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Posted on March 9, 2017

A New Lab-Built Fungus Eats Sugar and Burps Out Drugs

A New Lab-Built Fungus Eats Sugar and Burps Out Drugs
Scientists are building the first eukaryote genome from scratch. The post A New Lab-Built Fungus Eats Sugar and Burps Out Drugs appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 2, 2017

MIT’s Crispr Guy Braves Enemy Territory at UC Berkeley

MIT’s Crispr Guy Braves Enemy Territory at UC Berkeley
Student planned a protest against Feng Zhang's appearance at UC Berkeley, the home of competing Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna, and then canceled it. The post MIT’s Crispr Guy Braves Enemy Territory at UC Berkeley appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 22, 2017

The Long-Shot Bid to Put Crispr in the Hands of the People

The Long-Shot Bid to Put Crispr in the Hands of the People
Legal experts are filing a petition. They want the federal government to step in and bring Crispr back to the people. The post The Long-Shot Bid to Put Crispr in the Hands of the People appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 16, 2017

A Patent Decision on Crispr Gene Editing Favors MIT

A Patent Decision on Crispr Gene Editing Favors MIT
The US Patent Office says two groups, one based at UC Berkeley and the other in Cambridge, Mass. own overlapping parts of a powerful new genetic technique The post A Patent Decision on Crispr Gene Editing Favors MIT appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 7, 2017

770,000 Tubes of Spit Help Map America’s Great Migrations

770,000 Tubes of Spit Help Map America’s Great Migrations
With their massive database of DNA, Ancestry has mapped how culture and geography has shaped the genetic structure of the US population over the last 200 years. The post 770,000 Tubes of Spit Help Map America's Great Migrations appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 5, 2017

The Long, Lonely Quest to Breed the Ultimate Avocado

The Long, Lonely Quest to Breed the Ultimate Avocado
The buttery, nutty Hass has lots going for it, but horticulturists and geneticists want to do better—and save avocados from a future of pests and drought. The post The Long, Lonely Quest to Breed the Ultimate Avocado appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 29, 2016

From Crispr to Zika, Here Are 2016’s Biggest Biology Stories

From Crispr to Zika, Here Are 2016’s Biggest Biology Stories
Creative researchers are now applying gene editing to tackle everything from HIV to animals on the brink of extinction. The post From Crispr to Zika, Here Are 2016's Biggest Biology Stories appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 15, 2016

Genos Will Sequence Your Genes—And Help You Sell Them to Science

Genos Will Sequence Your Genes—And Help You Sell Them to Science
With promises of unprecedented levels of data ownership, one genetic testing company is betting on the power of the patient to find tomorrow's cures. The post Genos Will Sequence Your Genes—And Help You Sell Them to Science appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on November 28, 2016

Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr’s Potential as Therapy

Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr’s Potential as Therapy
The jury's still out on whether Crispr will be as transformative as a medical therapy as it has been as lab tool, but inherited blood diseases are a good test. The post Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr's Potential as Therapy appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on November 10, 2016

Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

Combining an egg's genetic leftovers with donor cells may be a way to double the number of eggs available for IVF in women whose ovarian reserve is running low

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