Tag: DNA

  • Could Science Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life?

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    The Telegraph investigates the theoretical possibility of bringing dinosaurs back to life They bestrode the earth millions of years ago before dying out, but dinosaurs could theoretically be brought back to life, according to an Oxford biochemist. Dr Alison Woollard said it would be theoretically possible to recreate ancient animals, through the DNA of birds. By…

  • Science on Verge of Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life

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    Tanya Lewis of Live Science explains how advances in biotechnology could enable scientists to bring extinct animals back from the grave: First popularized by Michael Crichton’s novel “Jurassic Park,” the process of de-extinction has become more than a sci-fi concept. In 2003, biologists brought back a Pyrenean ibex by making a clone of frozen tissues harvested from…

  • Arkansas Valley Organic Growers Working to Develop Seed Quality

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    Hal Walter at the Pueblo Cheiftan introduces us to the Arkansas Valley Organic Growers, who, in addition to providing farm-fresh vegetables, are supporting other behind-the-scenes farming activities, including the development of regionally adapted seed varieties. With corporations developing genetically modified organisms and patenting plant DNA, the question of seed quality is of utmost importance for all who…

  • The “Portable Toxic Threat Detector” lets you know if your food is safe to eat

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    If you are interested in knowing what’s in your food, you may soon be able to use the portable toxic threat detector or PTTD, a mechanism developed by third year electronics and telecommuncation engineering students at GH Raisoni College of Engineering, Saurabh Puranik, Shreya Dhondarikar, Sagar Nasre and Sowmya Singh.  It will not only tell you…

  • The Case for No GMO Patents

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    Friday, 14 June 2013 11:49By Tony Pereira, Truthout | Op-Ed (Photo: CT Senate Democrats / Flickr)The June 13, 2013 Supreme Court decision that human genes are not patentable should logically be the first step in reversing three decades of decisions that flouted the previously general understanding that Section 101 of Title 35 U.S.C. prohibited patenting of living organisms. In…

  • Should Human Genes Be Patentable?

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    Reposted from Andrew Sullivan’s blog “The Dish.” Florence Williams asks why a company should be allowed to patent the genes  that prompted Jolie’s double mastectomy: Although they reside in our bodies, the BRCA genes are effectively owned by a bio-tech giant, Myriad Genetics, which patented the genes in the mid-1990s. Should a single corporation control access to DNA…