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Mitochondrial therapy—More than “three parent” babies—Stalls in ethical battle

Andrew Porterfield |
Mitchondria DNA replacement is much more than "three parent babies." It might treat a wide range of diseases ...
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War in Europe—Battle over glyphosate

Andrew Porterfield |
The battle over glyphosate rages on in Europe, creating a lot of question marks over whether the popular herbicide will ...
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Experts split on whether current regulations can handle coming synthetic biology boom

Andrew Porterfield |
As synthetic biology innovations make their way to market, questions arise on how these innovations will be regulated ...
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After early struggles, ‘biopharming’ poised to make big impact on medicine

Andrew Porterfield |
Biopharma, which almost disappeared as a technology, has returned, with a treatment for Ebola treatment, a drug producing chicken, and ...
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Gene therapy is doing all that we’d hoped for* *(so far)

Ben Locwin |
New gene therapies are showing evidence of advancing our treatment of genetic diseases. Scientists are 5 years along the 15 ...
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Could TransPacific Trade agreement enable corporations to block GMO labeling laws?

Andrew Porterfield |
The controversial Trans Pacific Trade agreement has been attacked by anti-GM0 activists for supposedly watering down the ability to regulate ...
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Activists blame scientists, GMOs for dying iconic Italian olive trees, block GM solution

Andrew Porterfield |
Olive trees in Italy are falling victim to a new bacteria. Scientific solutions are being replaced by hysteria, blocking GMO ...