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Gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a number of challenging diseases, such as leukemia. Now, scientists are hoping to use gene therapy to permanently repair the tremors, behavioral symptoms and inevitable decline that accompany brain depletion of the neurotransmitter dopamine, the hallmark of Parkinson's disease.
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Using the innovative tools of biotechnology, scientists are able to genetically engineer crops with traits that can address the challenges of meeting global food demand, which is expected to double, over the next 25 years. But GM opponents have coalesced around the issue of labeling as means to an end: fatally stigmatizing biotechnology as some how uniquely different and dangerous�a �violation of nature.�
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DNA evidence says some tiny water fleas hatched from eggs at the bottom of a Minnesota lake, are 700 years old. They're the oldest animals ever resurrected.
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By decoding the genome of the elephant shark, researchers are learning about the genetics of bone formation and bone diseases.
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Recording media and storage devices last decades, but DNA stores information for thousands of years. Maybe we should store our data genetically.
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Who is Don Huber and why is he making claims about 'dangerous pathogens' linked to GMOs and glyphosate--without any hard data? A former anti-GMO activist and organic farmer discusses how he followed the evidence to change his views on crop biotechnology--and what has gone awry with a scientist he once deeply respected.
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During a recent event at UC Berkeley, Bill Gates discussed the controversy surrounding GMOs and their importance for global food security.
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The non-browning Arctic Apple should appeal to consumers and food service companies, but will this benefit also make the GM fruit difficult to market?
A new cancer treatment pioneered at the University of Pennsylvania has generated a lot of excitement in the field and has been used to turn several patients suffering from leukemia cancer-free.
According to new research from Facebook data scientists, internet memes adapt to their surroundings in order to survive, just like organisms. Will this shape the future of internet content?
For years, activists have been pressuring the FDA to define exactly which foods it considers to be "natural," but a new letter from an assistant commissioner explains why the FDA won't define the term anytime soon.
According to a UK scientist, babies will be genetically sequenced from birth within our lifetime so that early treatment can be started for a host of diseases.
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