ...
Myriad Genetics win on gene patents is appealed
The following is an excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc. (MYGN)’s Australian court victory recognizing its ownership of patents for genes linked ...
Myriad Genetics wins Australia bid to patent human genes
The following is an edited excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an ...
Colorado rejects labels for genetically engineered food
The following is an excerpt. Colorado lawmakers Thursday rejected a proposal that would have required genetically engineered food to be ...
Australia: Myriad Genetics wins bid to patent human genes
The following is an excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an Australian ...
Stem cell showdown: Small business versus the FDA
In Texas, the science of stem cells has collided with a governor’s ambitions, a businessman’s optimism, a doctor’s faith, and ...
Does Mark Lynas’s “conversion” represent a turning point in the GM debate?
Anyone who believes the combustible GM discourse has turned a corner would do well to remember similar pronouncements made about ...