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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs
Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses
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Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?
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Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could boost animal welfare
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Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?
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Colossal’s plans to “de-extinct” the giant moa are still impossible
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England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edited plants. Hooray!
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Dire wolf ‘de-extinction’ criticised by conservation group
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Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental impact of clothes
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Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing
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Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing
Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields
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De-extinction company claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome
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How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature
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‘Bridge editing’ could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR
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Can genetically modifying a rare marsupial save it from extinction?
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