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Tag: Genetic Engineering

World

She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025ELLEN BARRYComments Off on She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

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Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.

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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

December 8, 2023Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

World

New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

December 8, 2023Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

World

New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

December 8, 2023Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

World

Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

October 10, 2023Emily AnthesComments Off on Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian influenza continues to spread around the world.

World

The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023Stephanie Nolen and Natalija GormalovaComments Off on The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.

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Ian Wilmut, Scientist Behind Dolly the Cloned Sheep, Is Dead at 79

September 11, 2023September 12, 2023Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Ian Wilmut, Scientist Behind Dolly the Cloned Sheep, Is Dead at 79

He led a project in Scotland that, in 1996, cloned a mammal for the first time, a feat of genetic engineering that shocked the world.

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U.S. to Challenge Mexican Ban on Genetically Modified Corn

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023Ana Swanson and Linda QiuComments Off on U.S. to Challenge Mexican Ban on Genetically Modified Corn

The Biden administration said it would request talks with Mexico over a brewing trade fight.

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