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Genetically Engineered Cells Will Sweat Ethanol and Diesel Fuel in Texas...
Sweaty Fuel Plant Sweating biofuels for a greener future Joule Unlimited Tiny organisms such as algae offer great promise for a clean energy future by creating biofuels or even hydrogen, if only...
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How Pharmaceutical Companies Turn Genetically Modified Livestock Into Drug...
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How Modified Worms and Goats Can Mass-Produce Nature's Toughest Fiber
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Vatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their...
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Neuroscientists Engineer Mice That Make Better Decisions
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Government Says Biotech Companies Can Be Their Own Safety Testers
Fertilizing a Corn Field Wikimedia Commons Biotech companies will soon perform their own studies to determine whether their genetically modified seeds are safe for the environment, according to a new...
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USDA Won't Regulate Genetically Modified Grass, Sparking Superweed Worries
Overgrown Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis, or Kentucky bluegrass. Matt Lavin via Flickr A new genetically engineered grass variant won't be subject to federal regulation, because it was modified with...
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Video: New Finger-Tap Power Generator Uses Viruses to Make Electricity
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View ArticleGenetically Engineered Cells Will Sweat Ethanol and Diesel Fuel in Texas...
Tiny organisms such as algae offer great promise for a clean energy future by creating biofuels or even hydrogen, if only scientists can figure out how to use them in a…
View ArticleHow Pharmaceutical Companies Turn Genetically Modified Livestock Into Drug...
Farms have always provided a steady supply of milk, cheese and meat. Now add medicine to the list. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first medication…
View ArticleHow Modified Worms and Goats Can Mass-Produce Nature's Toughest Fiber
Mutant silkworms can produce miles of super-strong silk, in a new breakthrough that could lead to mass production of tough, flexible spider-silk material. Thanks to the…
View ArticleVatican Praises Genetically Modified Crops, While U.S. Judge Orders Their...
It's been a strange few days in the world of genetically modified food. For the first time, a judge has ordered the destruction of a GMO crop, saying it was planted in…
View ArticleNeuroscientists Engineer Mice That Make Better Decisions
Adding newborn brain cells to an aging brain can improve memory and decision-making, according to a new study. Adult mice with newborn neurons in the hippocampus, which…
View ArticleGovernment Says Biotech Companies Can Be Their Own Safety Testers
Biotech companies will soon perform their own studies to determine whether their genetically modified seeds are safe for the environment, according to a new federal plan. That means companies like...
View ArticleUSDA Won't Regulate Genetically Modified Grass, Sparking Superweed Worries
A new genetically engineered grass variant won't be subject to federal regulation, because it was modified with a gene gun rather than bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The...
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Piezoelectric devices promise to draw power from your footsteps or heartbeat, change the channel on your TV, and complete all sorts of helpful tasks — but they generally work…
View ArticleHow A Former Nuclear Missileer Made A Color-Changing Petunia
From 2005 to 2008, Keira Havens could have started World War III just by turning a key. As a missileer in the United States Air Force 90th Missile Wing, she manned a…
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