Antonio Regalado
Should we use genetically modified astronauts to reach Mars?
At the International Astronautical Congress last September, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Elon Musk convinced many die-hard space engineers he could get a ...
Synthetic conservation: Gene drives could revive extinct animals, protect endangered species, knock out pests
Scientists working in coördination with a U.S. conservation group say they’ve established an evolution-warping technology called a “gene drive” in ...
Are we ready for DIY (do-it-yourself) gene therapy?
Brian Hanley, 60, is the founder of a one-man company called Butterfly Sciences...After encountering little interest from investors for his ...
From 2016 onwards: Gene therapy’s transition from idea to revolutionary medicine
For a few lucky patients, 2016 was the year when gene therapy turned from promises to cures. The technology...made big advances ...
Fight against Zika turns into money-driven contest between different eradication strategies
The fight against dengue and Zika in Latin America is turning into a contest between mosquito-altering technologies, and between profits ...
CRISPR may hold key to curing muscular dystrophy
At 24, Benjamin Dupree has outlived many people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...Doctors say the disease is terminal, but they tell ...
Gene drive inventor will aggressively enforce his patent to ensure technique is used ethically
Kevin Esvelt has helped develop a technology called “gene drive”...Now he’s proposing the unprecedented step of using patents to require university scientists ...
How America’s top bioterror cop patrols for warning signs of an attack
As a supervisory special agent in the weapons of mass destruction directorate in the FBI’s Washington, D.C., headquarters, [Edward You] ...
Gates Foundation doubling efforts to use CRISPR to create mosquito-killing technology
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to double the sum it is spending to create a mosquito-killing technology that ...
Gene therapy breaking ground in treating Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s patients who take the drug levodopa, or L-Dopa, are inevitably disappointed...[when,] over time[,] the drug becomes less effective... A ...
Gene therapy recovery drug for $665,000 offered with money back guarantee
A gene therapy will be offered for sale in Europe with a money-back guarantee, according to GlaxoSmithKline, the company commercializing ...
23andMe mobilizes its massive genome database to unravel depression clues
A scientific expedition into the DNA of more than 400,000 customers of gene-testing company 23andMe has uncovered the first major ...
Crowdfunded DIY biologists learning genetic engineering not so easy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Glowing Plant project...has ...
Napster founder funding CRISPR use in cancer research, wants to make science available to all
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first proposed test ...
Gene therapy now consistently and effectively treating hemophilia
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bill Maurits has hemophilia ...
Inadequate tools, religious implications among concerns regarding genome synthesis project
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. More than 130 scientists, ethicists, ...
Monsanto’s anti-aging technology could prolong life of fresh flowers, reduce waste
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Monsanto is working on ...
Geneticists have plans to build synthetic human genome: Here’s what you need to know
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The biggest beneficiary of ...
Genetic mutation linked to heart attacks inspires new drugs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Sean Harper took ...
Can genetically modified mosquitoes save Hawaii’s birds?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ecologist Eben Paxton, speaking ...
‘Amazon’ for DNA democratizing CRISPR gene editing research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The gene-editing technology called ...
Genetic engineering may drive Zika carrying mosquitos to extinction
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A controversial genetic technology ...
Human tissue being grown in pigs despite government funding ban
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Having a funding ban ...
Would you trust Facebook with your health records?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The American public does ...
Can gene therapy forestall aging?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Can aging be slowed ...
CRISPR gene edited food headed for dinner plates?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Agricultural biotech giants are ...
App store for your DNA could make personal genomics mainstream
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The CEO of the ...
Human organ transplants from GM pigs may soon be a reality
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With the financial aid ...
