KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, ...
ENID, Oklahoma (Reuters) - To the untrained eye, Pollard Farms looks much like any other cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed. The international team used a disabled form of ...
A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday. The boys, both seven when treatment began in France, are beset with X-linked ...
French scientists appear to halt rare brain disease in 2 boys with new gene therapy approach French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: ...
Disgraced South Korean cloning scientist convicted in stem cell scandal, but avoids prison A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday ...
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's incoming government drew mixed responses on Monday to its cautiously-favorable policy toward genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). The incoming coalition between the conservative and pro-business liberal parties which won Germany's parliamentary elections in September announced its core policies over the ...
A South Korean court Monday imposed a suspended prison term on a disgraced scientist whose claims of stem-cell breakthroughs rocked the scientific world until his research was found to be faked. The Seoul court passed a two-year sentence suspended for three years ...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single treatment. The gene therapy helped improve worsening eyesight caused by a rare inherited disease called ...
After a three-year trial, a South Korean court is Monday due to pass judgement on a scientist hailed as a national hero until his apparently landmark stem cell research was ruled to be fake. Prosecutors have demanded a four-year jail term for ...
Exhilarated scientists on Saturday announced they had used gene therapy to restore eyesight to children blighted by a rare, inherited form of creeping blindness. Youngsters were able to walk unaided around dimly-lit obstacles, take part in lessons at school without extra help ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The world needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimize the environmental impact of farming, Britain's top science academy said on Wednesday. The Royal Society said in a report the world faced a "grand challenge" to ...
