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September 9, 2016

Researcher Just Served World First CRISPR Meal?

Virus 'Gave' Females Placenta; Males, Muscle Mass

Those Research Cells Not Always What You Think

Rewriting the Genome of Living Bacteria

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It's a Boy: Controlling Pest Populations With Modified Males

Sep. 1, 2016 — Populations of New World screwworm flies -- devastating parasitic livestock pests in Western Hemisphere tropical regions -- could be greatly suppressed with the introduction ... read more

More Tomatoes, Faster: Accelerating Tomato Engineering

Aug. 30, 2016 — While looking for ways to make tomatoes and other crop plants more productive, researchers developed a way to cut the time required to modify a tomato's genes by six weeks. ... read more

Genetically Modified Soil Bacteria Work as Electrical Wires

Aug. 16, 2016 — Scientists have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a ... read more

A Plant Present in Brazil Is Capable of Colonizing Deforested Areas

Aug. 8, 2016 — Researchers have studied the genetic diversity and differentiation patterns of the native pioneer understory tree Miconia affinis. They collected leaf tissue from approximately 30 reproductive trees ... read more

Microscopic Collisions Help Proteins Stay Healthy

Aug. 5, 2016 — Studies are providing basic new understanding about 'heat shock proteins,' also called'chaperone proteins.' Researchers presented data that show how heat shock proteins break ... read more

Biofuel Production Technique Could Reduce Cost, Antibiotics Use

Aug. 4, 2016 — A new technique gives biofuel-producing microbes the upper hand against unwanted invaders. The development could reduce the cost and environmental impact of producing liquid ... read more

Vaccination: Zika Infection Is Caused by One Virus Serotype

July 29, 2016 — Vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus should be sufficient to protect against genetically diverse strains of the virus, according to a new ... read more

Genome of 6,000-Year-Old Barley Grains Sequenced for First Time

July 18, 2016 — Researchers have succeeded for the first time in sequencing the genome of Chalcolithic barley grains. This is the oldest plant genome to be reconstructed to date. The ... read more

Synthetic Biology Used to Limit Bacterial Growth and Coordinate Drug Release

July 20, 2016 — Researchers have engineered a clinically relevant bacterium to produce cancer drugs and then self-destruct and release the ... read more

Malaria: A Genetically Attenuated Parasite Induces an Immune Response

July 18, 2016 — With nearly 3.2 billion people currently at risk of contracting malaria, scientists have experimentally developed a live, genetically attenuated vaccine for Plasmodium, the ... read more

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes to Fight Zika

How To Tell If Your Food Is Genetically Modified: It's Complicated

Pomegranates May Help Reverse Muscle Aging, Say Researchers

Floods in China Kill Almost 130, Wipe out Crops

What’s Changed in Genetics Since Your High School Biology Class?

Aug. 2, 2016 — The field of genetics has seen astonishing breakthroughs and the development of world-changing technologies in the past half ... read more

Gas Sensors 'See' Through Soil to Analyze Microbial Interactions

July 18, 2016 — Researchers use programmed bacteria as gas sensors that help them 'see' into soil to learn about the behavior of the microbial communities ... read more

Proteins Team Up to Turn on T Cells

July 15, 2016 — Scientists are learning how cells make the decision to become T ... read more

It's All in the Genes: New Research Reveals Why Some Chickens Are Resistant to Bird Flu

July 14, 2016 — The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird flu, new research has revealed. Until now, scientists around the world have paid little attention to the ... read more

Rat Study Shows Gut Microbes Play a Role in Colon Cancer Susceptibility

July 13, 2016 — The microscopic organisms that live in our gut do more than help us digest food. A new study in rats bolsters a growing body of evidence that the complex mix of microorganisms found in the gut, known ... read more

Genetically Improving Sorghum for Production of Biofuel

July 13, 2016 — The bioenergy crop sorghum holds great promise as a raw material for making environmentally friendly fuels and chemicals that offer alternatives to petroleum-based products. Sorghum can potentially ... read more

Disentangling the Plant Microbiome

July 12, 2016 — With the human population expected to climb from 7.4 billion to more than 11 billion people by 2100, some scientists hope that manipulating the microbial communities in, on and around plants, the ... read more

