Archaeobiology provides fresh insights about the origins of food and farming

Archaeobiology provides fresh insights about the origins of food and farming

The precise drivers of agriculture remain a matter of fierce debate. Were people pushed into relying on plants for food ...
‘Neurological roots of politics’: Are Democrat and Republican brains wired differently?

‘Neurological roots of politics’: Are Democrat and Republican brains wired differently?

Emerging research has begun investigating the neural underpinnings of the biological and psychological differences that drive political ideology, attitudes and ...
How genetically-engineered salmon could help preserve wild populations — if it isn't blocked by anti-GMO activist groups

How genetically-engineered salmon could help preserve wild populations — if it isn’t blocked by anti-GMO activist groups

Salmon are iconic keystone species across the northern Pacific and Atlantic basins. Salmon is also a prized human delicacy. Wild ...
Precision medicine is reshaping the debate over ‘race’

Precision medicine is reshaping the debate over ‘race’

Precision medicine is an emerging field with immense potential for better understanding of diseases and improved treatment outcomes. Its focus: ...
Can we tell the difference between a real human face and an artificially generated one? Nope — and the AI ones are more trustworthy

Can we tell the difference between a real human face and an artificially generated one? Nope — and the AI ones are more trustworthy

From synthesizing speech in anyone’s voice to synthesizing an image of a fictional person and swapping one person’s identity with another ...
Viewpoint: 'Unnecessary delays’ — Activist maneuvers slow rollouts of nutritionally-enhanced Golden Rice

Viewpoint: ‘Unnecessary delays’ — Activist maneuvers slow rollouts of nutritionally-enhanced Golden Rice

The consumption of the genetically modified rice variety known as Golden Rice (GR) offers a potent and cost-effective strategy to ...
95% fewer insecticide applications? How integrated pest management (IPM) strategies can improve crop yields while slashing pesticide use

95% fewer insecticide applications? How integrated pest management (IPM) strategies can improve crop yields while slashing pesticide use

We used a 4-y experiment using commercial-scale fields replicated across multiple sites in the midwestern United States to evaluate the ...
Centenarians have unique genetic characteristics. Here’s why studying them might help us solve the mystery of longevity

Centenarians have unique genetic characteristics. Here’s why studying them might help us solve the mystery of longevity

A recent perspective article on human longevity focuses on socioeconomic standards and health care. In our opinion the authors could ...
GM, insect resistant Bt cotton and 11 billion sterile moths eliminated pink bollworm from the US and Mexico

GM, insect resistant Bt cotton and 11 billion sterile moths eliminated pink bollworm from the US and Mexico

Invasive organisms pose a global threat and are exceptionally difficult to eradicate after they become abundant in their new habitats ...
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Viewpoint: Research raises concerns about ‘ecosystem-wide impact’ of neonicotinoid pesticides

One of the main lessons that emerged from Silent Spring is that we overuse pesticides at our own peril because ...
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Engineering rice plant roots increases crop yields in salty soil, study shows

Genetically improving the root system architectures of plants is an effective strategy for developing climate-resilient crops. In this study, we ...
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Viewpoint: Spinal muscular atrophy treatment Zolgensma a gene therapy trailblazer, despite controversy

In August, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave drug manufacturer AveXis, Inc, a subsidiary of Novartis AG, a ...
New data, novel research approaches help tackle declining monarch butterfly mystery

New data, novel research approaches help tackle declining monarch butterfly mystery

Monarch butterflies are an icon of nature: spectacular in form, known for their unfathomable annual migration, and frequent visitors in ...
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How do scientists counter ‘fake news’ in the era of InfoWars?

Within the scientific community, much attention has focused on improving communications between scientists, policy makers, and the public. ... [W]henever ...
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40 years of data show Bt corn significantly reduces pests, spraying and crop damage, including in nearby non-GMO fields

University of Maryland researchers have pulled together forty years of data to quantify the effects of Bt field corn, a ...
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Organic yields lag conventional by 20% in developed countries, 43% in Africa, meta-analyses find

In most regions of the world, row-crop farming is primarily conducted in [large] fields, but knowledge of processes and management ...

Your genes may influence what microbes reside in your gut

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Microbial communities in the ...

A case for regulating genetically engineered animals like GMO crops

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the past 20 ...
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Piano-playing geneticist translates DNA into music

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As an undergraduate at ...

Can CRISPR replace conventional methods of biological conservation?

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  Scientists have recognized the ...

Scientist’s quest to prove genes ‘jump’ forever shook up genetics

For much of the 20th century, genes were considered to be stable entities arranged in an orderly linear pattern on ...
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