Tag: Genetic engineering
EU Commission wants to relax rules for genetically modified plants – Knowledge
The European Commission wants to allow more genetic engineering on the fields and plates of the EU. The Brussels authority is proposing a new regulation that is intended to exclude…
Regulation by the EU Commission: old dispute about new genetic engineering
Status: 05.07.2023 06:41 a.m Strict rules from 2001 apply to green genetic engineering, although the methods have evolved since then. The EU Commission now wants to relax these rules. Critics…
EU draft: dispute over green genetic engineering relaunched
Status: 06/28/2023 3:01 p.m The EU Commission wants to relax the rules for genetic engineering in agriculture. But because the Greens and FDP in particular assess this differently, there is…
EU Commission wants to allow genetically modified plants – Economy
Europe’s fields are not made for a two degree warmer world. Climate change, noticeable to everyone in the mild winters and dry summers of recent years, is already making life…
Newly approved medicines are mostly genetically engineered
Status: 05/22/2023 3:21 p.m In Germany, newly approved drugs are increasingly being produced with the help of genetic engineering. Last year, the share of biopharmaceuticals reached a new high of…
Environmental Research: Human DNA as Bycatch – Knowledge
Microplastics have made it to every corner of the world. It is found in ice shelves as well as in the lianas of the tropics. Similar to plastic with its…
Bavaria: Alliance calls for more climate-friendly agriculture – Bavaria
On the occasion of the Bavarian state elections in October, an alliance of around 20 farmers’, beekeepers’, environmental and animal protection associations and consumer organizations is calling for the conversion…
70 years of DNA double helix: The neglected role of Rosalind Franklin – Knowledge
The portions of fish and chips in the “Eagle” are substantial, but the traditional pub in the heart of Cambridge is known less for culinary specialties than for its illustrious…
Biotechnology: Researchers program nano-syringes
Molecular machines can be programmed to target drug delivery to only one type of tissue. This could open up new avenues in gene and cancer therapy. source site
Genetic testing for better educational opportunities: speculation about morality – health
What if… prenatal tests identified those babies who had chances of getting a higher education? The level of acceptance would be astounding – as is often the case with completely…