Genetic Literacy Project
Why Brexit could jump start UK GMO, CRISPR research—once stifled by ‘dead hand’ of EU regulation
Britain is really good at biology. In physics and chemistry, or painting and music, we have often failed to match ...
Podcast: Fighting drug-resistant bacteria; consumers embrace CRISPR-edited food; bomb-detecting plants; and life-saving biosimilar medicines
Our inability to rapidly detect the novel coronavirus has made it difficult to properly combat COVID-19 ...
Viewpoint: GMOs are ‘unnatural’? Evolution explodes a popular crop biotech myth
The most controversial element of biotechnology is a trick we learned by experimenting on some of the simplest life forms in ...
How the “F” word—flu—led to confusion as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded
Thinking that a novel virus is like a familiar one is like assuming that a guinea pig is the same ...
Podcast: Can you inherit more than half your genes from one parent? Debunking genomic myths and misconceptions
Is there such a thing as a perfect genome? Kat Arney explores the myths and misconceptions about genetics, genomics and ...
From hunger to profitable harvest: How GMO, CRISPR-edited plants can help curb $220 billion in annual crop losses
Innovations in plant genetics are inoculating vital food crops against devastating diseases ...
The risks of using gene drives to get rid of ‘pesky species’
Using gene drives to eradicate pests has a potential downside—DNA is constantly changing. That means gene drives have the potential ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO activists ignore science when debating glyphosate safety
There are encouraging signs that people are beginning to tune out the activist propaganda ...
Podcast: Coronavirus—what it is, how it spreads and the surprising ways it might be treated
SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus first detected in China in January, is emerging as a significant threat, with just under 128,000 ...
Dark humor memes about suicide, death and isolation may help depressed people cope with their own problems
Memes are a simple way for people suffering from depression to share their experiences ...
Viewpoint: GMOs offer protection against diseases, including cancer, by shielding us from dangerous aflatoxins
How European irony became an African tragedy ...
Podcast: Treating blindness with CRISPR; customized cancer drugs; Beyond Meat v. critics; saving bananas from extinction
As genetic engineering reshapes intimate aspects of our lives, is the public on board? ...
Fighting the coronavirus outbreak with genetic sequencing, CRISPR and synthetic biology
We are better prepared for a coronavirus outbreak than a few years ago ...
Podcast: Bird poop, pus, and the Manhattan project—the surprising origins of the genetic alphabet
Kat Arney explores the origins of the genetic alphabet: A, C, T and G - the four 'letters' that spell ...
Podcast: How oil from GMO plants could help prevent heart disease, preserve our oceans and cut fossil fuel use
Omega-3 fatty acids are critical to human health. Among their many benefits, these oils can help preserve eye and brain ...
Viewpoint: It’s time to stop ‘worrying’ whether gene-edited plants and animals are GMOs—and set aside senseless regulations
Finding the best path starts with understanding what gene editing actually is -- and isn't ...
Party drug ‘ecstasy’ could be the answer to years of searching for a PTSD treatment
A once-rejected rave drug finds a new healing purpose ...
Are GMO foods ‘substantially equivalent’ to non-GMO foods, as the FDA maintains?
Since the mid 1990s, critics of crop biotechnology have alleged that genetic engineering could make unintended, harmful changes to a ...
Human-chimp hybrid fossil discovery rewrites human evolutionary history! Uhm, maybe not.
Does the anatomy of this ancient ape upend assumptions about how human ancestors learned to walk? ...
Podcast: How to build a coronavirus; alcohol doesn’t shrink your brain; and locusts threaten famine in East Africa
Kevin Folta and Cameron English break down four of the latest headlines from the world of genetics and biotech ...
Building ‘better’ astronauts through genetic engineering could be key to colonizing other planets
Through genetic engineering, we will one day have the ability to thrive in harsh alien environments ...
Viewpoint: How New Zealand’s biotech ‘science deniers’ hinder effort to fight climate change with GMO ryegrass
Methane abatement efforts are important. Let's get the reporting right ...
‘Headed down the wrong road’: The quest for precision medicine distracts us from what already works
The dominance of genomics in biomedical research today is driven by scientific theory and opportunity, but it is pushing science ...
How ‘speed breeding’ will help expand crop diversity to feed 10 billion people
These technologies could be game changers in the world of plant breeding ...
How the pigweed Palmer amaranth became a ‘super weed’—and what it tells us about preventing herbicide resistance
Bound up with the bad news of super weeds is good news for farmers -- a window of opportunity ...
Searching for your doppelgänger: Why it’s not so unusual to find a twin
The global reach of the web has allowed people to find others who look like an identical twin, yet share ...
Podcast: How ‘anti-CRISPR’ viral proteins can fine-tune gene editing in medicine and agriculture
Researchers hope to exploit this viral countermeasure to regulate gene editing and minimize unintended mutations during the editing process ...
Viewpoint: Europe missed the GMO revolution. Sensible regulation could ensure they don’t miss out on CRISPR gene editing
The EU needs to take politics out of the GM approval process ...
