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25 OCT

Ancient mutation helped create delicious, fatty pork. Scientists just fixed it

Enlarge (credit: Getty |Mark Boster) Of all the frights you might experience between now and Halloween, this one might be the worst: Chinese scientists have genetically engineered pigs to be reduced-fat. They meant well. The engineering created hardier, leaner pigs that the scientists argue will improve pig welfare and cut losses and energy use on farms. […]

28 SEP

One Gene Mutation May Cause Zika’s Devastating Birth Defects

Researchers have been rushing to tease apart how Zika went from tepid to toxic, and they may have found the genetic tweak to blame. https://media.wired.com/photos/59cc270dae1d4f0f4d314a50/master/pass/brazil-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest

02 AUG

Scientists alter genes of human embryo to correct disease-causing mutation

U.S. scientists demonstrate the possibility to correct mutationsin an early human embryo in what they call a safe and efficient way. CBC | Health News

19 MAY

A single mutation may explain why Zika exploded in the Americas

(credit: US DHHS) A single mutation may explain why Zika suddenly erupted from obscurity to become the alarming re-emerging infectious disease it is today, researchers report in Nature. According to researchers from Texas and China, the mutation boosts Zika’s ability to hop into feasting mosquitoes that can then shuttle the virus to more victims. Based […]