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FDA Lifts Import Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Salmon
FDA Lifts Import Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Salmon
The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.
FDA Lifts Import Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Salmon
FDA Lifts Import Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Salmon

The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.

The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.

genetics & genomics

Sleep Is Critical for the Zebrafish Brain to Repair DNA Damage
Catherine Offord | Mar 6, 2019 | 2 min read
Neurons can only efficiently fix genetic injuries when the animals are asleep.
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Classic Mechanism of Epigenetic Inheritance Is Rare, Not the Rule
Ashley Yeager | Mar 1, 2019 | 3 min read
A study suggests that the direct transfer of DNA methylation marks from one generation to the next is much less common than scientists previously thought.
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Without This Enzyme, Insertions Thrive in the Yeast Genome
Katarina Zimmer | Mar 1, 2019 | 3 min read
A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.
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Master Decoder: A Profile of Kári Stefánsson
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 1, 2019 | 9 min read
A neurologist by training, Stefánsson founded Iceland-based deCODE Genetics to explore what the human genome can tell us about disease and our species’ evolution.
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Opinion: Individuals Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
Itzhak Mizrahi and Fotini Kokou | Mar 1, 2019 | 2 min read
The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.
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The Challenge of Using CRISPR to Knock In Genes
Anna Nowogrodzki | Mar 1, 2019 | 7 min read
Researchers are developing an array of techniques for accurately and efficiently inserting genes into DNA.
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Humans Made Tools Atop the Tibetan Plateau More than 30,000 Years Ago
Shawna Williams | Mar 1, 2019 | 5 min read
A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.
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Infographic: How Stray DNA Can Land in Double-Strand Breaks
Katarina Zimmer | Mar 1, 2019 | 1 min read
A study on yeast illuminates how insertions may occur.
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Emily Derbyshire Looks for Malaria’s Vulnerabilities
Shawna Williams | Mar 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.
Kári Stefánsson Speaks
The Scientist | Feb 28, 2019 | 1 min read
See the deCODE Genetics founder discuss the genetic basis of human diversity.
China Proposes New Gene-Editing Regulations
Jef Akst | Feb 27, 2019 | 2 min read
After the controversy of a Chinese scientist who was involved in editing the genomes of twin girls, the country puts forth tighter guidelines.
Yeast Engineered to Make Cannabinoids
Kerry Grens | Feb 27, 2019 | 2 min read
Genes inserted into the yeast genome produce the compounds CBD and THC in the microbes.
Four Sets of Mice Call Popular Autism Theory into Question
Sarah DeWeerdt | Feb 26, 2019 | 3 min read
Signaling imbalance, driven by too much excitatory activity, may be a consequence of whatever brain changes lead to autism rather than a cause of the condition.
HeLa Cells from Different Labs Vary in Genetics, Phenotype
Katarina Zimmer | Feb 26, 2019 | 4 min read
This could account for some reproducibility problems in cell line research, according to the authors of a comprehensive analysis of HeLa variants.
Image of the Day: In the Eye of a Fly
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 min read
A missing microRNA leads to degenerating neurons and blindness in a fruit fly.
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CRISPR Babies Trial May Have Been Government Funded
Shawna Williams | Feb 25, 2019 | 3 min read
Documents about the experiment challenge a Chinese government investigation’s finding that He Jiankui mostly acted alone.
DNA’s Coding Power Doubled
Ruth Williams | Feb 21, 2019 | 3 min read
All life on Earth uses a genetic code based on four nucleotides. Now, scientists have created one with eight.
Gene Drive–Equipped Mosquitoes Released into Lab Environment
Jef Akst | Feb 20, 2019 | 2 min read
The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.
Longevity Clues Tucked in Great White Shark Genome
Ashley Yeager | Feb 19, 2019 | 2 min read
Certain adaptations identified in the fish’s DNA linked to wound healing, cancer protection, and a long life.
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