Der Spiegel
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US ‘Insect Allies’ program engineers bugs to fight plant disease: Are they high-tech helpers or horrific threats?
Scientists dream of one day being able to construct viruses or bacteria from a collection of building blocks. Like a ...
Humans have never lived ‘in balance with nature,’ and we shouldn’t try to today
Before the agricultural revolution .... life was hard .... And there was no question of living in "harmony with nature." ...
Some in Germany’s Green Party reconsidering long-held opposition to GMOs and genetic engineering
Genetic engineering is the devil's tool of the agricultural industry, dangerous to health and the environment. Or so you could summarize the ...
Der Spiegel profiles leading stem cell scientist Robert Lanza
The following is an excerpt. Ethical worries have slowed medical research into applications for stem cells. But scientists like Robert ...