Diabetes Reversal After Bypass Surgery Linked to Changes in Gut Microorganisms

July 11, 2016 — Studies have shown that bariatric surgery can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in rodents and humans, but this beneficial effect cannot be explained solely by weight loss. In a ... read more

The Debut of a Robotic Stingray, Powered by Light-Activated Rat Cells

July 7, 2016 — Researchers have created a robotic mimic of a stingray that's powered and guided by light-sensitive rat heart cells. The work exhibits a new method for building bio-inspired robots by means of ... read more

Global, Evolving, and Historic Make-Up of Malaria Species Uncovered

June 27, 2016 — A team of scientists has uncovered the global, evolving, and historic make-up of Plasmodium vivax, one of the five species of malaria that infect humans. The research, which links the spread of the ... read more

Fix for 3-Billion-Year-Old Genetic Error Could Dramatically Improve Genetic Sequencing

June 23, 2016 — Researchers found a fix for a 3-billion-year-old glitch in one of the major carriers of information needed for life, RNA, which until now produced errors when making copies of genetic information. ... read more

Smell Tells Intruder Mice How to Behave

June 23, 2016 — Male mice appear to be precisely wired to know when they are intruders in another male's territory, according to a new study. The smell gives it away. But this study found that a genetically ... read more

Genetic Mutation Causes Ataxia in Humans, Dogs

June 16, 2016 — Cerebellar ataxia is a condition of the cerebellum that causes an inability to coordinate muscle movements. A new study describes a new genetic mutation as an additional cause of ataxia in humans and ... read more

Scientists Discover Protective Strategy Against Pesticide-Linked Parkinson's Disease

June 15, 2016 — A new study sheds light on the toxicity of the pesticides related to Parkinson's while also suggesting a strategy that may help protect against the ... read more

New Insights Into Mechanism of Metabolic Disorders: Proteome of an Entire Family

June 9, 2016 — Based on comprehensive protein data on mice, researchers have gained new insights into the mechanism of metabolic disorders. A key factor in their success was the data compiled by the scientists on ... read more

Rapid Retrieval of Live, Infectious Pathogens from Clinical Samples

June 9, 2016 — Scientists now reports a method which enables the rapid isolation and concentration of infectious bacteria from complex clinical samples to help speed up bacterial identification, and it should be ... read more

Gene-Drive Modified Organisms Are Not Ready to Be Released Into Environment, Experts Say

June 8, 2016 — The emerging science of gene drives has the potential to address environmental and public health challenges, but gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into the environment and ... read more

Residents Concerned About Use of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Curb Insect Population

June 6, 2016 — A small survey of residents of a Florida Keys neighborhood where officials hope to release genetically modified mosquitoes to potentially reduce the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses such as Zika ... read more

Personality Changes Can Affect Fish Body Shape, Locomotion

June 3, 2016 — Fish that are bred to be bolder or more shy show corresponding changes to their body shape and locomotion, suggesting that personality changes affect other seemingly unrelated traits. The findings ... read more

Genetically Modified Golden Rice Falls Short on Lifesaving Promises

June 2, 2016 — Heralded on the cover of Time magazine in 2000 as a genetically modified (GMO) crop with the potential to save millions of lives in the Third World, Golden Rice is still years away from field ... read more

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

What’s changed in genetics since your high school biology class?

Monday, July 18, 2016

Gas sensors 'see' through soil to analyze microbial interactions

Friday, July 15, 2016

Proteins team up to turn on T cells

Thursday, July 14, 2016

It's all in the genes: New research reveals why some chickens are resistant to bird flu

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Disentangling the plant microbiome

Monday, July 11, 2016

Diabetes reversal after bypass surgery linked to changes in gut microorganisms

Thursday, July 7, 2016

The debut of a robotic stingray, powered by light-activated rat cells

Monday, June 27, 2016

Global, evolving, and historic make-up of malaria species uncovered

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Genetic mutation causes ataxia in humans, dogs

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Scientists discover protective strategy against pesticide-linked Parkinson's disease

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into environment, experts say

Monday, June 6, 2016

Residents concerned about use of genetically modified mosquitoes to curb insect population

