USDA Unveils New Gene-Stacking Tool to Prevent Plant Diseases
Anne N. Connor | Aug 14, 2018
The European Union says no thanks.
ISTOCK, JEWHYTE
Former Students Allege Mistreatment of Lab Animals at Calgary
Former Students Allege Mistreatment of Lab Animals at Calgary
The university is carrying out a review of animal handling in the now-closed lab of neuropsychologist Vedran Lovic.
The university is carrying out a review of animal handling in the now-closed lab of neuropsychologist Vedran Lovic.
Doubts Arise Again About CRISPR’d Human Embryos
Kerry Grens | Aug 8, 2018
One lab finds that a similar method produces large genetic deletions when performed in mouse embryos.
Lab-Grown Lungs Transplanted into Pigs
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 3, 2018
The lungs survived with no complications in the animals for up to two months.
Parkinson’s Disease Enzyme Implicated in More Cases Than Realized
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 2, 2018
Levels of active LRRK2 were high even in Parkinson’s patients without a mutation in LRRK2, suggesting that inhibitors of the protein could treat a wider patient population than expected.
Drones Are Changing the Face of Ecology
Catherine Offord | Aug 1, 2018
Unmanned aerial vehicles allow researchers to collect huge volumes of biological data cheaply, easily, and at higher resolution than ever before.
Infographic: Inner Glow
Ruth Williams | Aug 1, 2018
How GFP-grabbing nanobodies enable instant tracking of protein dynamics in live cells.
Life Scientists Cut Down on Plastic Waste
Katarina Zimmer | Aug 1, 2018
Across the US, laboratories are finding creative ways to minimize the amount of plastic they throw away.
Officially Intelligent
Bob Grant | Aug 1, 2018
Humanity is on the precipice of major change. Some fear a world ruled by bots. I fear a world ruled by people.
Ready, Set, Glow
Ruth Williams | Aug 1, 2018
Tagging proteins with GFP-grabbing nanobodies enables instant tracking of the proteins’ dynamics in live cells.