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Monsanto weed killer Roundup harms beneficial gut bacteria, lawsuit claims
Monsanto Co. has been sued by thousands of farmers and others who blame their cancers on its massively popular Roundup ...
Glyphosate ban could fuel spread of invasive plant species, conservationists fear
The threat to public lands posed by invasive plant species is increasing by about ten million acres each year, and ...
Microbes from Yellowstone National Park could spur lab-grown food innovation
Scientists have long been captivated by a group of microscopic organisms in Yellowstone National Park. The microbes thrive at extreme temperatures ...
USDA, FDA set to finalize joint oversight of lab-grown meat
The USDA and FDA are ready to finalize an agreement for joint oversight of meat grown in a petri dish, ...
Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in early stages
For two decades, biotech companies trying to tackle Alzheimer’s disease have had little success. While vaccines have often shown promise for certain ...
In pursuit of higher profits, some US soybean farmers abandon GMO crops
For the first time in 15 years, Illinois farmer Steve Ruh will plant only old-school soybean seeds to boost profit ...
Why it was no surprise that controversial CRISPR babies happened in China
The headline-making births last November of the world’s first gene-edited babies (twin girls) was unsurprising in one way: The scientist ...
23andMe and weight loss: Can consumer DNA-testing company deliver?
Consumer DNA-testing giant 23andMe Inc. plans to add new wellness offerings it hopes will help its customers shed a few pounds, but ...
Monsanto retains patent on GMO Bt cotton in India, nation’s Supreme Court rules
Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit won a legal battle to own patents on genetically-modified cotton seeds in India, the world’s biggest producer of ...
‘Less expected’: China condemns research yielding gene-edited babies
On Nov. 26, U.S.-trained, Shenzhen-based He Jiankui announced that he’d altered the genes of a human embryo to create the ...
Edible vaccine may protect honey bees from deadly microbial infections
A growing number of honey bees die each year due to pesticides, vanishing habitats, poor nutrition and climate change, with ...
Meat industry may back its cell-based competitors to gain foothold in health food market
According to Andrew Noyes, the head of communications for Just Inc., meat companies are discussing the possibility of helping cell-based meat ...
Cell-based, synthetic, cultured? Debate intensifies over what to call lab-grown meat
Lab-grown. Cell-based. Clean. In vitro. Cultured. Fake. Artificial. Synthetic. Meat 2.0. These are all terms that refer to the same kind ...
Legal challenges expected after EPA re-authorizes controversial weed-killing herbicide dicamba
Farmers can use the pesticide dicamba to clear fields of stubborn weeds for two more growing seasons after the EPA ...
China struggling with consumer skepticism in push to introduce GMO corn
China’s central government set a goal two years ago for commercializing genetically modified corn by the end of 2020, but ...
Edible cotton? USDA approves biotech seeds that can be spread like peanut butter
Americans may soon be eating cotton for the first time — not just wearing it — as a new edible ...
Glyphosate-cancer case appeal: Judge inclined to set aside $250 million of damages, order new trial
Bayer AG won a tentative ruling slashing the lion’s share of a $289 million verdict in the first trial over claims ...
Asians finally have drugs ‘perfectly tailored’ to their genetics
For decades, much of the pipeline of medical innovation has flowed from West to East. Now a string of companies ...
Monsanto ‘didn’t fully disclose’ involvement in 2016 glyphosate review, publisher says
Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal [Critical Reviews in Toxicology] said ...
New farm bill would stop cities from banning glyphosate and other pesticides
House lawmakers are seeking to halt .... local ordinances to ban or restrict pesticides that opponents say conflict with state ...
CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna: Clinical human gene editing 5 to 10 years away
A pioneer of the Crispr gene-editing technology that’s taken Wall Street by storm says the field is probably five to 10 years ...
Viewpoint: US, Europe taking ‘equally misguided’ approaches toward gene-edited crops
Crispr is coming to the farm. The gene-editing tool, best known for its potential to prevent disease and fight cancer, ...
Following lawsuit by organic food group, Nature Valley bars will lose ‘100% natural’ label
General Mills Inc.’s Nature Valley bars will no longer bear the “Made with 100% Natural Whole Grain Oats” label, after ...
Viewpoint: Jury’s glyphosate cancer ruling doesn’t change fact that all farmers need pesticides to grow food
It may seem like Judgment Day has come for glyphosate, with a California jury slapping $289 million in damages on Monsanto Co ...
Climate change threatens champagne production, but wineries use ‘smart genetics’ to stave off problems
In the cold, chalky cellars deep underground at boutique Champagne house A.R. Lenoble, co-owner Antoine Malassagne shares his worries about ...
10 questions about consumer genetics tests
So-called direct-to-consumer DNA testing companies like 23andMe, Ancestry and Helix advertise the ability to reveal your ancestry, inform you of ...
Video: Inside the quest to improve farm animal welfare by tweaking their genes
For nine nerve-racking months beginning in the summer of 2014, Dan Carlson waited for his lab experiments to be born ...
USDA, World Health Organization butt heads over use of antibiotics in agriculture
The Trump administration is resisting the World Health Organization’s effort to sharply limit antibiotic use in farm animals... ... The WHO ...
