Kenyan scientists deploy CRISPR to protect bananas from diseases threatening to wipe out the world’s most popular variety

Kenyan scientists deploy CRISPR to protect bananas from diseases threatening to wipe out the world’s most popular variety

Mihai Andrei | 
All the cultivated banana varieties are susceptible to diseases — and Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is particularly problematic. BXW is ...
A parasite is targeting bananas crops around the world — but African scientists are using CRISPR to stop it

A parasite is targeting bananas crops around the world — but African scientists are using CRISPR to stop it

Mihai Andrei | 
All the cultivated banana varieties are susceptible to diseases — and Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is particularly problematic. BXW is ...
Will artificial wombs usher in a new era of gender equality?

Will artificial wombs usher in a new era of gender equality?

Michelle Petersen | 
Imagine a world where it’s possible to produce children without placing any burden on women — an empowered society where ...
The US military has polluted 25 million acres of prairie grass-filled land used for target practice. Now there is a GMO solution to detoxify it

The US military has polluted 25 million acres of prairie grass-filled land used for target practice. Now there is a GMO solution to detoxify it

Alexandru Micu | 
Genetically modified (GM) switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) can be used to purge soils of RDX residues, according to new research. RDX ...
Worried that GMO seeds are bred in a lab? They’re not as unnatural as you think. 1 in 20 plants are naturally transgenic

Worried that GMO seeds are bred in a lab? They’re not as unnatural as you think. 1 in 20 plants are naturally transgenic

Mihai Andrei | 
Genetic modification is a process that sometimes happens naturally at the hands of bacteria, a new study concludes. Dozens of ...
‘Scorching ethical debate’: Designer babies are already here. The future looks even more revolutionary — and contentious

‘Scorching ethical debate’: Designer babies are already here. The future looks even more revolutionary — and contentious

In one sense, genetically modifying a child with particular traits is already done on a fairly large scale. Couples with ...
How dangerous is a lack of sleep?

How dangerous is a lack of sleep?

Tibi Puiu | 
Whether sleep deprivation can kill is somewhat debatable. That’s because people who forgo sleep for extended periods of time may ...
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