News on Genetic Engineering

U.S. approves Monsanto drought-tolerant GM corn

2011-12-22T09:30:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monsanto's genetically engineered, drought resistant corn is deregulated, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday, clearing the variety for sale.

USDA approved the variety after reviewing environm...

Petition demands US label genetically engineered food

2011-10-04T19:30:55Z

Supporters and producers of organic foods petitioned the US government Tuesday for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods, and encouraged consumers to go online and join the cause.

The 21 petitioners want the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the full power of the law to ensure that consumers know when they are buying food made with genetically modified ingredien...

Oversee synthetic life field more: Obama advisers

2010-12-16T10:00:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The not-quite-emerged field of synthetic biology -- artificial life -- will need coordinated supervision from the federal government, advisers to President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

They said the White House should oversee...

Bioethics Commission to Investigate Guatemala Experiments and Current U.S. Human Research

2010-11-29T14:48:15Z

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Federal Agencies Crack Down on 'Energy' Drinks

2010-11-29T14:30:25Z

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Bioethics Panel Finalizes Advice for Synthetic Biology

2010-11-29T14:48:13Z

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Glow in the Dark Puppies

2010-11-30T13:51:26Z

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Synthetic DNA

2010-11-30T13:49:14Z

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Regeneration and Agrobacteriummediated transformation of a popular indica rice variety ADT39

2010-11-29T14:55:39Z

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TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind

2010-11-29T14:47:14Z

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Mass Effect walkthrough: The Citadel - Family Matter (Xbox 360, PC)

2010-11-29T15:25:45Z

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Kanamycin

2010-11-30T13:10:58Z

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Questioning the safety of our food to health

2010-11-29T15:20:13Z

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Mice 'Smell' Light in Olfaction Study

2010-11-03T16:00:25Z

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Animal facts: Miniature cow

2010-11-04T14:28:05Z

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How scientists have created artificial life

2010-11-29T15:04:40Z

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Stable Transfection Protocols

2010-10-27T08:10:27Z

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Gene therapy helps depressed mice

2010-11-02T13:33:08Z

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Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Cured by Gene Therapy

2010-11-03T09:43:48Z

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Study points to possible gene therapy for depression

2010-10-20T11:30:59Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified a gene that can cause symptoms of major depression and said it may be possible to use gene therapy to counteract its effects.

They have been testing a similar gene therapy technique in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease and may be able to quickly adapt it to depression, Michael Kaplitt of Cornell Medical Colle...

Monsanto teams up with Sumitomo Chemical

2010-10-19T22:38:57Z

Monsanto partners with herbicide maker Sumitomo Chemical to develop new Roundup Ready platform

Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it's partnering with weedkiller-maker Sumitomo Chemical Co. to develop a new platform for Monsanto's genetically altered crops.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, develops genetically ...

Dutch McDonald's Tracks Burglars by Spraying Them With Synthetic DNA Mist

2010-10-19T17:17:48Z

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Glaxo Brings Gene Therapy Back From the Dead

2010-11-02T12:28:36Z

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Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2010

2010-10-15T10:05:34Z

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Oct. 14, 2010

2010-10-15T10:53:26Z

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seeing is believing---Nine years old Corey

2010-11-02T21:54:27Z

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The Dog With Human Body: Myth or Fact

2010-11-02T23:52:13Z

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Profound Nonsense

2010-11-03T00:13:51Z

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What are antibodies?

2010-11-02T18:46:31Z

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Intrexon Appoints Former NIH Investigator to Identify High Value Therapeutic Opportunities

2010-10-09T07:24:21Z

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New Details Presented at the World Parkinson Congress on Neurologix's Successful Phase 2 Trial of Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

2010-10-01T22:28:39Z

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2010-09-29T21:55:45Z

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No Agreement Imminent on Salmon Labeling

2010-09-23T09:07:33Z

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Genetically altered salmon? It doesn't stop there

2010-09-22T15:30:55Z

Genetically altered salmon is only the beginning; more engineered animals, food are to come

We've always played with our food — even before we knew about genes or how to change them.

For thousands of years, humans have practiced selective breeding — pairing the beefiest bull with the healthiest heifers to start a new herd. That concept was refined to develop plant hybridization and artificial insemination. Today we've got tastier corn on sturdier...