Friday, June 3, 2016

Personality changes can affect fish body shape, locomotion

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Genetically modified golden rice falls short on lifesaving promises

Thursday, May 26, 2016

How prions kill neurons: New culture system shows early toxicity to dendritic spines

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Consumer knowledge gap on genetically modified food

Friday, May 20, 2016

Modified microalgae converts sunlight into valuable medicine

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016

Using precision-genetics in pigs to beat cancer

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Fatal attachment: How pathogenic bacteria hang on to mucosa and avoid exfoliation

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Mouse models of Zika in pregnancy show how fetuses become infected

Monday, May 9, 2016

Bacterial individualism: Survival strategy for hard times

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Engineers produce biodiesel from microalgae in three hours

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Temporal cues help keep humans looking human

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Transfer of gut bacteria affects brain function, nerve fiber insulation

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Improved brain mapping tool 20 times more powerful than previous version

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Spreading seeds by human migration

Friday, April 8, 2016

Viruses work together to attack their hosts

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Typhoid toxin increases host survival and promotes asymptomatic infection

Friday, April 1, 2016

Pros and cons of mandatory GMO labeling

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Psychotherapy for depressed rats shows genes aren't destiny

Thursday, March 24, 2016

New methods of enhancing efficiency of genetic engineering in mice, rats

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Modified maggots could help human wound healing

Monday, March 21, 2016

Skin regeneration in technicolor

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Mom's microbes influence her offspring's immune system, mice study shows

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Surface-going cave crickets actually more isolated than cave-dwelling cousins

Monday, March 7, 2016

Non-natural biomedical polymers produced from microorganisms

Thursday, March 3, 2016

A synthetic biology approach for a new antidote to coral snake venom

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Engineered swarmbots rely on peers for survival

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

EU decision process hinders use of genetically modified trees

Friday, February 19, 2016

New device may speed up DNA insertion into bacteria

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Monday, February 15, 2016

Using light to control protein transport from cell nucleus

Friday, February 12, 2016

Gene technology to help healthy skin in Aboriginal Australians

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Study of Asian common toad reveals three divergent groups

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Parasitic ants alter how captive ants recognize nest mates

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Monsanto's glyphosate now most heavily used weed-killer in history

Monday, January 25, 2016

A behemoth in Leviathan's crypt: Second Cryptomaster daddy longlegs species

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Exact pol(e) position -- precisely where the polymerase is changed

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Fatty acids from genetically modified oilseed crops could replace fish oil

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Grafted plants' genomes can communicate with each other

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Environmental changes can elicit fast changes in pathogens

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Tweak in gene expression may have helped humans walk upright

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Monday, January 4, 2016

Creating safer polio vaccine strains for the post-eradication era

Friday, December 18, 2015

Bacterium carrying a cloned Bt-gene could help millions infected with roundworms

Thursday, December 17, 2015

An alternative TALEN/CRISPR-mediated gene insertion technique described in detail

Friday, December 11, 2015

Urban swans' genes make them plucky

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Bacteria engineered with synthetic circadian clocks

Monday, December 7, 2015

Modified mosquitoes could help fight against malaria

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

First direct evidence for synaptic plasticity in fruit fly brain

Monday, November 30, 2015

Thursday, November 26, 2015

DNA sequences in GMOs: Largest database now publicly available

Monday, November 23, 2015

Trees created with enhanced resistance to greening

Monday, November 2, 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life as we know it

Monday, October 26, 2015

Cellular stress management in people and plants

Thursday, October 22, 2015

What you didn't know about naked mole-rats

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Teenagers and mutant tomatoes

Monday, October 19, 2015

Genome-edited plants, without DNA

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Quantum physics meets genetic engineering

Friday, October 9, 2015

A cure for vitamin B6 deficiency?

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Plant biosensor could help African farmers fight parasitic 'witchweed'

Friday, October 2, 2015

Studying cardiac arrhythmias in nematodes

Friday, September 25, 2015

Root microbiome engineering improves plant growth

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria

Monday, September 21, 2015

Targeting DNA: Protein-based sensor could detect viral infection or kill cancer cells