"Scientists Get 'Gene Editing' Go-Ahead"
"UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos."
Source: BBC News, 02/02/2016
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast"
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"Gene Drives Offer New Hope Against Diseases and Crop Pests"
"Biologists in the United States and Europe are developing a revolutionary genetic technique that promises to provide an unprecedented degree of control over insect-borne diseases and crop pests."
Source: NY Times, 12/22/2015
Chasing Narrative: Turning a Scientist’s Struggle into a Lyrical, Multimedia Tale
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"Pigweed Emerging as Farmers’ Super Pest"
"Pigweed, with its ability to quickly adapt genetically, has developed Roundup herbicide resistance nearly as quickly as the crops altered by scientists to do so."
Source: Hillsboro Free Press, 12/16/2015
Ignoring the Elephant in the (News)room
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On Our Watch, Say Goodbye to Tigers
The quarterly SEJ President's Report in SEJournal normally examines an issue important to the future health of the Society of Environmental Journalists and what you as a member might do about it. This time, in the just-released Winter 2015 issue, Jeff Burnside's report examines a different set of responsibilities: whether journalism is asleep at the wheel in failing to sufficiently cover a looming, irreversible environmental issue. Our most iconic and beloved wild species are now on the precipice of extinction, functionally if not literally.
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"Endangered Rhino Dies at California Zoo, Three Remain Worldwide"
"A northern white rhinoceros, one of just four left on Earth, died on Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after suffering from a bacterial infection and age-related health issues, zoo officials said."
Source: Reuters, 11/23/2015
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