Failed GMO wheat trial only fits anti-GMO narrative if you don’t understand science

Michael Hanlon | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Back in 2012, a group of clueless protesters tried to disrupt a trial of genetically-modified wheat, which was taking place ...

Moms’ genes pass fatal flaws onto sons more than daughters

Laura Donnelly | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Men are doomed by their mothers - because women pass on genetic flaws which may explain why males die sooner, ...
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Former UK Greenpeace chief says anti-GMO campaigners “morally unacceptable”

Christopher Hope | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Campaigning against the use of Genetically Modified crops in Britain is “morally unacceptable”, according to the former head of the ...
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Should donor-conceived children have legal right to know biological parents?

Olivia Gordon | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Joanna Rose’s father, if he is still alive, would be perfectly within his rights to refuse to have anything to ...
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Rules force British organic farmers to use homeopathic remedies on their animals

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
British organic farmers are being forced to treat their livestock with homeopathic remedies under European Commission rules branded ‘scientifically illiterate’ ...
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First IVF baby in Europe born with DNA selected to eliminate muscular dystrophy risk

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
The first baby has been born in Europe from a new IVF procedure that checks embryos for devastating genetic disorders ...

GMO plant oil could be healthy, sustainable alternative for feeding salmon

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Genetically modified plants created by British scientists to contain health boosting Omega-3 have been declared a safe alternative to fish ...
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New EU GMO approval system could open door to Britain, other countries approving more GE crops

Geoffrey Lean | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
You could call it a victory for common sense. The European Parliament is expected to confirm an astonishing departure from ...
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Gene behind aggressive form of breast cancer identified

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Scientists have identified the gene behind one of most aggressive forms of breast cancer in a breakthrough which could bring ...

Your dog’s body language shows whether he hears your command

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
If you are worried that your dog is not paying attention to what you are saying simply look at where ...

UK Parliament votes to ban abortion on basis of sex

Georgia Graham | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion declaring that sex-selection abortion is illegal. They voted 181 to 1 ...

Can stem cells repair damaged eyes and reverse blindness?

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Hundreds of thousands of people who are registered blind have been offered new hope after scientists discovered special stem cells ...

Three-parent IVF policy in Britain raises ethical debate

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Three parent babies born from a controversial IVF technique which uses the donor DNA to fix genetic defects will never ...

Three-parent IVF possibly to begin next year in Britain

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
New regulations to allow mitochondrial DNA transfer will now be put before parliament following a three month consultation. If passed, ...

India condemns Greenpeace, Vandana Shiva as ‘national security threats’

Dean Nelson | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
India's intelligence agency has targeted an adviser to Prince Charles and British activists in a campaign against Greenpeace and other ...

Older fathers have less attractive children because genetics

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Older fathers have less attractive children because of extra genetic mutations in their genes, scientists have found. Children of older ...

Hacked relatives DNA information could expose your genetic secrets

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
The genetic information of hundreds of thousands of Britons could be revealed through ‘hacking’ into the DNA of their relatives ...

There’s nothing wrong with looking for ‘gay genes’

Tom Chivers | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
The Left loves to tell the Right that it's anti-science, pointing (not without reason) to the correlation between conservative beliefs ...

Gene for a thick cerebral cortex linked to high intelligence

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
A gene which may make people more intelligent has been discovered by scientists. Researchers have found that teenagers who had ...
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Baby genes reflect mom’s stress

Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Stress can affect a baby’s genes even before a mother conceives, research suggests. An Israeli study suggested that women under ...

DNA test solves the Titanic’s last mystery

Jasper Copping | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
It has been described as the Titanic’s last mystery and involves one of the most tragic of all tales connected ...
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DNA may be the best way to preserve data

Roger Highfield | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Recording media and storage devices last decades, but DNA stores information for thousands of years. Maybe we should store our ...

Concerns raised over ‘Franken-carnations’

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has raised concerns over the use of ornamental carnations in ...

Widow fights to keep late husband’s sperm for IVF

Miranda Prynne | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
A young widow has been told she has just weeks to decide whether to use her late husband’s sperm to ...

Genetics uncovers the truth behind the so-called extinction of native Caribbean peoples

Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
Every schoolboy knows that the "history" of the Caribbean region of North America began in 1492, but the authors of ...

Gout may be genetic, scientists find

Sarah Knapton | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
It’s historically been known as the disease of the aristocracy and long thought to be the result of an overindulgent ...

Achilles heel found for previously “undruggable” cancer gene

Nick Collins | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
An "undruggable" cancer gene which has evaded treatment for 30 years could finally be conquered following a breakthrough by US ...

Woman denied IVF because fiancé has children already

Rosa Silverman | Telegraph (UK)&nbsp|&nbsp
A woman was denied the chance to have children when her NHS hospital refused her IVF because her fiancé already ...
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