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Irrational Fear of Genetically Modified Food

News Nov 17, 2009

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Michael Specter (author of Denialism, Michaelspecter.com, The New Yorker writer) takes questions from Chris Mooney (Unscientific America, The Intersection) on the question of "Irrational Fear of Genetically Modified Food"

Bull Calf Designed To Produce 75% Male Offspring

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Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo so that he’ll produce more male offspring.

Single Gene Converts Female Mosquitoes to Non-biting Males

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Virginia Tech researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes and identified a gene needed for male mosquito flight.

Sunflowers, “Supergenes” and Evolution

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Massive blocks of genes—inherited together ‘plug and play’ style—may play a larger role in evolutionary adaption than previously thought, according to new research.

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