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2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.
2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
2020 in Scientists’ Own Words

The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.

The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.

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human-animal chimeric embryo, chimera, animal studies, pigs, organ transplant, induced pluripotent stem cells, survey, attitudes, public support
Majority of Respondents Support Chimeric Animal Research: Survey
Amanda Heidt | Oct 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Almost 60 percent of people in a new study on attitudes in the US felt comfortable using animals to grow human organs from induced pluripotent stem cells.
EU Advisor Recommends Regulatory Exemption for Gene Editing
Catherine Offord | Jan 18, 2018 | 2 min read
Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.
How Geneticists’ Views Compare to the Public’s on Genome Editing
Bob Grant | Oct 22, 2017 | 2 min read
Professionals in the genetics field generally support editing the genomes of somatic cells, mirroring public opinion, but diverge from nonexperts when it comes to germline editing.
Plan to Fight Zika with GM Mosquitoes in Florida Faces Opposition
Ben Andrew Henry | Aug 22, 2016 | 2 min read
Officials postpone the launch of an experimental program aimed at reducing local mosquito populations with genetically modified insects.
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