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Woolly mammoth 2.0 could be walking the Earth within 10 years
The woolly mammoth vanished from the Earth 4,000 years ago, but now scientists say they are on the brink of ...
Next big thing in the world of crime solving: Epigenetics?
[A]dvances in epigenetics – the study of reversible chemical modifications to chromosomes that play a role in determining which genes ...
India’s consumers rejecting state’s experiment to produce 100% organic: Food too expensive, less appetizing
[Amrit] Pradhan is one of 66,000 farmers from Sikkim [a state in northeast India] who are part of a far-reaching ...
Step toward synthetic life: Genetic code expanded from four to six letters
[T]he first living organisms to thrive with an expanded genetic code have been made by researchers in work that paves ...
Society, not testosterone, is the driving force in sex, equality
[Editor's note: Excerpts are from a review of a book by writer Cordelia Fine, who challenges the notion that testosterone ...
Are we slowly breeding our way to stupidity?
A study from Iceland is the latest to raise the prospect of a downwards spiral into imbecility...The scientists used a ...
Will gene editing promote ‘industrial farming’? Are there sustainable alternatives?
Editor's Note: This article was written by two members of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, an ...
Why design babies when we can sift through ideal embryos instead?
Brave New World has become the inevitable reference point for all media discussion of new advances in reproductive technology...But the ...
Discovery of gene mutations for motor disorder leads to treatment in children
Doctors have discovered a new genetic disorder that robs children of the ability to walk normally and makes it hard ...
Bumblebees fed high doses of neonicotinoids in laboratory setting did not buzz as much or release pollen
The world’s most widely used insecticides harm the ability of bees to vibrate flowers and shake out the pollen to fertilise crops, ...
Can CRISPR gene editing restore sight?
Blind animals have had their vision partially restored using a revolutionary DNA editing technique that scientists say could in future ...
Mars candy to publish genetic maps to improve nutrition from traditional African crops
A multi-million dollar research group co-founded by the confectionery company Mars is set to publish the genetic maps to five traditional ...
Schizophrenics have fewer nerve cells in their brain due to genetic mutation
Stem cells obtained from patients with schizophrenia carry a genetic mutation that alters the ratio of the different type of ...
Gene therapy to cure sickle cell anemia in final stages of development
Scientists are finalizing plans to use gene therapy to treat one of the world’s most widespread inherited diseases – sickle ...
Groundbreaking HIV drug tricks virus into emerging from human genome
UK scientists...working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection say they have made remarkable progress ...
Do GMO enzymes used in natural flavorings and cleaning products promote allergies?
Genetically modified enzymes used in food, perfumes, medicine and cleaning products are “potent allergens” and should be tested like other ...
Genetics may explain tendency towards violence in our evolutionary history
Humans are predisposed to murder each other, new research suggests, although it remains unclear if it’s down to genetics or ...
Genes tied to birth weight in infants also linked to diabetes, heart disease later in life
Birth weight of babies is influenced by genes that are also linked to the risk of developing a range of ...
Indian regulation of GMO cotton traits benefits seed companies, not farmers
Nothing assures Monsanto of a steady income stream other than offering products that farmers want to use at a price ...
Guardian: In Monsanto GMO cotton dispute, government must assure farmers get fair prices
The arguments about GM crops show the folly of trying to understand technology as if it stood outside political and economic power ...
Was trauma from Holocaust passed on to children of survivors?
Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children, the ...
Gene variant may influence coffee consumption by slowing metabolism
A gene that appears to wield influence over the amount of coffee people drink has been found by scientists who ...
Why science communication about GMOs often fails
. . . . [S]cientists and science supporters frequently take on those who dabble in homeopathy, or deny anthropogenic climate change, ...
GM mosquito critics brand Key Haven trial as “human rights” issue
For the last five years, the biotechnology company Oxitec has been developing a plan to experimentally release the GMO mosquitoes ...
Organic farming key to feeding the world
Organic agriculture occupies only 1% of global agricultural land, making it a relatively untapped resource for one of the greatest ...
Faulty stem cell clinics proliferate in Australia, leading to deaths
Australia has among the world’s highest concentrations of stem cell businesses advertising medical and cosmetic treatments online, despite a lack ...
Olympic controversy over intersex athletes about to ignite?
It’s a ticking timebomb,” Daniel Mothowagae says...as he anticipates the furore that is likely to explode when Caster Semenya runs in ...
Is egg freezing too expensive to help women who could benefit most from procedure?
In the US, the marketing of egg freezing as a kind of insurance policy for millennials is already in full ...
