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GMOs, biotechnology pose challenge for international relations
Just look at genetically modified foods. In the US, GMOs are regarded, at least by regulators, as perfectly safe for ...
3 ways genetic engineering could finally eliminate malaria
[D]espite modern disease management strategies...malaria still killed nearly half a million people [in 2015]. ... [However,] some scientists are experimenting with how ...
‘Brain blobs’ genetically engineered from stem cells can track effects of Zika virus
[C]ombined with gene editing techniques like CRISPR, it seems like there’s almost nothing you can’t just whip up in a ...
GMO labeling law makes ‘Biggest Science Setbacks of 2016’ list
Scientific progress doesn’t always move in a straight line. In fact, as we’ve seen this year, sometimes things just turn ...
Are millennials’ attitudes on GMOs anti-science?
If you have noticed the selection of organic, GMO-free crackers encroaching on the shelf space of the Pop Tarts and ...
Mice cured of hemophilia using gene therapy shows promise for human treatment
Hemophilia is a devastating genetic condition—without the ability to form blood clots, those who have it risk bleeding to death ...
Harvard scientists use CRISPR to store data in living bacteria cells
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Using the CRISPR gene-editing ...
If you enjoy cheese, you can thank GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It used to be ...
Brain’s pain processing mechanism called into question
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For many years, neuroscientists ...
Maggots genetically engineered to help wounds heal faster
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists at North Carolina ...
New primate ancestor calls ape evolution into question
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Meet Pliobates catalonia, an ...
Preventable HIV deaths lethal result of science denialism
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. AIDS was a terrifying ...
Nobel Prize for medicine tributes nature-based remedies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The 2015 Nobel Prize ...
Romantic relationships may have evolved due to menopause
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Menopause is one of ...
Some antibiotic-resistant bacteria can become even more virulent
We used to think that antibiotic resistance came at a cost for bacteria, making them weaker. It turns out that ...
What would humans do if we never had to sleep again?
If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who ...
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, what does the future look like?
Over the past 85 years, antibiotics have been miracle drugs. They’ve kept infections at bay and opened up a world ...
What will happen if humans are created in a laboratory?
Consider a future in which human babies are created in a test tube. What happens when women no longer have ...
Brain too clever to be fooled by virtual reality
The faceputer ads say virtual reality is coming and it's gonna work this time. But here's some real talk: There ...
Gut microbes may be engineered to fight vitamin deficiency
It's easy to forget how horrifying the effects of a vitamin deficiency can be. Each year, up to 500,000 children ...
Has 23andMe intended to sell customers’ data all along?
Today, 23andMe announced what Forbes reports is only the first of 10 deals with big biotech companies: Genentech will pay up ...
Portable DNA sequencer processes samples quickly and accurately
DNA sequencing is crucial for identifying and tracking nasty viruses like E. coli and the flu. But current tabletop-size DNA ...
Here’s your chance to own a genetically-modified glow-in-the-dark plant
Perhaps you remember the wildly successful but also controversial Glowing Plant Kickstarter. Perhaps you're even patiently waiting for your glow-in-the-dark ...
Engineers have invented a programming language to build DNA
Forget Python and Java. Ruby? Get outta here. If you're gonna learn to write code, you better make it useful—so ...
Why we need to think differently about our genomes
If — like most of us — your entire understanding of DNA and genetics can be traced back to CSI reruns, you’re ...
Researchers use lasers to insert DNA into individual cells
Researchers in South Korea have devised a super-precise method for inserting DNA into cells, powered by lasers. Using a brief ...
DNA is the Linux of the natural world
The following is an edited excerpt. We probably all vaguely assume that computers will overthrow us someday, which may be ...
The super protein that can cut DNA and revolutionize genetic engineering
The following is an edited excerpt. When scientists Phillipe Horvath and Rodolphe Barrangou set out to find a better way ...
