Mihai Andrei
Will ‘neophobia’ kill the newly-developed gene-edited, non-browning banana
When a banana is bruised, cut, or peeled, enzymes trigger a chemical cascade that ends in melanin, the same pigment ...
Supercharged sugarcane: How CRISPR gene-editing angles of leaves optimizes photosynthesis and boosts crop yields nearly 20%
In a new study, researchers used the genetic scissors CRISPR/Cas9 system to tweak the leaf angle in sugarcane, enabling the ...
If Artificial Intelligence bots reflect the biases of their creators, will some turn out to be racist?
In a new study, a robot operating on CLIP was asked to sort blocks with human faces on them and ...
Evolution doesn’t stop: Hundreds of new traits have developed in humans in recent centuries
A new study from Europe has identified 755 traits that have changed in the past 2-3,000 years of human evolution ...
Kenyan scientists deploy CRISPR to protect bananas from diseases threatening to wipe out the world’s most popular variety
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
All the cultivated banana varieties are susceptible to diseases — and Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is particularly problematic. BXW is ...
Worried that GMO seeds are bred in a lab? They’re not as unnatural as you think. 1 in 20 plants are naturally transgenic
Genetic modification is a process that sometimes happens naturally at the hands of bacteria, a new study concludes. Dozens of ...
Scientists cut HIV from animal cells using CRISPR gene editing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For the first time ...
Newly discovered organism may bridge evolutionary gap between simple and complex cells
The discovery of a new microorganism may help bridge the knowledge gap between simple and complex cellular organisms, also shedding ...