Latest Genetic engineering Stories

Agricultural Innovation Benefits all Canadians OTTAWA, April 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Innovation is key to keeping Canada's agricultural sector strong and strong, science-based regulatory systems are key to ensuring that such innovations are safe for human health and the environment. "Innovations derived through modern plant breeding help farmers, are good for the environment and they deliver tangible benefits to consumers by way of lower food costs," said Lorne Hepworth, president of...

Rayshell Clapper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online What, Why and How? What exactly is human genetic engineering (HGE or HGM)? It’s a simple question with a complex answer. According to the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), HGM is a process by which scientists and medical professionals alter the genetic makeup, or DNA, in a living human cell. Ideally, HGM would be used to fix defective genes that cause diseases and other genetic complications. In one...

Feeding the Planet in a Warming World, a new report by The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the London School of Economics (LSE), argues for enhanced investment in research and development of plant and animal genetics and new agricultural practices to address the twin impacts of climate change and population growth on food production. Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 The ever widening effect of climate change on the planet requires the development of...

Rayshell Clapper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Despite the frequently encountered argument that scientists are ‘playing God’ with nature, the pros of genetic engineering are numerous and significant. When discussing genetically modified organisms (GMO), it is important to note that the FDA and the World Health Organization have both deemed that the food products created with the technology are considered safe. GMO produce has several genetically altered advantages over...

Activists to Prepare & Share "Stone Soup" to Protest FDA's Antiquated Policies on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Foods COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Occupy Monsanto: Alarmed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) outdated and pro-biotechnology industry policies concerning the labeling & safety of GMO foods sold in America, safe food activists will hold the largest protest to date at the FDA to demand...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online British officials are debating whether or not to legalize new in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques that would eliminate dangerous hereditary diseases, but would essentially create a child from three different parents. According to the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a public consultation in 2012 indicated UK citizens mostly support the use of the potentially life-saving technique, despite any safety or...

Research and Markets announces the addition of "Animal Biotechnology - Technologies, Markets and Companies to its catalogue. Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 This report describes and evaluates animal biotechnology and its application in veterinary medicine and pharmaceuticals as well as improvement in food production. Knowledge of animal genetics is important in the application of biotechnology to manage genetic disorders and improve animal breeding. Genomics, proteomics and...

Predictability is often used synonymously with “boring,” as in that story or that outcome was so predictable. For practitioners of synthetic biology seeking to engineer valuable new microbes, however, predictability is the brass ring that must be captured. Researchers with the multi-institutional partnership known as BIOFAB have become the first to grab at least a portion of this ring by unveiling a package of public domain DNA sequences and statistical models that greatly increase the...

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study is the first on record to show that goats' milk carrying elevated levels of the antimicrobial lysozyme, a protein found in human breast milk, can...

-Funds to support Phase 3 confirmatory trials of ataluren- SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) today announced the successful completion of a $60 million financing led by Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P. Joining Brookside as new investors in this financing are Adage Capital Management, Jennison Associates L.L.C. (on behalf of fund clients), Longwood Fund and additional top-tier institutional investors. In conjunction with the...