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Gorillas and the future of crop biotechnology
The following article is an edited excerpt. There are some really cool improvements coming along in several crops that have ...
Anti-GMO European farmers ignore science in favor of superstition— or so they say
The following is an edited excerpt. Next month, the US and Europe would like to make some progress in tearing ...
California’s activist court rules that GM alfalfa is not a pest
Despite a track record spotted with anti-science activist positions, California's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's determination ...
There’s a genetic goldmine in the Black Sea
The following is an excerpt. The Black Sea sediment record has a terrific variety of past plankton species that left ...
Six reasons organic is NOT the most environmentally friendly way to farm
The following is an excerpt. Contrary to widespread consumer belief, organic farming is not the best way to farm from an environmental ...
Ancient bacteria-killing viruses hold evolutionary secret to bypassing antibiotic resistance
The following is an excerpt. Scientists are often fighting the losing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with every new antibiotic treatment ...
Wheat genome sheds light on its domestication, adaptation and modification
The following is an edited excerpt. Two manuscripts related to the ancestral wheat genomes of Triticum urartu andAegilops tauschii provide an unprecedented glimpse ...
Scientific sleight of hand and monarch butterflies
The following is an excerpt. A recent article entitled "Monsanto v Monarch Butterflies" begins by examining the argument that GMO ...
Are boys really better at math, girls better at reading?
Are the human sexes distinct in their math abilities? In their reading abilities? Sex differences in math and reading scores ...
The hunt for a genetic cause of schizophrenia
The following is an edited excerpt. Schizophrenia is thought to have a substantial genetic background which is also, to some ...
GM milk cures diarrhea, could save millions of kids annually
The following is an edited excerpt. Transgenic goats' milk modified to produce higher levels of the human antimicrobial protein lysozyme ...
In defense of crop patents
The following is an excerpt. Patents involving plants are often portrayed as a seriously negative phenomenon. In fact, they play an important ...
Simple gene deletion in mice prevents obesity
The following is an excerpt. Deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese - even on a ...
Predicting evolution in bacteria
The following is an excerpt. A new study found that similar, or even identical, mutations can occur during diversification in ...
Anthropologist: An understanding of culture would lead to less genetic blame
The following is an excerpt. Why is the world so full of "morons" and "degenerates" and what, if anything, can ...
Will GM tech save coffee in the face of climate change?
The following is an excerpt. Some hysterical types are worried that because the industry has focused on one particular genetically ...
Single mutation produced East Asian’s thick hair
The following is an excerpt. An animal model of recent human evolution found that a single mutation produced several traits ...
The popular (and misleading) view of DNA
Despite push-back against genetic determinism ("DNA is not destiny"), there's is still a popular reluctance to reduce the prominence of ...
The muddled debate about pesticides and GM crops
Science 2.0The Muddled Debate About Pesticide And GM CropsScience 2.0The supporters of crop biotechnology need to maintain the perspective that ...
The Silk Road delivered a genetic disease alongside goods and culture
Researchers have identified four new regions on the human genome associated with Behcet's disease, a painful and potentially dangerous condition ...
Eco-feminist says farmers who use GMOs are like rapists
Dr. Vandana Shiva, eco-feminist - whatever that means - philosopher and environmental activist does not like that Mark Lynas has changed ...
Pharmacology may host genome revolution
Genomic research will transform medicine but progress has been slower than expected, leading critics to charge that the promise of ...
What Democrats can learn from reformed anti-GMO activist Mark Lynas
British environmentalist Mark Lynas was an early advocate against GMOs and, as he tells it, that meant he was an ...
Synthetic biology can turn soaps and shampoos into fuel
However, for people not afraid of science, a PNAS paper showing that synthetic biology can be used to manipulate hydrocarbon ...
Christmas tree genome relatively unchanged in 100 million years
Science can make better corn and, well, better everything - except perhaps the Christmas tree. The genome of conifers like spruce, ...
Personalized medicine for prostate cancer: Promise of the future
Personalized medicine is treatment specific for a patient based on his or her genetic makeup. It doesn’t involve designing a ...
DNA evidence shows gypsies came from India
The GuardianDNA Evidence Shows Gypsies Began Their Exodus From India 1500 Years AgoScience 2.0While the Middle East and Caucasus regions ...
GMO corn may save us from climate change food issues
If we will need climate-resistant corn and other food production plants sooner rather than later, applying a genetic-analysis method used ...
