Gene Drive Moratorium Shot Down at UN Meeting – Scientific American


Gene Drive Moratorium Shot Down at UN Meeting – Scientific American
12/22/2016
Scientific AmericanGene Drive Moratorium Shot Down at UN MeetingScientific AmericanIn the past two years, researchers have lab-tested gene drives in yeast1, fruit flies2 and mosquitoes3, 4 that are based on a gene-editing technology called CRISPR–Cas9. Crisanti's team, for instance, is working on gene drives in the malaria-carrying …
Home India Birth of a Baby conceived through a “three person” Fertility Technique wipes… – /
12/22/2016
http://www.newsgram.com/Home India Birth of a Baby conceived through a “three person” Fertility Technique wipes…http://www.newsgram.com/Like most mosquito-borne diseases Zika too is a seasonal disease that could repeatedly return. A vaccine for Zika therefore seemed to catch the imaginations of medical researchers across the world with several papers reporting positive results for …and more »
US-Israel Bird Foundation to Invest $7.2 Million in 8 New Projects – Jewish Business News
12/22/2016
Jewish Business NewsUS-Israel Bird Foundation to Invest $7.2 Million in 8 New ProjectsJewish Business NewsThe Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $7.2 million in funding for eight new projects. In addition to the grants from BIRD, the projects will access private sector funding, boosting the total value of …Eight new US-Israeli R&D partnerships to receive $7.2m. in fundingJerusalem Post Israel Newsall 2 news articles »
Second Helpings: 2016's Underappreciated Science, Tech, and Health Stories – The Atlantic
12/22/2016
The AtlanticSecond Helpings: 2016's Underappreciated Science, Tech, and Health StoriesThe AtlanticBut through all that's happening in the world, we believe in the power of science, technology, and health stories to help us understand the world, and to help us understand ourselves. So, we're recommending some of our favorite overlooked articles we …

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