Nature
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Anti-GMO Russia joins global CRISPR ‘bonanza,’ investing $1.7 billion in gene-edited crop research
Russia is embracing gene-editing. A 111-billion-rouble (US$1.7-billion) federal programme aims to create 10 new varieties of gene-edited crops and animals ...
Short or tall? Genes account for 79% of height differences, study shows
Since the human genome was sequenced nearly two decades ago, researchers have struggled to fully identify the genetic factors responsible [for ...
Pushing for greater diversity in genetic databases by ending ‘cycle of disengagement’
For the past 30 years, human genomics has made exciting advances in reconstructing population history and identifying which genes make ...
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing unlikely to cause off-target mutations in plants, study shows
CRISPR-Cas9 enabled genome engineering has great potential for improving agriculture productivity, but the possibility of unintended off-target edits has evoked ...
Turning brain signals into speech using artificial intelligence moves closer to reality
In an effort to provide a voice for people who can’t speak, neuroscientists have designed a device that can transform ...
Australia adopts relaxed CRISPR gene-editing rules, ‘middle ground’ between US, EU extremes
The Australian government will not regulate the use of gene-editing techniques in plants, animals and human cell lines that do ...
Do men and women feel pain differently?
Pain researchers are opening their eyes to the spectrum of responses across sexes. Results are starting to trickle out, and ...
Viewpoint: FDA plan to regulate CRISPR-edited animals as drugs will keep innovative products off the market
[T]he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed mandatory premarket new animal drug regulatory evaluation for all food animals ...
Plan to battle citrus greening disease in Florida with antibiotics sparks backlash from activists, some scientists
In the next month or so, orange trees across Florida will erupt in white blossoms, signalling the start of another ...
‘Paradigm shifting’: Monthly injections could replace daily pills for HIV patients
Long-acting medicines have proved as effective as daily pills in preventing HIV from replicating, according to results from twin trials ...
China tightens gene-editing regulations in wake of CRISPR baby scandal
China’s health ministry has issued draft regulations that will restrict the use of gene editing in humans, just three months ...
Among questions lingering after CRISPR-babies controversy: When will it happen again?
In the three months since He Jiankui announced the birth of twin girls with edited genomes, the questions facing the ...
‘Good Reasons for Bad Feelings’: Understanding evolution’s role in anxiety, depression and making us human
[In] the thought-provoking Good Reasons for Bad Feelings, [evolutionary] psychiatrist Randolph Nesse offers insights that radically reframe psychiatric conditions. In his ...
Who were the Denisovans? This Siberian cave could offer answers
Samantha Brown didn’t have high hopes when she opened the ziplock bag containing some 700 shards of bone. It would ...
Lassa epidemic: Nigeria uses CRISPR to get early jump on viral outbreaks
An epidemic of Lassa fever in Nigeria that has killed 69 people this year is on track to be the ...
Genetic testing could predict potential for cancerous growths to become invasive lung cancer
A type of non-invasive cancer called carcinoma in situ (CIS) can occur in the human lung. Some cases of CIS will ...
Brewer’s yeast could be used to produce rare cannabis-derived compounds that treat anxiety, pain
The yeast that people have used for millennia to brew alcoholic drinks has now been engineered to produce cannabinoids — ...
Synthetic doubling of life’s DNA alphabet suggests there’s nothing ‘magical’ about life on Earth
The DNA of life on Earth naturally stores its information in just four key chemicals — guanine, cytosine, adenine and ...
Animal gene-editing researchers leaving US to escape FDA’s ‘regulatory confusion’
In a few weeks, reproductive biologist Charles Long will travel from Texas to São Paulo, Brazil in search of collaborators ...
How global climate change makes it harder to farm: Higher CO2 levels, warmer temperatures may spur glyphosate resistance in some weeds
Herbicides are the most commonly used means of controlling weeds. Recently, there has been growing concern over the potential impacts ...
Lab-grown meat poised for commercial success, but technical challenges may delay its debut
Private investment in lab-grown meat is soaring as companies chase the promise of boundless — and delicious — nuggets, steaks ...
Tectonic ‘Origins’: Book examines how Earth’s hills and valleys jumpstarted evolution
In this age of worldwide climatic deterioration, many authors have documented what we are doing to our planet. Lewis Dartnell ...
‘Software’ differences between monkey, human brains could explain our susceptibility to mental illness
Neuroscientists have for the first time discovered differences between the ‘software’ of humans and monkey brains, using a technique that ...
Indian biotech research may get a boost from court ruling that upheld Monsanto’s patent on GMO cotton
Some scientists in India have welcomed a supreme court ruling that reinstates a patent on genetically modified cotton that had ...
Japan approves stem-cell therapy for spinal cord injuries—but does it even work?
Japan has approved a stem-cell treatment for spinal-cord injuries. The event marks the first such therapy for this kind of ...
Forests can slow global warming, but growing evidence suggests they aren’t ‘climate saviors’
When it comes to fighting global warming, trees have emerged as one of the most popular weapons. With nations making ...
Disease-resistant cassava could help safeguard against starvation in developing countries
[Ismail] Rabbi, a geneticist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, and his colleagues are on ...
Viewpoint: The problem with personalized medicine is that ‘statistics are being misinterpreted’
Personalized medicine aims to match individuals with the therapy that is best suited to them and their condition. Advocates proclaim ...
