Genetic Engineers Who Don’t Just Tinker
Posted in Synthetic Biology on Jul 18th, 2007
Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.
New York Times
Archive for July, 2007
New Drug Deletes Bad Memories
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Jul 18th, 2007
Researchers develop drug that blocks biochemical pathways in the mind.
LiveScience.com
Baby Born from Frozen Egg
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2007
First baby is born after oocytes were matured in the lab and frozen.
LiveScience.com
Gene linked to childhood asthma
Posted in Human Genome on Jul 18th, 2007
Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
BBC News
Biofuels ‘to push farm prices up’
Posted in Bioenergy, Plant Biotechnology on Jul 18th, 2007
The rapidly growing biofuel industry will push farm commodity prices higher in coming years, a study says.
BBC News
Tinkering With Humans
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2007
A philosopher makes a case for setting limits on self-improvement, genetic and otherwise.
New York Times