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@JonEntine shared
On Nov 3, 2021
Eco-friendly diets often call for banning animal products — but sustainability is not that simple for many people around the world https://t.co/NOUQmznW36 via @GeneticLiteracy
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Eco-friendly diets often call for banning animal products — but sustainability is not that simple for many people around the world

Eco-friendly diets often call for banning animal products — but sustainability is not that simple for many people around the world

Sustainability discussions breed controversy, often pitting animal products and meat alternatives against each other. However, this dichotomous framing

@GeneticLiteracy shared
On Nov 5, 2021
Glyphosate is one of the most heavily studied chemicals in history. Here’s why it’s not dangerous. https://t.co/BQT75HJv2g
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Is glyphosate (Roundup) dangerous?

Is glyphosate (Roundup) dangerous?

In 2015, the WHO sub-agency the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic,” using what is called a hazard evaluation. IARC did no original ...

@UrbanAgNews shared
On Nov 4, 2021
“The knowledge generated from this study will aid plant breeders practicing DNA methylation editing in crops and facilitate the policy- and decision-making process at federal regulatory agencies,” Li says https://t.co/YFMGkzHJz9
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Studying the unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes

Studying the unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes

Yi Li, professor of plant science in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources is working on a new $500,000 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grant (BRAG) from the…

@AgBioWorld shared
On Nov 5, 2021
For a ProPublica reporter who did Ph.D. work in bioinformatics, data on bacterial DNA helped reveal how a once-rare salmonella strain spread through the chicken industry. Salmonella infantis is multidrug-resistant and is still making people sick. https://t.co/MW4rO98dNr
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How ProPublica Used Genomic Sequencing Data to Track an Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak

How ProPublica Used Genomic Sequencing Data to Track an Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak

For a ProPublica reporter who did Ph.D. work in bioinformatics, data on bacterial DNA helped reveal how a once-rare salmonella strain spread through the chicken industry. Salmonella ...

@jrkelly shared
On Nov 9, 2021
Congrats to @aoifemlbrennan and the team at @synlogic_tx $SYBX and excited to see the first investigational medicine developed on @ginkgo's $DNA platform to enter IND-enabling studies!! bugs as drugs! 💊🦠😃 https://t.co/TfzVTCQdbU
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Synlogic and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Investigational Synthetic Biotic Medicine for the Treatment of Homocystinuria

Synlogic and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Investigational Synthetic Biotic Medicine for the Treatment of Homocystinuria

/PRNewswire/ -- Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBX), a clinical-stage company bringing the transformative potential of synthetic biology to medicine, and Ginkgo...

@CropLifeIntl shared
On Nov 2, 2021
Innovation in agriculture is key to allowing farmers to maintain and increase productivity while reducing emissions, halting biodiversity loss, and improving rural community livelihoods. #COP26 #ClimateChange @COP26 Learn more at: 👉 https://t.co/QNdkRodZdo https://t.co/DU1PIMxgYk
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Climate Change

Climate Change

CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.

@_atanas_ shared
On Nov 6, 2021
RT @HealthyFellow: #Antiviral Activity of #Bacterial, #Fungal & #Algal #Polysaccharides as Bioactive Ingredients: Potential Uses for Enhancing #Immunity & Preventing #Viruses Attn: ⁦@_atanas_⁩ ⁦@_INPST⁩ ⁦@ScienceCommuni2⁩ ⁦@DHPSP⁩ ⁦@puddleg⁩ https://t.co/TkKR9rourb
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The Antiviral Activity of Bacterial, Fungal, and Algal Polysaccharides as Bioactive Ingredients: Potential Uses for Enhancing Immune Systems and Preventing Viruses

The Antiviral Activity of Bacterial, Fungal, and Algal Polysaccharides as Bioactive Ingredients: Potential Uses for Enhancing Immune Systems and Preventing Viruses

Viral infections may cause serious human diseases. For instance, the recent appearance of the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2, causing COVID-19, has spread globally and is a serious public health ...

@prometheusgreen shared
On Nov 8, 2021
Anti-cancer bread and super tomatoes: the GM diet that could transform our health https://t.co/JZKderzviT
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Anti-cancer bread and super tomatoes: the GM diet that could transform our health

Anti-cancer bread and super tomatoes: the GM diet that could transform our health

Could gene edited foods have important health and environmental benefits for post-Brexit Britain? And can we stomach them?

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