Synthetic life 'no terror threat'
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Synthetic biology can help fight emerging infections, rather than aid the design of bioweapons, says Dr Craig Venter.
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Coming soon to a jungle near you -- mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
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In an innovative move, a biotech company has found a new way of making stem cells without destroying embryos, touting it as a way to defuse one of the country's fiercest political and ethical debates.
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The threat from biological weapons has outstripped that of chemical and nuclear weapons because of advances in biotechnology, the respected British Medical Association (BMA) warned in a report published.
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Using genetic manipulation, Japanese scientists develop a mouse that shows no fear of cats. The study could offer insights into the nature of mammalian fear.
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The scientific journal Nature has corrected a press release regarding an article claiming that embryonic stem cells could be made without destroying an embryo.
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A laboratory study finds mobile phones damage human DNA - but does not show they harm health.
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Downing Street says threats by Al-Qaeda over Salman Rushdie's knighthood will not undermine British life.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: The biggest threat to our freedoms comes not from al-Qaida but from the security bureaucrats and their cronies.
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Scientists may be allowed to clone embryos from donated tissues without the need for "express" consent.
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No knocking off Blade Runner pleasure replicants German boffins believe they have developed a computer algorithm which can be used to hide encrypted "watermarks" within the DNA of living genetically-modified organisms. The procedure has been successful in simulated tests on live beer ingredients.â¦
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The European Food Safety Authority yesterday declared that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is "very unlikely" to pose risks to consumers, opening the door to possible European sales of those controversial foods in the future.
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Craig Venter has built the first man-made genome. Soon those genes may cause a cell to come alive. This tiny organism will be Venter's own  -  and that's just the start
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Synthetic biology aims to create new creatures by establishing a standardized set of DNA parts and then installing them like interchangeable electrical components in stripped-down breadboard organisms.
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A biotechnology company has developed a new way of creating stem cells without destroying human embryos, billing it as a potential solution to a contentious political and ethical debate.
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Scientists prove stem cells are not necessary for cloning and find other cells may even be better candidates.
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Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.