International gene bank holds key to new bean variety for warmer climate

Jack Aldwinckle | Quartz | 
As the planet warms, time is running out to develop new cultivars that can cope with the heat. Luckily, scientists ...

Science: Genetically enhanced foods are greener option

Karthik Aghoram | Quartz | 
It is unfortunate that many advocates of sustainable agricultural practices and “green” thinkers have embraced ideas that lie well outside ...

Plato, Beyoncé, and everything in between stored in one tablespoon of DNA

Mike Murphy | Quartz | 
Even though it’s looking increasingly likely that humanity will find a way to wipe itself off the face of the ...

Two scientists’ quests for immortality is the subject of new documentary

Christopher Mims | Quartz | 
A pair of advocates—they do legitimate research too, but their ardor is so intense, it’s hard to call them scientists—believe ...
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