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Genetic modification

GM rice cartoon

Health

Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths

Genetically modified golden rice finally seems set for approval where it is needed to address vitamin A deficiency, but anti-scientific misinformation campaigns continue, says Michael Le Page

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Environment

Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

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Health

Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

Features
transgenic plants

Life

Tea and banana plants have been genetically modified by bacteria

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Comment

Scare stories of mutant GM mosquitoes aren’t true, but have some truth

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Technology

Why genetically modified ‘golden rice’ failed to conquer the world

Regulars

Health

Genetically modified virus may shrink incurable brain cancers

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hazard suits

Technology

Handheld device could detect CRISPR bioweapons before they spread

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Modified genes on DNA

Comment

Human genome editing is here – now we have to decide who is in charge

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eyeball

Health

Gene therapy for common cause of sight loss tested for first time

A woman has become the first person to receive gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration, one of the most common causes of sight loss

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Health

Engineered bacteria could mop up toxic ammonia in the human gut

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Life

Gene editing is so easy to do that we couldn’t stop it if we wanted to

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Life

The gene editing revelation that shocked the world

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Life

Why was HIV chosen as the first target for embryo gene editing?

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