Tweaking Plants for Better Health. ‘Genetically modified crops have received an official thumbs-down internationally, promises of feeding the world notwithstanding. But a new technology could get the same results without actual genetic modification.’ The Arabidopsis Tilling Project.
February 11, 2006 Leave a Comment
Saluting the Improvement of the Human Genome
Darwin Awards. ‘In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species’ chances of long-term survival.’
May 27, 2005 Leave a Comment
Pioneering again
DNA pioneer may have genome sequenced. ‘When James Watson helped to work out the structure of DNA more than 50 years ago, he could scarcely have dreamed he would one day see the details of his own genetic code. But, as he told a conference in London on 19 May, that could happen within a […]
March 28, 2005 Leave a Comment
After a DNA Crash
Rebooting DNA. ‘We’re always being told to back up the data on our hard drives in case of a crash. Now, in one of the most surprising developments to emerge from genetics in years, researchers at Purdue University are reporting that some organisms may carry around a complete backup copy of their own genomes.’