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NC State's Rodolphe Barrangou Explains CRISPR in AAAS's Why Science Matters Series

You have probably heard about CRISPR in the news and many of you have probably wondered what it is, and what is the big deal? NC State University's Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou gives a presentation about…

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Gene Editing Could Create Medicines and Self-Fertilising Crops. but Are We Facing Another GM Food-Style Furore?

The technique could transform life for farmers and Parkinson’s sufferers. But critics insist it remains unproven – and the EU may end up blocking itRobin McKie Science EditorSaturday 6 February 2016…

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Crop Conundrum the EU Should Decide Definitively Whether Gene-Edited Plants Are Covered by GM Laws.

From Nature15 December 2015When philosopher George Santayana said more than a century ago that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, he could have been predicting the European…