Posts Tagged ‘genetic engineering’
Should we bring back extinct species?
STANFORD (US) — Within 15 years, scientists may be able to revive some recently extinct species, like the dodo or the passenger pigeon. It’s not Jurassic Park, but is it a good idea? Continue…
Friday, April 5, 2013 9:46 - 51 Comments
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2013 12:24 - 0 Comments
To sprout lettuce year-round, ‘mute’ gene
UC DAVIS (US) — The discovery of a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather could lead to lettuce that can sprout all year, even at high temperatures. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 2, 2013 10:40 - 2 Comments
Pests could chomp past double toxin
U. ARIZONA (US) —Crops genetically engineered to produce multiple toxins might not kill pests for long, warn researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2013 15:10 - 2 Comments
Human anti-microbe protein added to goat milk
UC DAVIS (US) — Goat milk with extra lysozyme, an antimicrobial protein found in human breast milk, helps young pigs recover from diarrhea faster. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 18, 2013 12:19 - 2 Comments
Can culture protect genetics from misuse?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugenics. The concept of culture can protect genetics from a similar fate, an anthropologist argues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 6, 2012 13:52 - 0 Comments
Mystery regions lie ‘upstream’ of plant DNA
U. WARWICK (UK) — Scientists have discovered 100 million-year-old regions in the DNA of several plant species that could hold secrets about how specific genes get turned “on” or “off.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2012 13:03 - 0 Comments
‘Shotgun’ method sorts through wheat genome
UC DAVIS (US) — To amp up wheat’s yield and nutritional content, scientists are unraveling the complex history hidden in its genome, which is five times the size of humans’. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2012 12:09 - 1 Comment
To check out seizures, ‘knock-in’ genes
BROWN (US) — Scientists have created fruit flies with a gene mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people—a first in genetic engineering. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2011 14:24 - 1 Comment
Tweaks to brain rein in need for reward
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) —Therapeutics that target the path between two critical brain regions may pose potential treatment for reward-seeking behaviors like addiction. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 28, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
Fungus tooled to fight malaria
U. MARYLAND (US) — Spraying mosquitoes with a genetically engineered fungus shows promise for dramatically reducing malaria infections. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2010 12:39 - 0 Comments
Tricking cancer cells to go suicidal
TULANE (US) — A new treatment that causes cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing surrounding healthy cells, has been successful in animal models. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 14, 2010 11:21 - 1 Comment
Neurons glow when brain is ‘On Air’
PRINCETON (US)—A new method for studying brain connectivity works in a similar way to a complex circuit board where wires split at random and then connect in strange and unexpected ways. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 22, 2010 13:07 - 1 Comment
Effort in Philippines to grow robust rice
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—An effort to use modern molecular tools to produce a more efficient and higher-yielding form of rice to ease the threat of hunger for the poor is under way in the Philippines. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2010 12:34 - 0 Comments
Epilepsy model points out affected neurons
EMORY (US)—The creation of a mouse model of a genetic form of human epilepsy will allow scientists to dissect affected neurons and precisely define associated physiological changes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 17, 2009 13:42 - 0 Comments
Why voles don’t play the field
EMORY (US)—Researchers have successfully generated the first transgenic prairie voles, an important step toward unlocking the genetic secrets of pair bonding. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 28, 2009 15:26 - 4 Comments
Hidden costs of modified crops
PENN STATE (US)—Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 11, 2009 17:00 - 1 Comment
DNA crystals—now showing in 3D
NYU (US)—Chemists have created three-dimensional DNA structures, a breakthrough bridging the molecular world to the world where we live. The technique could help researchers build better nanoelectronics and design more effective drugs. (more…)
