Heidi Ledford
US regulation misses some GM crops
Five years after developing an apple variety containing a defense to fend off apple scab — which took 85 years ...
Reanalysis of cancer genome data weeds out false positives
The following is an excerpt. Some call them the ‘fishy genes’: errors in DNA that seem to be associated with ...
SCOTUS leans against patents on human genes
US Supreme Court justices will not issue a decision until later this year — probably near the end of June ...
Genetically engineered immune cells rapidly clear leukemia tumors
The following is an edited excerpt. The new therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a swift-growing cancer that tends to kill ...
Circular RNAs throw genetics for a loop
The following is an excerpt. Behold the latest curio in the cabinet of RNA oddities: naturally occurring circular RNA molecules ...
