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Future of food: GMOs and test-tube burgers
As long as we keep trying to replicate the past, we’ll limit innovation. “Food nostalgia” may be ignorant and unsustainable, ...
Genetic tests could pave way to ‘personalised’ asthma drugs
The GuardianGenetic tests could pave way to 'personalised' asthma drugsThe GuardianRoutine and inexpensive genetic testing could save a significant number ...
GM food: British public ‘should be persuaded of the benefits’
The British public should be persuaded of the benefits of genetically modified food, the environment secretary will tell the UK's farming industry on ...
Promising trends for 2013: Genome editing and sequencing
More than once last year, researchers described leaps in medical science that were so breathtaking, and held so much potential ...
Canada joins personal genome project
The Personal Genome Project, an initiative to generate DNA sequence from the genomes of the general public, has been around since ...
UK: Seeds of another GM row are sown
Humbug. Christmastide would not be the same without the word. But while it is usually Scrooge’s denouncement of the festivities, ...
UK to map genomes of 100,000 people
Government hopes public health programme will revolutionise the treatment and prevention of cancer and other diseasesUp to 100,000 people in ...
UK could miss out on the genomics revolution
The UK has a huge opportunity to lead the world in disease discovery, treatments and cures. But support from the ...
Genomics revolution: UK could miss the boat, scientists warn
The UK has a huge opportunity to lead the world in disease discovery, treatments and cures. But support from the NHS and ...
Cancer can teach us about our own evolution
Cancer, it seems, is embedded in the basic machinery of life, a type of default state that can be triggered ...
Genomes project publishes inventory of human genetic variation
The resource built by the 1,000 Genomes Project will shed light on the genetic roots of complex diseases and suggest ...
GM mouse created to detect landmines
Scientists have genetically modified mice to enable them to sniff out landmines. They hope the GM mouse, known as MouSensor, ...
GM food: We can no longer afford to ignore its advantages, says pro-GM supporter
Given the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing ...
DNA evidence may not be an open and shut case
The belief that DNA samples mark out individuals like an infallible biological barcode is powerful. But the process of tying ...
GM cow designed to produce milk without an allergy-causing protein
A genetically modified cow whose milk lacks a substance that causes allergic reactions in people has been created by scientists ...
Scientists to hunt for lifesaving information buried in cradle-to-grave data collected by doctors and hospitals
A revolution in medical research in Britain is to give academics and the life sciences industry unparalleled access to the ...
Unsung heroes behind those big genomics breakthroughs
Sometimes, when scientific research is done right, it may also be completely invisible to the public, who may never know ...
Book written in DNA code
Scientists have for the first time used DNA to encode the contents of a book. At 53,000 words, and including ...
Scientists create the first ever book written in DNA code
Scientists have for the first time used DNA to encode the contents of a book. At 53,000 words, and including ...
Scottish people’s DNA study could ‘rewrite nation’s history’
A large scale study of Scottish people's DNA is threatening to "rewrite the nation's history", according to author Alistair Moffat ...
Identically different: Why you can change your genes
The Olympic Isle on opening night was "full of noises, / Sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt ...
In defense of synthetic biology: Can it help create a better future for all?
Synthetic biology means different things to different people. Its leading scientists want to create, characterise and, crucially, standardise individual pieces ...
How did species evolve? Giants of genetic theory go mano a mano
A disagreement between the twin giants of genetic theory, Harvard University's Richard Dawkins and EO Wilson of Oxford University, is ...
Fake meat: is science fiction on the verge of becoming fact?
The race to make fake meat just got interesting. Two scientists on opposite sides of the world both claim to ...
GM cotton problems, letter from GM doubter
Encouraging predator insects is crucial to managing crop pests sustainably – indeed, that's how organic farmers avoid pesticides, using natural ...
How California’s GM food referendum may change what America eats
Last month, nearly 1m signatures were delivered to county registrars throughout California calling for a referendum on the labeling of ...
GM crops good for environment, study finds
Crops genetically modified to poison pests can deliver significant environmental benefits, according to a study spanning two decades and 1.5m ...
Stem cell scientists take hope from first human trials but see long road ahead
Hilton has the distinction of being the first person in the UK to receive a transplant of human embryonic stem ...
