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FDA approves using genetically modified pig for food, drugs
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16.12.2020 |
Chicago Tribune: Business |
| U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption. But the company behind it says there are no imminent plans to sell it for meat. |
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[flenvcenter :: Biotech]
[flenvcenter :: GMOs]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[sattva_1 :: health]
[sattva_1 :: food]
[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
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A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests
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15.12.2020 |
BBC: Technology |
| Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close. |
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[irge304 :: Biodiversity Threats]
[irge304 :: Endangered Species]
[irge304 :: All Forests]
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Column: For a man long afflicted with an illness made riskier by COVID-19, hope for the holidays
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29.11.2020 |
LA Times: Science |
| Black people are the overwhelming victims of sickle cell anemia. An experimental gene therapy being tested on Evie Junior, 27, gives him reason to feel positive. |
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[flenvcenter :: Health System]
[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
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Covid vaccine: Major new trial starts in UK
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16.11.2020 |
BBC: Front Page |
| It comes a week after preliminary results showed another vaccine offered 90% protection. |
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Farmers Are Plagued by Debt and Climate Crisis. Trump Has Made Things Worse.
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26.9.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| Experts suggest that the U.S. must urgently look inward to address its own climate-related food security ... |
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[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
[demo :: Agriculture]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Greenhouse Gases]
[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Housing]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
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Gene editing to produce 'super dad' livestock
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15.9.2020 |
BBC News - Science & Environment |
| Modified animals could improve sustainable meat production, but safety and ethical issues remain. |
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[newstrust :: Higher Education]
[irge304 :: Endangered Species]
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Florida mosquitoes: 750 million genetically modified insects to be released
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21.8.2020 |
BBC: World |
| The aim is to reduce insect-borne diseases but environmental groups warn of unforeseen consequences. |
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[irge304 :: Lighting]
[newstrust :: Lighting]
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Coronavirus: False and misleading claims about vaccines debunked
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26.7.2020 |
BBC: Front Page |
| Misinformation about coronavirus vaccine trials has been spreading on social media. |
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Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response
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20.7.2020 |
BBC: Front Page |
| Study shows the vaccine is safe, but it is still too soon to know if it can stop people from being infected. |
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The US Has Much to Gain From Increasing Scientific Cooperation With Cuba
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13.6.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| The US Has Much to Gain From Increasing Scientific Cooperation With Cuba |
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[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Protecting Public Health Requires COVID-19 Treatments to Be Patent-Free
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19.5.2020 |
Truthout.com |
| Congress could declare treatment development is a response to a national emergency and can’t be subject to ... |
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[demo :: Nuclear]
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Coronavirus: Chinese state media take aim at US 'lab theory'
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5.5.2020 |
BBC: World |
| Chinese state media said US claims that the virus originated in a research lab were "absurd". |
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U.S. spy officials say coronavirus isn't manmade but do not rule out lab accident
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30.4.2020 |
L.A. Times - World News |
| U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the new coronavirus is "not manmade or genetically modified." |
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Built around New Mexico’s Hatch chile, 505 Southwestern is Denver based and wants Colorado Rockies fans to know it
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22.3.2020 |
Denver Post: Local |
| It's another recognizable brand Denver brand that consumers might never know is anchored at 5,280 feet even if its products are a key part of their regular grocery list. |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues
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15.1.2020 |
Mother Jones |
| This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. In 2017, Dow Chemical scored a long-sought-after victory: After a push from the U.S. government, China approved the import […] |
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[flenvcenter :: Biotech]
[sattva_1 :: science]
[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
[newstrust :: China and Global Economy]
[newstrust :: Financial Regulation]
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A young Mississippi woman's journey through a pioneering gene-editing experiment
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25.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
| NPR tells the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the first person with a genetic disorder to be treated in the United States with the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR. |
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[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
[flenvcenter :: Gender Issues]
[flenvcenter :: Health System]
[sattva_1 :: flora]
[sattva_1 :: health]
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BioShock returns for more gene-enhanced gaming
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9.12.2019 |
BBC: Technology |
| A fourth release in the critically acclaimed series is announced, after many feared it to be dead. |
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Brexit: Could the UK and EU sort a trade deal in months?
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2.12.2019 |
BBC: Business |
| Even if the withdrawal agreement is approved, the future UK-EU trade relationship still requires much work. |
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[newstrust :: Trade]
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Genetically-modified babies 'ethically justifiable', academic claims
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19.11.2019 |
BBC: Health |
| An Abertay University bioethicist says it could protect people from debilitating diseases in later life. |
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Monsanto Wins $7.7 Billion Lawsuit in Brazil, But Farmers Continue to Fight
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1.11.2019 |
Truthout.com |
 Monsanto has long had the upper hand over the farmers who use its products. |
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[newstrust :: Supreme Court]
[newstrust :: case law]
[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
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