Tag: bioengineering
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Stanford creates biological transistors, the final step towards computers inside living cells
from extremetech.com: Bioengineers at Stanford University have created the first biological transistor made from genetic materials: DNA and RNA. Dubbed the “transcriptor,” this biological transistor is the final component required […]
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Regulators Discover Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops
EFSA has belatedly discovered that the most common genetic regulatory sequence in commercial GMOs also encodes a significant fragment of a viral gene.
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Debunking GE Myths. Again.
Mark Lynas gave a long mea culpa speech at the Oxford Farming Conference, in which he apologized to the world for tearing up GE crops back in the day, and for what he described as his “anti-science environmentalism.”
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The HIV Virus: A Possible Cure for Leukemia?
The experimental technique relies on help from a disabled form of HIV because the virus is adept at carrying genetic material into T-cells so they’re able to kill off cancer cells.
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#VIDEO Future organic farmer tells it like it is
from therealfoodchannel.com: “We can either pay the farmer or we can pay the hospital.” True words from Birke Baehr, who was 11 years old when he gave this Tedx talk […]
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Parents’ fury as boy, 11, is told to leave school because of his genetic make-up
from dailymail.co.uk: A California schoolboy has been forced to stay at home after his school banned him from attending classes because he carries the gene for cystic fibrosis. Colman Chadam, […]
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Political, Corporate Elite Shun GM Food On Their Plate
The presidential family demands organic food in their kitchen, yet behind closed doors, shake hands with the biotech industry. China’s top brass is fed by an exclusive, gated organic garden while the rest of the population consumes GM food, steroid contaminated meat and dairy laced with melamine.
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‘Why In The World Are They Spraying?’ Lifts Veil On Geo-Engineering
“WHY in the World are They Spraying?” lifts the veil on a major geo-engineering agenda that is at the forefront of our fight for food sovereignty. There are people who are working full time at controlling the food.
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Bill Gates Leveraged Philanthropy: Corporate Profit versus Humanity
from mercola.com: The featured article discusses “philanthropic leverage,” or “the idea that you can use a little money to access a lot of money,” stating that this is exactly what […]
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Controlling Monkey Brains And Behavior With Light
Researchers reporting online on July 26 in Current Biology have for the first time shown that they can control the behavior of monkeys by using pulses of blue light to very specifically activate particular brain cells.
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Scientists Predict Imminent Planetary Collapse
A prestigious group of scientists from around the world is warning that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems and climate change may be driving Earth toward an irreversible change in the biosphere, a planet-wide tipping point that would have destructive consequences absent adequate preparation and mitigation.
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Bioeconomy: Blueprint or Biotechnology Boost?
from civileats.com: Last week the White House released its National Bioeconomy Blueprint (PDF) which “outlines steps that agencies will take to drive the bioeconomy—economic activity powered by research and innovation […]
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Monsanto Pushes Outrageous Lies to Kids, Calls It Science
from foodfreedomgroup.com: The claims made in a book from the biotechnology industry are laughable. But these blatant lies are passed off as ‘science’ for schoolchildren. It’s not enough that the […]
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Glow in the dark sushi made from genetically modified fish becomes the latest food craze to hit America
from dailymail.co.uk: Sushi that glows in the dark has become the latest must try food craze across America. Inspired by genetically modified fish first bred for scientific research, a video […]
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How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change
From drugs to help you avoid eating meat to genetically engineered cat-like eyes to reduce the need for lighting, a wild interview about changes humans could make to themselves to battle climate change.