Genetically altered salmon? It does not stop there

2010-09-22T15:16:41Z

We have always played with our food — even before we knew about genes or how to change them.

Now comes an Atlantic salmon that is genetically engineered to g...

US consumer groups seek label for modified salmon

2010-09-21T17:10:51Z

Consumer advocates, environmentalists and other opponents of genetically engineered salmon told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday that it would be irresponsible not to label the fish as modified in the grocery store if it is approved for human consumption.

Consumers want to know what they are eating, they said.

The agency heard from all sides this week as they held...

Consumer groups push for label for modified salmon

2010-09-21T17:10:25Z

Consumer advocates disagree with company over labeling for its genetically engineered salmon

Consumer advocates, environmentalists and other opponents of genetically engineered salmon told the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday that it would be irresponsible not to label the fish in the grocery store if it is approved for human consumption.

Consumers want t...

Mount Sinai Says Misconduct by Postdocs Led to Retraction of Gene Therapy Papers

2010-09-21T13:41:16Z

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Gene Rx May Fight Severe Blood Disorder

2010-11-02T12:58:53Z

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Gene Therapy Combats Hereditary Blood Disease

2010-09-17T07:15:42Z

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Gene Therapy Proves Effective in Treating Severe Heart Failure; Holds Potential to Drastically Reduce Healthcare Costs for Heart Failure Patients

2010-09-16T12:26:25Z

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Gene Rx May Fight Severe Blood Disorder

2010-09-15T19:19:33Z

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Gauging the 'Yuck Factor' of Synthetic Biology

2010-09-11T12:36:20Z

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One-Third of Americans Back Ban on Synthetic Genes

2010-09-11T11:41:23Z

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How Do I Become a Plant Breeder?

2010-11-05T09:30:40Z

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What Is a Superintelligence?

2010-11-05T10:00:41Z

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What Is Antisense Therapy?

2010-11-05T10:10:39Z

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What Is Protein Therapy?

2010-11-05T10:10:18Z

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What Is Recombinant Protein Production?

2010-11-05T09:57:25Z

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What Is Electroporation?

2010-11-05T09:58:56Z

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Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA

2010-09-03T08:50:23Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as normal Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday.

The fish, called AquAdvantage, are genetically altered to grow twice as fast as n...

FDA to Rule on Genetically Modified Salmon

2010-09-11T16:25:56Z

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Create New Life Forms

2010-09-10T12:53:47Z

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Scientists create smell detector using frog eggs

2010-08-23T17:15:13Z

HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Researchers in Japan have created a highly accurate sensor that can detect smells and gases using genetically engineered frog eggs.

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, they said they hoped to use the invention ...

Gene Therapy Shows Benefit in Children With X-Linked SCID

2010-09-11T12:50:45Z

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Judge's ruling uproots use of biotechnology beets

2010-08-14T09:30:16Z

Judge revokes government's approval of genetically altered sugar beets until further review

A federal judge has revoked the government's approval of genetically altered sugar beets until regulators complete a more thorough review of how the scientifically engineered crops affect organic food.

Friday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White means sugar beet growers won't be able to plant the mo...

What is Synthetic Biology?

2010-11-05T10:00:34Z

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From Lego to loo seats: tales from an unconference at Google HQ

2010-11-02T13:11:10Z

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Nuclear Vs. Chloroplast Genetic Engineering

2010-11-02T14:20:48Z

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DNA factory builds up steam

2010-09-10T14:52:56Z

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Benefit confirmed in "bubble boy" treatment

2010-07-21T15:46:48Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - A 10-year study of nine boys born without the ability to ward off germs has found that gene therapy is an effective long-term treatment, but it carries a price: four of them developed leukemia.

The technique is designed to help boys with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease, or SCID, a rare mutation that prevents the body from making mature T cells or natural killer cells, which are vi...

