A second Green Revolution: How gene editing could revolutionize photosynthesis and transform agriculture

A second Green Revolution: How gene editing could revolutionize photosynthesis and transform agriculture

New Yorker | 
Stephen Long is a professor of plant biology and crop sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director ...
Gene editing: Playing God or repairing a ‘natural system’ that has gone haywire?

Gene editing: Playing God or repairing a ‘natural system’ that has gone haywire?

New Yorker | 
With CRISPR, biologists have already created—among many, many other living things—ants that can’t smell, beagles that put on superhero-like brawn, ...

Scientists use ‘assisted evolution’ in attempt to save coral reefs

New Yorker | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Hawaii Institute of ...
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Could the world’s species experience another mass extinction? Maybe.

National Geographic | 
According to a study published in Science Advances, the current extinction rate could be more than 100 times higher than normal—and that’s ...

What de-extinction can’t bring back

New Yorker | 
There are a lots of potential problems with de-extinction, starting with the fact that, in any rigorous way, it’s probably ...
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