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A burial reconstruction of the Siberian boy at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. His bones have been dated to about 24,000 years ago and his complete genome recently sequenced.  (Credit: Kelly Graf.)
Native Americans, who have a significant amount of East Asian genes, are thought to have first travelled to America from Asia and Siberia. But after researchers recently sequenced the oldest genome yet from modern bones, dated at about 24,000 years ago, this theory could change.
Agriculture
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Via Islam Great Religion
The Quran has many passages regarding food ethics, specifically stressing that food must be good, pure and wholesome. In debating whether the use of genetically modified food is acceptable under Islamic law, scholars must address both religious teachings and experts in the field.
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It can take weeks or months to identify a new virus, but only days for one to kill, so researchers are developing new, fast virus genome sequencing methods.
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Time magazine named the Lazarus project--a project that created an embryo of an extinct frog species from non-living genetic material--one of 2013's best inventions.
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Researchers found senescent cells--normally associated with old and damaged tissue--in embryos. Now, they suspect senescence plays a role in differentiating tissue.
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Organic farming won't save the planet, but it can set an example for how to improve sustainability on conventional farms.
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Japanese research institutes are leading the world in developing new strains of rice that are capable of withstanding drought, disease, and even treating allergies.
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Trendy "healthy" labels of foods containing trans-fats raised their popularity, but now the Food and Drug Administration has banned them altogether. Errors made in trans-fat labeling could provide insight into the GMO labeling debate.
The Texas State Board of Education has voted to adopt high school textbooks including accurate instruction on evolution and climate change.
Animal researchers are working on a project that would allow humans to communicate with free-swimming dolphins in real time.
This week, the FDA ordered genetic testing company 23andMe to stop selling its personalized DNA test kits. How will this impact the DNA clinical direct-to-consumer movement?
The controversial "designer baby" debate speaks to the larger issues about patent eligibility and the patent application process, according to a new article.
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