All the news that’s fun to print

2010-11-03T08:24:44Z

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ArmaGen Re-engineers Erythropoietin for Brain Penetration

2010-11-02T12:39:35Z

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U.S. Panel Weighs Guidelines for Synthetic Biology

2010-11-02T14:03:55Z

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Gene Therapy for Eye Diseases

2010-11-02T13:10:19Z

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Synthetic Biology: Great Promise and Potential Peril

2010-11-02T13:19:35Z

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Transient transfection

2010-11-02T15:36:29Z

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Bioethics Council Hears Pleas for More Oversight of Synthetic Biology

2010-11-02T14:03:55Z

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Unexpected Expression Pattern of TetracyclineRegulated Transgenes in Mice

2010-11-02T15:28:20Z

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Expression of ICreI Endonuclease Generates Deletions Within the rDNA of Drosophila

2010-11-02T15:28:19Z

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Animal Cell Technology From Biopharmaceuticals to Gene Therapy

2010-11-02T15:28:10Z

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Stable transfection

2010-11-02T15:08:52Z

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Obama Orders Review of Synthetic Biology

2010-11-02T14:03:35Z

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Gene Therapy Helps Blind Children See

2010-11-02T14:03:14Z

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Gene Therapy Halts Brain Disease in Two Boys

2010-11-02T14:03:11Z

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Neurologix Announces Successful Phase 2 Trial of Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

2010-11-02T12:39:03Z

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British public 'relaxed' about synthetic life

2010-11-02T13:10:45Z

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How to turn politicians on to science

2010-10-27T09:10:59Z

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Gene Therapy for HIV Inches Forward

2010-09-10T17:25:34Z

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Congress Considers Synthetic Biology Risks, Benefits

2010-10-27T07:55:26Z

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Fruit Flies Genetically Engineered to Smell Light

2010-10-27T07:11:22Z

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Where next for synthetic life?

2010-10-27T07:11:58Z

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Today on New Scientist: 26 May 2010

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Gene Therapy Might Treat 'Bubble Boy' Disease

2010-10-27T06:54:33Z

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Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Muscular Dystrophy

2010-10-27T06:54:34Z

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New Data from Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Pilot Study Presented at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Show Three-Year Disease Stabilization of Patients

2010-10-27T06:54:32Z

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birth of the first synthetic cell

2010-10-27T07:11:53Z

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Genomics Synthetic Genome Brings New Life to Bacterium

2010-10-27T07:55:19Z

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All The News That Fits

2010-10-27T06:46:05Z

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Synthetic bio, meet "FBIo"

2010-11-03T08:24:34Z

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2010-10-27T07:55:04Z

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Epeius Biotechnologies Reports Major Clinical Advances: Noteworthy Clinical Case Studies in Cancer Gene Therapy

2010-10-27T06:53:57Z

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Engineering Better Immune Cells

2010-10-27T07:11:13Z

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Seth Klarman's Baupost Group Exits Facet Biotech

2010-10-27T06:30:13Z

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GenVec Slides on Discontinuation of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Trial

2010-10-25T12:54:27Z

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GenVec's Pancreatic Cancer Therapy Crashes

2010-10-25T12:29:08Z

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Light Switches for Neurons

2010-10-27T07:10:59Z

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Genetix raises $35m to deliver gene therapy

2010-10-25T11:33:33Z

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A Brain Implant that Uses Light

2010-10-27T07:10:48Z

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ENGINEERED CORN

2010-10-07T18:21:24Z

Graphic shows the benefits of the "halo effect" from genetically engineered corn on neighboring corn

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Transgenic Corn

2010-10-07T13:25:31Z

This photo Oct. 5, 2010 photo provided by the University of Minnesota, shows a corn borer in an ear of corn. A study being published Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in the journal Science finds corn that's been genetically engineered to resist corn borers has a "halo effect" that provides huge benefits to other corn planted nearby simply by reducing the corn borer population in the area. Given that the pest costs BASF AG in Mannheim, Germany against genetic engineering and the production of the genetic potato Amflora. For thousands of years, humans have practiced selective breeding. That concept...

Modified Salmon

2010-11-19T07:01:06Z

This undated handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground. The Food and Drug Administration pondered Monday whether to say, for the first time, that it's OK to market a genetically engineered animal as ...

Rogue Farmer

2010-10-22T10:07:06Z

In this Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 photo Giorgio Fidenato holds a raw ear of yellow corn in his office in Pordenone, northern Italy. Fidenato's corn is genetically modified, grown in fields of surreptitiously, and, detractors say, illegally planted Monsanto seed in northeastern Italy...