NewsPronto

 
Times Advertising


.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Is a gene-edited animal a drug?

  • Written by Alison Van Eenennaam, Researcher, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Cows at the University of California, Davis beef research facility. Photo credit: Alison Van Eenennaam/ University of California, Davis, CC BY-NC-SA

We eat mutations every day. All the vegetables, grains, fruits and meat humans consume as part of their diet is jam-packed with DNA speckled with mutations and beneficial variations.

In 2017, the United...

Read more: Is a gene-edited animal a drug?

More Articles ...

  1. I build mathematical programs that could discover the drugs of the future
  2. Ospreys' recovery from pollution and shooting is a global conservation success story
  3. Gene-edited food regulations: whether it's a plant or animal shouldn't matter, but it does now
  4. Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America
  5. Trump vs. Congress: The emergency declaration should not be resolved in court
  6. How a Green New Deal could exploit developing countries
  7. Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship
  8. Lessons from IBM for Google, Amazon and Facebook
  9. Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
  10. El Salvador's new president must tackle crime, unemployment and migration — but nation is hopeful
  11. Stop the BS – when you hear a negative statistic about black students, question it
  12. How electric cars could make America's crumbling roads even worse
  13. Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle for civil rights
  14. Why proposals to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia raise red flags
  15. The Freddie Mercury story that goes untold in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
  16. 3 tips: How to teach children to watch commercials more closely
  17. The soaring cost of US child care, in 5 charts
  18. Utilities are starting to invest in big batteries instead of building new power plants
  19. The real women of 'The Favourite' included an 18th-century Warren Buffett
  20. Why asbestos litigation won't go away: Because asbestos won't go away
  21. Oversight committee session with Michael Cohen looks like an illegitimate show hearing
  22. Robots star in ads, but mislead viewers about technology
  23. Sexual selection in action: Birds that attract multiple mates change their songs more quickly
  24. 'Black Panther' and its science role models inspire more than just movie awards
  25. What's behind the teacher strikes: Unions focus on social justice, not just salaries
  26. Why cities should stop playing Amazon's game and quit offering companies tax incentives
  27. Oscars 2019: Beyond the stats, why diversity matters
  28. What alchemy and astrology can teach artificial intelligence researchers
  29. Guyana hopes oil will bring wealth – not corruption and crisis
  30. The US adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children
  31. The Green New Deal's 10-year timeframe is unrealistic even if a lot can happen in a few decades
  32. Promising new drug for treatment-resistant depression – esketamine
  33. The revolving door between media and government spins again with CNN's hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores
  34. Zebra's stripes are a no fly zone for flies
  35. Theodore McCarrick will continue to be a Catholic priest
  36. US sanctions on Venezuelan oil could cut the output of refineries at home
  37. How to keep conservation policies from backfiring in a globally connected world
  38. Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout
  39. One-party rule in 49 state legislatures reflects flaws in democratic process
  40. Iraq's brutal crackdown on suspected Islamic State supporters could trigger civil war
  41. Hundreds of genes linked to blindness could lead to new therapies
  42. Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians
  43. Don't be fooled by fake images and videos online
  44. African-American women with HIV often overlooked, under-supported
  45. Stories of African-American women aging with HIV: 'My life wasn’t what I hoped it to be'
  46. US-China trade talks: Will the Chinese keep promises to stop bad behavior?
  47. Why a centuries-old religious dispute over Ukraine's Orthodox Church matters today
  48. How old is too old to drive?
  49. The death penalty, an American tradition on the decline
  50. How smallpox devastated the Aztecs – and helped Spain conquer an American civilization 500 years ago