Only 2% of the world's population has green eyes. Why so few?

Only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes. Why so few?

Soo Kim | Newsweek | 
Green eyes are estimated at 2 percent of the population worldwide and prevalence is much higher in certain European countries ...
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Lab-grown meat could cost the same as animal meat by 2030. Will that sway grocery shoppers?

Alexander Fabino | Newsweek | 
Lab-grown meat could see a significant decrease in price if it continues its current trajectory, potentially matching conventional meat costs ...
Viewpoint: Unregulated $14 billion surrogacy industry treats women like ‘children factories’

Viewpoint: Unregulated $14 billion surrogacy industry treats women like ‘children factories’

Ericka Andersen | Newsweek | 
In the U.S., surrogacy laws vary by state, but on the whole, it's largely unregulated and gaining more acceptance ...
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What’s behind recent surge in ‘magical’ health regimens? Getting to bottom of diet and nutrition science

David Freedman | Newsweek | 
Public health messaging is often a difficult tightrope walk (see: COVID-19) and that is especially true for anything related to ...
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Seed espionage and intellectual copyright: Is China covertly stealing US-developed genetically-engineered seeds?

Aleks Phillips | Newsweek | 
Farmers in Iowa are accusing the Chinese state of stealing valuable seed samples from America, that have been genetically modified ...
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Sheep ‘burp’ methane gas, which has 80 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide. Can we genetically engineer them to be more sustainable?

Jess Thomson | Newsweek | 
Farmers are looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in a weird and wonderful way: using genetically engineered, low-methane sheep ...
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A species of rat without the Y chromosome may foreshadow what might evolve in humans

Jess Thomson | Newsweek | 
The male Y chromosome has disappeared from a species of rat, leading scientists to investigate how humans might also lose ...
Why resurrecting near-replicas of extinct woolly mammoths might work

Why resurrecting near-replicas of extinct woolly mammoths might work

Aristos Georgiou | Newsweek | 
Woolly mammoths, the iconic giants of the last ice age, went extinct around 4,000 years ago. But one company is ...
Ancient human brains reveal that our ancestors meditated to relieve stress

Ancient human brains reveal that our ancestors meditated to relieve stress

Alice Amelia Thomas | Newsweek | 
Scientists have discovered that humans, unlike our Neanderthal cousins, evolved the ability to meditate to deal with both past and ...
‘Special skills’: How dyslexia helped the human race survive

‘Special skills’: How dyslexia helped the human race survive

Simona Kitanovska | Newsweek | 
People with dyslexia have special skills that enabled our species to survive. They are better at solving problems and adapting ...
Did Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian plant genetic resource center also demolish the country's National Seed Bank?

Did Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian plant genetic resource center also demolish the country’s National Seed Bank?

Aristos Georgiou | Newsweek | 
Earlier this year, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and while Vladimir Putin's forces have largely retreated from the north ...
Overcoming vaccine reluctance: How Walmart has become a surprise leader in challenging irrational opposition

Overcoming vaccine reluctance: How Walmart has become a surprise leader in challenging irrational opposition

Adam Sohn, Joel Finkelstein | Newsweek | 
Our Rutgers-affiliated NGO, the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), set out to create a data-driven forecast of vaccine reluctance. In collaboration ...
Viewpoint: Why governments are ‘over-reacting’ to Omicron

Viewpoint: Why governments are ‘over-reacting’ to Omicron

Ed Browne | Newsweek | 
A South African medical professional has criticized what she considers to be an "over-reaction" to the Omicron variant by some ...
COVID patient zero? Wuhan seafood vendor identified as earliest confirmed case, sparking debate among scientists

COVID patient zero? Wuhan seafood vendor identified as earliest confirmed case, sparking debate among scientists

Ed Browne | Newsweek | 
A new perspective on the origins of COVID has been released in a report that suggests the earliest known case ...
Plastic into protein? It may seem far-fetched, but a ‘food generator’ is in the works

Plastic into protein? It may seem far-fetched, but a ‘food generator’ is in the works

Georgina Jadikovskaall | Newsweek | 
Two U.S. scientists have won a 1 million euro ($1.18 million) prize for creating a food generator concept that turns ...
RNA hacking: How the miraculous tools of the genetics revolution will transform healthcare and the world

RNA hacking: How the miraculous tools of the genetics revolution will transform healthcare and the world

Jamie Metzl | Newsweek | 
[mRNA COVID] vaccines, in essence, transform our bodies into personalized manufacturing plants producing an otherwise foreign object to trigger our ...
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‘Nowhere in sight’: Sweden shows no signs of herd immunity developing

Kashmira Gander | Newsweek | 
[Sweden] didn't enforce a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but instead advised citizens on how to behave. Shops, restaurants, and gyms stayed ...
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker propose phased in ‘factory farming’ ban to clamp down on ‘Big Ag’

Aila Slisco | Newsweek | 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced [May 7] that she would be co-sponsoring Sen. Cory Booker's bill to phase out large-scale factory ...
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Plant-based beef ingredients from China may hurt Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat sales

Mikhal Weiner | Newsweek | 
While America's biggest beef and pork producers were nearly laid low in April by COVID-19 cases in their workforce, sales ...
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Human trials underway on 2 coronavirus vaccines in China

Kashmira Gander | Newsweek | 
China has started clinical trials on two potential COVID-19 vaccines, the country's official state-run press agency reported citing the State ...
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Starbucks to launch plant-based breakfast sandwich as part of ‘environmentally friendly’ menu

Sophia Waterfield | Newsweek | 
Starbucks announced it will become the latest food chain to introduce a plant-based breakfast patty for its customers in the ...
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Plant-based burgers are wildly popular. Are any of them vegan?

Seren Morris | Newsweek | 
.... [W]ith a range of new "plant-based" meat options entering fast-food restaurants like Burger King, Denny's and Dunkin Donuts, which ...
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Why did sex evolve? It may protect against rare cancers, researchers suggest

Kashmira Gander | Newsweek | 
In an essay published in the journal PLOS Biology, scientists presented a theory which they say could answer a 50-year ...
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Viewpoint: GMO trees could save America’s ‘decimated’ citrus industry from bacterial ‘plague’

Henry Miller | Newsweek | 
Farmers in the major U.S. citrus-producing regions—Florida, California, Texas and Arizona, in particular—are facing a plague of epic proportions. Oranges ...
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Some wild bee populations are declining. What can we do about it?

Aristos Georgiou, Robert Gegear | Newsweek | 
In recent years, a significant amount of attention has been paid to the numerous threats that are facing the honeybee ...
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‘It’s not too late’: The quest to reverse autism at any age

Peter Tsai | Newsweek | 
[T]he average age of diagnosis for a child with autism is over four years. Because of late diagnoses, many of ...
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Could propensity for drug addiction be linked to an ancient virus in some people’s genes?

Kashmira Gander | Newsweek | 
Drug addicts are more likely to carry an ancient virus which could affect the production of dopamine than the rest ...
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Most people don’t know if they have cancer-causing BRCA mutation, study says

Kashmira Gander | Newsweek | 
Most people who carry genes that raise their risk of developing certain forms of cancer are unaware of it, according to ...
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