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Synthetic biology startup Ginkgo Bioworks wants to print ‘designer’ DNA
Over the last several years, Ginkgo [Bioworks] has developed an automated process for combining genetic parts that has made it ...
Indigo Agriculture’s microbial seed treatments aim to replace synthetic pesticides
Indigo Agriculture CEO David Perry grew up raising corn and cows on his family's farm in Arkansas. While he wasn't the ...
Harvard’s George Church targets consumer genetic testing market, offering royalties for users
Harvard University genetics guru George Church — one of the scientists at the forefront of the CRISPR genetic engineering revolution ...
What’s the excitement over gene therapy?
Gene therapy has been in the news a lot of late as a potential cure for a variety of genetic ...
Chinese government, Dow Chemical work together to convince public GMO foods safe
With a population of 1.4 billion and limited arable land, China is trying hard to convince citizens to accept genetically ...
Cargill under fire: ‘We don’t agree’ GMOs unhealthy; biotech crops ‘key tool for sustainability’
Cargill is attempting to satisfy both ends of the spectrum by acknowledging the growing group of people against genetically-modified organisms ...
‘New seed in town’: GM poppies from China exacerbate Afghanistan’s opium problem
A problem that Afghanistan and international governments have tried to eradicate for decades is only getting worse, and China is ...
Happy DNA? Yes, but there are likely thousands of gene variants
A human's level of happiness is linked to their genetic makeup, according to a researcher who carried out groundbreaking work ...
Trump claims credit for Bayer, Monsanto keeping jobs, biotech research in US
President-elect Donald Trump met with the chief executives of German chemical giant Bayer and agriculture company Monsanto [during the week of January 10] and discussed ...
Prices for crops in Scotland, Germany could rise if GMOs banned
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Plans by Scotland, and ...
Plant-breeding solutions such as gene editing could aid California drought
As California farmers grapple with the fourth year of the drought, seed tech giants Monsanto and DuPont's Pioneer are focusing ...
Are organic farms more drought resistant?
The supposed productivity gaps between organic and conventional farming may be a lot smaller than thought, according to a new analysis ...
Where to draw the line on human genetic modification
As the genetically modified food wars wage on, another bombshell has been quietly waiting to drop: We could soon start ...
