Martin Enserink
The humble potato is undergoing a genetic revolution. Here’s how and what that means
In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 ...
Viewpoint: Here’s why I dropped out of a COVID vaccine trial midway through
I’ve been wrestling with a dilemma the past few weeks: Do I stay in the COVID-19 vaccine trial I’ve been ...
Botched DNA forensic analyses land innocent people in prison
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On 27 February, a ...
Dutch height shows humans still subject to natural selection
Insecure about your height? You may want to avoid this tiny country by the North Sea, whose population has gained ...
Chinese H7N9 virus making its way to labs around the world
The following is an excerpt. The new H7N9 avian influenza strain that surfaced in China recently is now making its ...