Saturday, December 26, 2015

The Washington Post: Genetic engineering’s new frontier


Genetic engineering's new frontier
The Washington Post

Valentino Gantz and Ethan Bier. (Peggy Peattie/Tribune News Service) By Bradley J. Fikes | December 21 at 5:36 PM Humanity's ability to alter nature, a characteristic of our species for thousands of years, has taken a big step forward. The ability to change the genetics of life to our liking was previously confined to domesticated creatures such as livestock and crops. It now extends throughout much of the biosphere, including ourselves. Genetic engineering on a planetary scale used to be the Read the full story


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