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Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Type 1 Diabetes Patient's Insulin Production Restored with New Cell Transplant Therapy

Genetically modified insulin-producing cell transplant enabled a person with type 1 diabetes to produce insulin while avoiding immunosuppressant drugs.
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fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago

How Do Heirloom Tomatoes Get Their Unique Shape? - Tasting Table

Piled next to lines and lines of identical Roma and Beefsteak tomatoes, the colors and lumps of heirlooms give way to a host of questions. What exactly is an heirloom tomato anyway? Do they taste better? Or are those misshapen tomatoes just another form of visual produce marketing? The answer to that last question is "kind," but in the best way possible. Ultimately, heirloom tomatoes' unique shapes and colors are their natural form because they were passed over for genetic modification.
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Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track misses the vital village-fete feel of athletics | Jonathan Liew

Removing familiar contextual elements to streamline a product or sport can make it unappealing and undermine its commercial viability.
Agriculture
fromModern Farmer
2 months ago

5 Benefits of Growing Shorter Corn

Genetic modification of corn to develop shorter varieties aims to improve yields and resilience against environmental stressors.
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fromNature
3 months ago

SP140-RESIST pathway regulates interferon mRNA stability and antiviral immunity - Nature

Experiments involving mice adhered to strict regulatory standards and involved complex genetic modifications.
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