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Gene editing on tap for Thursday online Portland discussion February 16 2021 The global debate over gene editing has a local twist. Two researchers discuss its implications for society on Feb. 18. On Thursday, Feb. 18, two health leaders will discuss how society could change due to gene editing, a field in which Portland-area researchers have broken important ground. The virtual discussion, hosted by the City Club of Portland, runs from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Two speakers will br...

Credit: Miguel Alejandro Castro This article or excerpt is included in the GLP’s daily curated selection of ideologically diverse news, opinion and analysis of biotechnology innovation. The National Commission for the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Cuban agriculture was established. The head of CITMA [the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment], Elba Rosa Pérez, explained at a press conference that this is the result of a progressive process of maturation ...

Plant breeding can help increase crop productivity, reduce human malnutrition Your morning cereal or oatmeal. The bread on your sandwich. The corn chips for your snack, and the cookies for dessert. Not one would be possible with the humblest of ingredients: the seed. Seeds such as wheat, rice, and corn directly provide about 70% of the calories eaten by people every day. And they ultimately provide nearly every morsel of food, either by providing feed for livestock or by being grown into fruits...

Government to step up viral tracing ability Article by February 16, 2021 Government is moving to enable the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory to conduct continuous genomic surveillance to detect the presence of other strains of the novel coronavirus on the island, Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Anton Best has disclosed. The effort was immediately backed by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during the latest COVID-19 update at Ilaro Court. Dr Best said th...

Cuban drug benefits diabetic patients in Venezuela Cuban drug benefits diabetic patients in Venezuela Caracas, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban drug Heberprot-P benefits thousands of patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Venezuela, with a notable impact on the reduction of amputations, the expert Rafael Marcos Pimentel highlighted. The coordinator of the Good Living Program for Diabetics made statements to Prensa Latina specifying that since August 18th, 2008, 253,419 patients have been treated...

New species of fly named after Singanallur Tank Updated: Updated: The insect has been named Asphondylia singanallurensis Share Article The insect has been named Asphondylia singanallurensis A new species of fly, which was recently identified by researchers at the Singanallur Tank, has been named after the water body. The insect was named Asphondylia singanallurensis in the research paper published in the Zootaxa journal in March 2020. The authors said in the paper that they collected the leav...

New device for scaling up quantum computers Australian scientists have developed a new cryogenic computer system called Gooseberry which has potential for scaling up quantum computers from dozens to thousands of qubits.     Quantum computing – as opposed to traditional (or "classical") computing – has been around for many years now. This area of computer science involves the exploitation of physical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform calculations. Unlike the "bit...

The newly founded European Non-GMO Industry Association (ENGA) is backing the expansion of genetically modified-free production across the bloc and supporting Member States looking to promote non-GMO labelling, says co-founder Alexander Hissting. A new members association representing the non-GMO food sector has set up shop in Brussels. The European Non-GMO Industry Association (ENGA) was founded by the German Association for Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG) a...

Tiny Blobs of Brain Cells Could Reveal How Your Mind Differs From a Neanderthal’s Researchers grew clusters of brain cells in the lab with a gene carried by our ancient ancestors. A cross section of a human brain organoid showing the formation of the cortical plate, the embryonic precursor of the cerebral cortex.Credit...Muotri Lab/UC San Diego Feb. 11, 2021 In recent years, scientists have figured out how to grow blobs of hundreds of thousands of live human neurons that look — and ac...

- "I believe that other member states will work with China to further safeguard multilateralism, promote free trade, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Europe ... as well as build an open world economy," said Piotr Gadzinowski, editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper Trybuna.   - Cooperation with China is needed for "all European Union countries," said Milan Bandic, mayor of Croatias capital Zagreb.   Chinese President Xi Jinpings keynote speech at the Summit of China an...