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‘Miracle’ sickle cell cure limits ability to have children: What are the options?
When Celenise Mahmood first learned about two new gene therapies that could cure sickle cell disease, she felt a wave ...
CRISPR is cheap, effective and easy to use. That’s why human germline editing scares even some proponents
Crispr technology is based on a rudimentary immune system that Japanese scientists first noticed in bacteria three decades ago ...
‘Game changing results’: Weight-loss drug Wegovy could cut heart attacks and deaths due to cardiovascular disease
Study that supports the use of Wegovy, to cut heart attacks and deaths in obesity patients with a history of ...
China is the world’s top importer of soy and corn. Could dozens of recently-approved GMO varieties help boost production and curb imports?
China has approved dozens of genetically modified corn and soybean seed varieties for planting, in a breakthrough move that could ...
The 2020-2022 plant-based meat gold rush is over. What’s next?
Sales of vegan burgers, nuggets or eggs have struggled as rampant food inflation and the cost-of-living crisis force consumers to cut back ...
Zombie viruses: Record warming in the Arctic could revive ancient outbreaks
With the planet already 1.2C warmer than pre-industrial times, scientists are predicting the Arctic could be ice-free in summers by 2030s ...
He Jiankui’s new gene editing experiment: China’s CRISPR baby scientist aims to prevent Alzheimer’s with similar — but safer — experiment
The Chinese scientist who was at the center of global condemnation for altering babies’ genes wants to use a similar ...
How hot is too hot? Record breaking temperatures across the world test human body heat limits
The hottest June ever and a record-breaking start to July should be a wake-up call. We weren’t built for this ...
Does TikTok and other social media adversely affect kids’ brains? We still don’t know
The relative newness of platforms like Snapchat and TikTok means little research is available about their long-term effects on teen ...
Viewpoint: Italy’s lab grown meat ban follows in path of science rejectionism across Europe
Italy’s right-wing government provoked immediate controversy when it proposed banning the production of lab-grown meats to “safeguard our nation’s heritage.” The farm ...
Fearful of bans on genetically modified grains, Canada joins US in requesting formal trade talks with Mexico
Canada asked for formal consultations with Mexico over the Latin American nation’s restrictions on genetically modified agricultural imports under their ...
Leather jacket look-alikes made from shrimp shells? Check out this biomaterial innovation made from ‘chitosan’
TômTex’s model aims to tackle two problems at once: finding biodegradable materials for garment manufacturers and upcycling mountains of marine ...
Facing global food shortages, will ESG investing embrace sustainable gene-edited crops — or continue to reject biotech?
The need to feed an expanding population while cutting agriculture’s high greenhouse gas emissions means farming must become more efficient ...
Big Meat is alive and thriving: Plant-based and cellular meat may be a commercial flop
Meatless meat, it turns out, seems less a world-changing innovation than another food trend whose novelty is wearing thin ...
Europe’s sugar beet crop faces potentially devastating consequences in wake of EU court ruling blocking countries’ ability to grant neonicotinoid pesticide use exemptions
A European Union court ruling reinforcing a ban on neonicotinoids — a type of pesticide considered harmful to bees — ...
Cancer cure using mRNA technology? Progress in treating melanoma inching forward but challenges are large
A small study shows promise in deploying mRNA technology against melanoma, but fighting tumors is vastly more complex than tackling ...
As the world faces higher temperatures and dryer climates, the public has become more comfortable with GMO wheat
Regulators around the world are becoming more comfortable with drought-resistant crops as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine stoke ...
Viewpoint: Why we must ‘learn to love genetically modified crops’
For decades, human consumption of genetically modified organisms has inspired misbegotten fear in consumers because few of us understand the ...
$87 million judgment holding Bayer liable for cancer allegedly caused by Roundup glyphosate weedkiller upheld by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court let stand an $87 million award against Bayer AG, rejecting the company for the second time in a week ...
DNA embryo screening: Huge gap between science behind polygenic scoring and parental desires to pick the ‘perfect kid’
One challenge with leading killers like cancer and heart disease is that they’re usually polygenic: linked to many different genes ...
World’s first GM lager: Could beer made from genetically modified wheat usher in a new era of GMO crop acceptance?
Argentina’s Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., the farm technology company that’s trying to convince the world to eat genetically-modified wheat, is in talks with ...
Fearful of a heart attack? Experimental gene editing targets cholesterol-causing genes to clear arteries
Even after decades of drug breakthroughs aimed at preventing heart attacks, they remain the world’s leading cause of death.... Verve ...
Will global warming roil natural habitats and unleash zoonotic plagues on humankind?
The word zoonosis comes from the Greek for “animal disease.” It applies to pathogens that can jump both between critters ...
COVID nasal vaccines nearing rollout could ease resistance
While coronavirus shots are among the greatest medical achievements of all time, reaching the market in less than a year ...
How to persuade vaccine reluctant to get a shot? Run a Donald Trump vaccine endorsement ad
An online ad campaign featuring former president Donald Trump boosted vaccination rates in counties where rates of Covid-19 shots were ...
With Ukraine’s corn crop endangered by war, European farmers turn to GMO feed
European farmers are set to buy more genetically modified animal feed from the U.S. and South America after Russia’s invasion ...
Never had COVID? Scientists want to study you to find clues about containing future viruses
More than half of Americans may have never had Covid, according to U.S. government data, leaving scientists wondering whether those ...
Tired of taking off your mask to unlock your phone? Apple’s face recognition now works when wearing face coverings
Apple Inc.’s next iPhone software update will finally address a grumble that’s been bugging users since the Covid pandemic started: ...
