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Designer chromosomes could turn cells into factories

Life

Designer chromosomes could turn cells into factories

Building an entirely synthetic yeast chromosome could allow the microbes to make useful molecules like drugs that are not found in nature

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Hacked bacteria keep tabs on the health of the gut

Life

Hacked bacteria keep tabs on the health of the gut

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Earth

UK opposition to GM crops won't be dispelled easily

Comment

Relaxing of rules urged for genetically modified crops

Earth

Relaxing of rules urged for genetically modified crops

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Super-rice defies triple whammy of stresses

Earth

Super-rice defies triple whammy of stresses

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Disease-defying spuds exiled from Europe – again

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Disease-defying spuds exiled from Europe – again

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Designer plants have vital fish oils in their seeds

Life

Designer plants have vital fish oils in their seeds

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All spruced up: Breeding a better Christmas tree

Life

All spruced up: Breeding a better Christmas tree

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Health

Beating cancer by blocking off its escape routes

Opinion

Cancer meets its nemesis in reprogrammed blood cells

Health

Cancer meets its nemesis in reprogrammed blood cells

Engineer immune cells to recognise tumour cells they would otherwise overlook and they call a halt to cancers we thought were incurable

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Life

Reprogrammed bacterium speaks new language of life

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Earth

Hawaiian island restricts genetically modified crops

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Earth

Golden Rice creator wants to live to see it save lives

Opinion

Environment

It's time to let GM insects fly free

Opinion

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