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Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<p>As for your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> :</p><p>* we do not want <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetically</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modified</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organisms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a><br>* we do not want <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chlorine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chlorine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chickens</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hormones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hormones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thanks</span></a> , but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thanks</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Almost 30 years ago, in 1996, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> engineered <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seeds</span></a> were commercially introduced in the US for key field <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a>, with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/adoption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adoption</span></a> rates increasing since then. By now, over 90% of US <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cotton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cotton</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a> are produced using <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a> varieties: <a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-united-states/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ers.usda.gov/data-products/ado</span><span class="invisible">ption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-united-states/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plantbreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbreeding</span></a></p>
Alex P Roe - OLD ACCOUNT<p>Kind of explains why humankind is so darn violent (And, unlike many other species, kills its own in droves): <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humans</span></a> Are <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetically</span></a> Predisposed to <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Kill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kill</span></a> Each Other | <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> Today<br><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-brain/201610/humans-are-genetically-predisposed-kill-each-other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/th</span><span class="invisible">e-new-brain/201610/humans-are-genetically-predisposed-kill-each-other</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Electric <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eels</span></a> can release enough electricity to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> modify small <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> larvae. Electroporation is a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gene</span></a> delivery technique that uses electric fields to create temporary pores in cell membranes that let <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> enter target cells: <a href="https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2023/12/20231207-01.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/re</span><span class="invisible">sult-en/2023/12/20231207-01.html</span></a> &gt;&gt; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Having <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> earlier in life is <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> linked to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dying</span></a> younger<br>An analysis of over 270,000 people's <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomes</span></a> has found that people with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genes</span></a> linked to having children earlier in life are also more likely to die before the age of 76. “It’s because natural selection largely cares about reproduction,” says Jianzhi Zhang at Univ of Michigan. “So those <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mutations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutations</span></a> that are beneficial for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/reproduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproduction</span></a>, but may be detrimental afterwards, would still be selected.” <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406998-having-children-earlier-in-life-is-genetically-linked-to-dying-younger/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24069</span><span class="invisible">98-having-children-earlier-in-life-is-genetically-linked-to-dying-younger/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Having <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> earlier in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> linked to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dying</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/younger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>younger</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406998-having-children-earlier-in-life-is-genetically-linked-to-dying-younger/?amp;utm_source=NSNS&amp;amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;amp;utm_content=news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24069</span><span class="invisible">98-having-children-earlier-in-life-is-genetically-linked-to-dying-younger/?amp;utm_source=NSNS&amp;amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;amp;utm_content=news</span></a> </p><p>An analysis of over 270,000 people's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomes</span></a> has found that people with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genes</span></a> linked to having children earlier in life are also more likely to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>die</span></a> before the age of 76</p>
JIPB<p>Find out what happens when Merkulov et al. combine <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Cas9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cas9</span></a>-targeted <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Nanopore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nanopore</span></a> sequencing (CANS) with the novel pipeline NanoCasTE to trace both <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> inherited and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/somatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>somatic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TEIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEIs</span></a> in plants!<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13555" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13555</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Arabidopsis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arabidopsis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantScience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>Natural variants for stress-related <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/crop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crop</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genescan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genescan</span></a> help scientists develop <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> improved <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> varieties. Li et al. bring us closer to that goal with their fascinating work on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OsSPL10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsSPL10</span></a>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13414" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13414</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CropSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CropSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AbioticStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbioticStress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantScience</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> at the German Primate Center develop effective method to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> modify <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organoids</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Primates</span></a> are among the most intelligent creatures with distinct <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cognitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cognitive</span></a> abilities. Their brains are relatively large in relation to their body stature and have a complex structure.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/05/bio05162302.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/05/bio05162302</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>Natural variants for stress-related <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/crop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crop</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genes</span></a> can help scientists develop <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> improved <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> varieties. Li et al. bring us closer to that goal with their fascinating work on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OsSPL10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsSPL10</span></a>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13414" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13414</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantScience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CropSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CropSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AbioticStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbioticStress</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Synthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synthetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biologists</span></a> at Rice University are embarking on a three-year project to create “<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encoded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encoded</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>,” strands of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNA</span></a> that bacteria will readily copy and share that will selectively kill only <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a>-causing, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pathogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pathogenic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/bio03132301.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/03/bio03132301</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>The research looked at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> modified <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zebrafish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zebrafish</span></a> that fail to make the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baz1b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baz1b</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a>. The results suggest the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gene</span></a> is not only at the cornerstone of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physical</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/behavioral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behavioral</span></a> changes in the fish and other domesticated species, but potentially also human beings’ social relationships.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/bio01042302.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/01/bio01042302</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Good morning from a frosty and foggy London. Top news on <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCWorldService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCWorldService</span></a>:</p><p>British doctors have for the 1st time ever <a href="https://journa.host/tags/successfully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>successfully</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/treated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treated</span></a> an <a href="https://journa.host/tags/incurable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incurable</span></a> and aggressive form of <a href="https://journa.host/tags/leukaemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leukaemia</span></a> with a <a href="https://journa.host/tags/cell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cell</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> technique: They used <a href="https://journa.host/tags/genetically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetically</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/modified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modified</span></a> cells that are able to target and kill cancer cells without damaging healthy ones. After the experimental medicine the teenage patient was able to receive a bone marrow transplant restoring her immune system. She is now free of cancer.</p>