‘Transformative’ blood test can identify cause of fever in children in an hour (www.itv.com)
A blood test which could help diagnose the cause of a child’s fever in under an hour has been branded “transformative” by researchers. | ITV National News
A blood test which could help diagnose the cause of a child’s fever in under an hour has been branded “transformative” by researchers. | ITV National News
Doctors harvested Henrietta Lacks’ cells in 1951, long before the advent of consent procedures used in medicine and scientific research today, but lawyers for her family argued that a Waltham-based biotechnology company has continued to commercialize the results well after the origins of the cell line became known.
I’ve argued before that GMO crop breeding, which inserts bits of DNA from one species of plant into the genome of another, can be judiciously applied in ways that benefit human health and the environment....
The gaseous plant hormone ethylene has been long known to promote fruit ripening and plays a certain role in shelf-life. In a study published in Frontiers in Genome Editing, researchers performed gene editing using the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 system via modification of the...
Organic farming visionary Urs Niggli explains in an interview why organic farming also needs genetic engineering. He also sees conventional agriculture as crucial for sustainable global nutrition.
A treatment for HIV taken just once, using the genome-editing technology Crispr, is receiving fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Yeast has been used for thousands of years in the production of beer and wine and for adding fluff and flavor to bread. They are nature's tiny factories that can feed on sugars found in fruit and grains and other nutrients—and from that menu produce alcohol for beverages, and carbon dioxide to make bread rise.
The door should be opened further: CRISPR has huge potential to boost food security in the face of pathogens and climate change.
Researchers developed a new method called wildDISCO that uses standard antibodies to map the entire body of an animal using fluorescent markers. This revolutionary technique provides detailed 3D maps of structures, shedding new light on complex biological systems and diseases.
New in Science: #CRISPR editing has enabled scientists to design wood in which lignin is more suitable for fiber production. The approach could make paper production less polluting.
Two virologists testified that they remained convinced that the coronavirus was natural in origin and said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci did not exert influence over a study they wrote.
Rapid detection of respiratory pathogens circulating in indoor environments could facilitate improved infection prevention responses. In this proof-of-concept study, the authors develop a pathogen air quality monitor for real-time direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols and demonstrate its application in rooms of people with...
....Let me categorically say that these allegations are absurd and false.
Adopting cisgenic varieties could provide benefits to farmers and to the environment through lower pesticide use, thus contributing to the European Green Deal target.
Scientists welcomed this week’s draft proposal, which aims to accelerate research boosting the resilience of crops to climate change, pests, and diseases, and to develop plants that require fewer fertilizers.
A new #CRISPR gene editing approach disrupts a female-essential gene in the malaria-carrying mosquito Anopheles gambiae, and could offer a sustained and confinable way to suppress mosquito populations.
Are attitudes towards genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our agriculture softening? Back in 2015 a Pew survey found that the gap between public opinion and that of scientists was greatest on acceptance of GMOs (more than any other topic surveyed), with a 51% gap. But more recent data shows declining opposition. Regulators...
Real environmentalists use Roundup. "The best thing I can do for nature is to fight the invaders with herbicides."
(June 2023) - We estimate the impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on countrywide yields, harvested area, and trade using a triple-differences rollout design that exploits variation in the availability of GM seeds across crops, countries, and time. We find positive impacts on yields, especially in poor countries. Our...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved BioMarin Pharmaceutical's gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, the company said, giving patients with the inherited bleeding disorder an alternative to regular injections of missing blood proteins.
Exploring Solutions with Genetically Modified Species and CRISPR Technology
We believe that the scientific community can therefore be cautiously optimistic based on current trends that gene editing will be accepted by the public and be able to achieve its promise of making a substantial contribution to future food security and environmental sustainability worldwide.
Italy's political groups voted unanimously to authorize field experimentation of products of new breeding technologies (NBTs). This is a turning point for the country's agricultural industry.
If it succeeds, duckweed may become humanity’s first new major crop in more than a century, a skeleton key to unlock how plants replace animal protein on an unprecedented scale.