Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
genetics, Tag
- Refusing to accept GM food is safe is like climate change denial Tue, 3 Apr 18, 9:00pmEnvironmentalist Mark Lynas, who once destroyed GM crops and then made headlines by ending his opposition, is stepping up his call for reason to triumph
- Atacama 'alien' skeleton's identity revealed by genetic testing Sat, 24 Mar 18, 3:40amGenetic testing has revealed the true identity of an exceptional mummy found in Chile's Atacama Desert, a skeleton so strange that some have claimed it as evidence of alien life...
- Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour Wed, 21 Mar 18, 4:00amA genetically engineered yeast makes beer that tastes of hops, without using any hops – and it could make beer cheaper and more environmentally friendly
- Simple genetic modification yields crops that need 25% less water Sat, 10 Mar 18, 2:47amScientists have discovered that a simple genetic modification may result in crops needing up to 25 percent less water than unaltered plants to produce the same yield...
- Simple genetic modification causes crops to need 25% less water Sat, 10 Mar 18, 2:47amScientists have discovered that a simple genetic modification may result in crops needing up to 25 percent less water than unaltered plants to produce the same yield...
- Scientists in China have successfully cloned monkeys Fri, 26 Jan 18, 12:13amIn a major breakthrough, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai have successfully cloned long-tailed macaque monkeys...
- Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans Thu, 4 Jan 18, 5:00amDNA from an infant girl who died 11,500 years ago reveals where America’s first human settlers came from and when they arrived
- Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree Wed, 27 Dec 17, 8:00pmEver since we domesticated the cocoa tree over 3000 years ago, we have been breeding them to make tastier chocolate – but in the process we have made them vulnerable
- Muscle-packed pigs in Cambodia raise alarms Tue, 10 Oct 17, 12:38amVideos and images of Cambodian pigs with extremely muscular physiques have gone viral in recent weeks, raising concerns and questions over the origin and well-being of these augmented animals...
- Secrets of butterfly wing patterns revealed by gene hacking Tue, 19 Sep 17, 6:00amButterflies' wings have extraordinary patterns and colours, and it turns out they are controlled by a single "master gene" that performs many roles
- Life copes: The horses that adapted to massive climate change in just 800 years Fri, 27 Nov 15, 4:02am… In evolutionary terms, it’s a blink. Around 1200-1400AD a bunch of people bought a few domestic horses to far east freezing Siberia, where the temperature sometimes falls below -70. Somehow the horses have already...
- What happened to wildlife when Chernobyl drove humans out? It thrived | @GrrlScientist Tue, 6 Oct 15, 4:08amPeople were evacuated after the Chernobyl accident, but what happened to the local wildlife? A new study shows that wildlife in the Chernobyl disaster zone is thriving, indicating that the presence of humans is more damaging...
- Propane made with renewable process for the first time Wed, 3 Sep 14, 1:00amScientists modify E coli genes to produce gas that can power cars and heat homes
- Antibiotic-Resistant Super-Germs Found in Chinese Parks Irrigated With Recycled Water Wed, 6 Aug 14, 7:10amScientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have made an alarming discovery: After surveying parks across seven Chinese cities, they found that those watered with recycled waste water had higher counts of microbe...
- Bio-artist Joe Davis to Build a Genetically Modified ‘Tree of Knowledge’ With Wikipedia Pages Sat, 17 May 14, 1:37amBio-artist Joe Davis plans to place 50,000 of the most popular Wikipedia pages into the DNA of apple trees to create a genetically modified Tree of Knowledge...