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Vitamin-A rich GMO banana, which could fight malnutrition in Africa, ready for field trials
Scientists in Australia have created golden-orange-fleshed bananas rich in pro-vitamin A that could save the lives of hundreds of thousands ...
Redefining natural selection: How synthetic biology may solve sustainability challenges in food, fuel and health
[S]ynthetic biology] is poised to change how we feed ourselves, clothe ourselves, fuel ourselves—and possibly even change our very selves ...
Video: Amazing replication of a single DNA shows randomness of genetics
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have just reported a small but significant accomplishment: catching the replication of a ...
Fighting high cholesterol: Vaccine promises long-lasting fix
Scientists have begun a clinical trial to test a high cholesterol vaccine after research on mice proved successful. If the ...
Our brains have 11 dimensions
Scientists studying the brain have discovered that the organ operates on up to 11 different dimensions, creating multiverse-like structures that ...
Will toxin-blocking biotech corn help win over skeptics of genetic engineering?
Aflatoxin is a well-known global health threat. This poison, produced by the Aspergillus fungus, is common in corn, wheat, rice ...
Will patent disputes over who ‘discovered’ CRISPR gene editing slow development of gene therapies?
[Editor's note: Excerpts are from an interview with Jennifer Doudna, one of the discoverers of the revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing technology. The ...
Hoarding of patient data by genetics labs impedes patient care
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After [experiencing a sharp ...
Gene therapy likely best shot at curing brain diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The concept of gene ...
Doctor to stand trial for medical malfeasance for administering pseudoscience cancer treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As a young doctor ...
Genetic engineering could improve rice’s drought tolerance in face of climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Jane] Langdale, a professor of ...
Biotech key to increasing yields to meet growing global food demands
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The world population is ...
Alabama to require teaching ‘controversial’ theory of evolution in schools, with disclaimer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This school year, Alabama ...
Humans aren’t the only species that can make GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A study published September 17 in the ...
Newsweek: CRISPR gene editing could ‘save world from hunger’ if anti-GMO opponents do not block it
In 2012, a new tool was invented that revolutionizes how scientists can examine—and manipulate—plant genetic processes. It’s called CRISPR-Cas9, and ...
Boom and bust of ‘green crude’ leads to new venture: synbio oil and more
The idea behind Sapphire Energy was radical: Use synthetic biology, a promising new technology that lets scientists reengineer the genetics of ...
Climate change will make infectious disease outbreaks more common
As the catastrophic Ebola outbreak showed the world recently, the modern age of global air travel has made it far ...
Ethiopian enset: Can native plants be improved for economic viability?
Ethiopians have cultivated enset—a cousin of the banana tree—for thousands of years, converting its stalk, roots and leaves into food, ...
Single-embryo IVF proves safer, but much costlier than multiple births
In 2004, Danielle Decrette went in for in vitro fertilization. It wasn’t her first time—she and her husband had a ...
Consumer acceptance of GMO rubber more likely than of GMO oranges
For crops that are grown in monocultures, especially trees and vines that take years to bear fruit and can't be ...
My genes made me do it
In the trial of Rene Patrick Bourassa Jr., the defendant and his attorneys made no effort to deny he had ...
The psychological perils of genetic testing
The following is an excerpt. From cancer to Alzheimer’s to diabetes, advances in genetic science mean that many of us ...
