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Sonoma County votes to ban GMO crops
Opponents of genetically modified crops won big in Sonoma County [Nov. 8] when voters approved a ban on GMOs, or genetically ...
Climate change will likely impact spread of Zika and other deadly diseases
Many scientists agree that climate change will likely influence the spread of infectious diseases, from mosquito-borne illnesses like Zika to ...
23andMe CEO discusses future of direct-to-consumer genetic testing company
Six months ago, the Food and Drug Administration ordered 23andMe, the Google-backed genetic-testing startup, to stop selling saliva kits designed ...
Google’s biotech company Calico poaches prominent SF geneticist
Google's mysterious health venture dedicated to extending human life has quietly lured a prominent scientist away from UCSF, The Chronicle ...
Teamwork and genetics uncover extremely rare diseases and patients who share them
In February 2013, Stanford geneticist Gregory Enns called the Wilsey family with news: He was "99 percent sure" that doctors ...
Court of Appeals to consider California DNA collection law
A specially convened panel of 11 federal appeals court judges met this week to consider the constitutionality of California's controversial law ...
Commercial personal genetic tests: Buyer beware
Sixty years ago James Watson, Francis Crick and colleagues ushered in the modern science of genetics. Ever since, people have ...
Consumers trust food biotech, industry survey says
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) 2012 "Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology & Sustainability" survey shows that Americans remain highly ...