Daily Mail (UK)
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Plant ‘probiotics’: Feeding crops good bacteria may prevent pest damage without chemicals
Scientists have developed plant ‘probiotics’ that help fight disease without the use of expensive pesticides. UK researchers say beneficial bacteria ...
Gene editing could help protect billions of ash trees from deadly Emerald Ash Borer
Billions of ash trees could be rescued from a killer beetle through cross-breeding with more resistant varieties and gene editing, ...
Part of the forensic ‘jigsaw puzzle’: Tooth shape offers insights into a deceased person’s genetic makeup
A study found that some characteristics of dental remains — such as crown groove patterns, cusp size, number of roots, ...
Neonicotinoid insecticide ban leaves UK canola farmers with few tools to stop flea beetle resurgence
The bright yellow rapeseed flowers that adorn the British countryside have largely disappeared after crops this season failed. The flaxen ...
UK may lift ban on GMO-derived foods to secure post-Brexit trade deal with US
Genetically modified foods from America could end up on British supermarket shelves as part of a US trade deal. Ministers ...
‘RoboDUCK’: Weed-killing robot could cut chemical use in rice farming
An engineer working for Japanese carmaker Nissan has built a robot to help farmers reduce the use of herbicides and ...
‘First ever’ human CRISPR trial targets rare beta thalassemia blood disorder
CRISPR, the groundbreaking and controversial gene-editing technique, has been used in a patient with a debilitating blood disease, scientists revealed ...
Are we ‘playing God’ if we screen IVF embryos for IQ potential?
IVF clinics may soon use a controversial screening technique to get rid of embryos which are likely to grow up ...
Did laziness drive early human relative, Homo erectus, to extinction?
Homo erectus may have gone extinct because they were lazy, according to research from the Australian National University. Scientists claim ...
Piglets could ‘fill an important gap’ in Huntington’s disease research
A newly established pig model of Huntington’s disease (HD) could provide researchers a more practical way of testing treatment for ...
Adolf Hitler’s grandson? French plumber hopes DNA test proves his claim
A French plumber is taking a DNA to prove he is Adolf Hitler's grandson after his grandmother had a fling with ...
More than 70% of UK public endorses human gene editing to treat disease
Scientists have been given a green light from members of the public to press ahead with developing gene editing therapies ...
Adding 24 new mutations to breast cancer risk calculations
Twenty-four previously unknown mutations that raise a woman's risk of developing breast cancer have been identified by scientists. The 'ground-breaking' findings [February ...
Stop AIDS? Gene therapies target ‘almost impossible to cure’ HIV
Experts say gene therapy could finally be used to treat HIV and AIDS - after a decade of trying to replicate the ...
Stop flu symptoms in one day? Experimental pill could be available in the US by 2019
A new medicine can rid flu suffers of their symptoms in as little as a day, but the drug will ...
Obesity linked to brain cell ‘antenna,’ opening potential treatment pathway
The key to controlling hunger and fighting obesity is in brain cells that produce hormones, according to research. ... Scientists ...
‘Supercharged’ GMO rice could increase yields 50 percent with improved photosynthesis
Researchers from Oxford University have taken an important step in a long-term project aimed at improving photosynthesis in rice. In ...
Dozens of ‘mysterious’ chemicals lurking in our ‘all natural’ fruits and vegetables?
Rutin, glycine, and beta carophyllene: if you saw these words on an ingredients list, you'd probably presume the food was ...
Prince Charles: ‘Future of humanity’ may depend on organic farming
Prince Charles has warned that the ‘very future of humanity’ may depend on organic farming. Speaking as he celebrated the ...
Spider silk from plants? GMO tobacco could provide new generation of tough, lightweight clothing
Scientists have revealed they can generate the fine but strong threads used by spiders to make their webs by growing ...
Super pigs: CRISPR gene-edited virus-resistant pigs could cut piglet deaths, pork prices
Scientists have created a new breed of super pigs resistant to a killer virus... They now have two generations of ...
Each of us has a genetically-programmed aging clock
Five per cent of us are genetically programmed to age faster and die younger than everyone else, a groundbreaking new ...
Genes help Latinos age slower than other ethnic groups
Latinos age slower than any other ethnicity, a study has found. Scientists refer to the phenomenon as the 'Hispanic paradox', ...
If a parent has Alzheimer’s, are her children destined to get it too?
The most common question I get asked is 'Will my child get Alzheimer's disease?' ... Those of us who are ...
DNA analysis dubs residents of Yorkshire ‘most British’
The average Briton is only really 37 per cent British - with the remainder of their genes coming from European ...
Discovery of ‘softening gene’ may allow for riper tomatoes in produce aisle
To reduce wastage, hybrid tomatoes are often bred to include natural mutations that slow the whole ripening process, but such ...
Genes linked to learning second language
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World’s ’17 most dangerous foods’ includes no GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A list of the ...
