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The free-range chicken dilemma: Better for birds, but with substantial costs
In the 2021 study, researchers looked at organic and free-range farms, which offered birds more space to roam and raised slower-growing breeds as ...
Can lab-grown fruit reduce hunger and methane-generating waste?
Scientists in New Zealand are attempting to create lab-grown fruit from plant cells, without the parts that are usually thrown ...
‘Garage scientists’ can biohack their way to the newest health craze — and potentially make bioweapons. Should we be worried?
Anyone who can follow a recipe and has enough money to buy a pipette can modify their DNA at home ...
Is your festive Christmas tree damaging the planet?
Every year, millions of Christmas trees are grown and harvested in the United States and Europe. These are often fir trees cultivated ...
Synthetic biology is poised to revolutionize how we treat cancer and heritable diseases
With the advent of synthetic biology, each element of the animal/plant/human/ecosystem interface can look to its horizon for important changes, ...