Gene-edited beef cattle get regulatory clearance in US
U.S. regulators on Monday cleared the way for the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle in coming years after the Food and Drug Administration concluded the animals do not raise any safety concerns......»»
Apple Watch Series 8 clearance starts from $289, Belkin 15W MagSafe dock $116, Nanoleaf Matter lights, more
All of today’s best Apple deals have yielded some clearance offers on Apple Watch Series 8 from $289. Those $110 discounts come joined by Belkin’s 3-in-1 15W MagSafe dock with Apple Watch fast charging at $116, as well as a 50% price cut on Nanol.....»»
Dell clearance sale: Save $550 on this RTX 3060 gaming laptop
The Dell G16 gaming laptop with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card is down to just $850 in an ongoing clearance sale. You need to hurry if you want it......»»
Researchers engineer in vivo delivery system for prime editing, partially restoring vision in mice
Prime editing, a versatile form of gene editing that can correct most known disease-causing genetic mutations, now has a new vehicle to deliver its machinery into cells in living animals......»»
Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat
Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change......»»
Novel switch turns genes on/off on cue, a promising step toward safer gene therapy
Just like a doctor adjusts the dose of a medication to the patient's needs, the expression of therapeutic genes, those modified in a person to treat or cure a disease via gene therapy, also needs to be maintained within a therapeutic window. Staying.....»»
2024 may be a year of reckoning for Apple’s $85 billion services business
US court cases and tougher EU regulation will pose challenges to Apple's bottom line. Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024, with a series of regulatory decisions by U.....»»
Battling persistence in tuberculosis bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with NCBS and InStem, have uncovered an important mechanism that allows the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium to persist in the human host for decades. They found that a single gene in.....»»
Apple Watch sales ban, next-gen CarPlay previewed, Ask9to5Mac
Benjamin and Chance discuss the wild situation of the Apple Watch sales ban in the US, as part of an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over blood oxygen sensor patents. Also, Apple has finally shared details of the first vehicles featuring next-gene.....»»
EU will hold 3 major porn sites to same regulations as Meta, X
Xvideos, Pornhub, and Stripchat face curbs on age verification, content moderation. Enlarge (credit: ToolX via Getty Images) Three of the world’s biggest pornography sites will be hit with new regulatory curbs includin.....»»
Adobe"s Figma buy isn"t going to happen, and will cost Adobe $1 billion
Adobe has dropped its $20 billion acquisition of Figma after expressing concerns that there was "no clear path" to do so because of regulatory concerns.AdobeOn Monday, Adobe and Figma announced they would mutually terminate their merger agreement fol.....»»
Scanner data can help New York state farmers boost market sales
Julie and Steve Rockcastle, founders of Green Heron Growers in New York's Cattaraugus County, are always trying to figure out what works and what doesn't when it comes to selling their grass-fed beef at farmers markets. So after a Cornell study showe.....»»
Scientists discover novel way to attack the trypanosome parasite through its ribosome
Trypanosome is a single-celled parasite that takes an extensive human and economic toll due to its involvement in causing sleeping sickness in humans and a similar disease in cattle. The parasite, found mainly in rural areas of Africa, is transmitted.....»»
Cattle ranchers want Florida to preserve their land. Will DeSantis, Legislature fund the programs?
Cattle rancher Billy Kempfer would love for Florida to pay him for the development rights on his land, keeping it as ranchland forever. But it all comes down to the list......»»
Creating a formula for effective vulnerability prioritization
In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Gorelik, CTO and Head of Malware Research at Morphisec, provides insights into the business impact of vulnerabilities. Gorelik discusses challenges posed by regulatory frameworks, incomplete asset inventor.....»»
Petri dish poultry and test tube turkey: Researcher explores Christmas dinners of the future with lab-grown meat
Christmas Dinners are one of the UK's most cherished traditions, and Christmas menus have evolved greatly over the years. Today, turkey is the typical meat of choice; going back 500 years, it was beef, venison, and wild boar in Henry VIII's festive f.....»»
A CRISPR pioneer looks back as the first gene-editing therapy is approved
In 2007, Luciano Marraffini struck out on what was then a scientifically lonely path: to understand CRISPR, which had been discovered in bacteria only about a decade before......»»
New method tags cells with location coordinates for single-cell studies
When a scientist wants to study individual cells at the molecular level within an organ like the heart or brain, they usually break the tissue up to analyze the cells. This provides rich detail about gene activity, but doesn't retain information abou.....»»
General Motors CEO: Anti-drunken driving tech is coming
GM CEO Mary Barra's remarks come a day after NHTSA took the first regulatory step toward mandating alcohol-impairment detection technology in all new light-duty cars and trucks......»»
Three ways sustainable businesses can prepare for climate challenges
From supply chain disruption to regulatory compliance pressure, companies experience bottom-line impacts of climate change every day. Accounting for environmental disruptions and transitions is essential to corporate risk management and resilience pl.....»»
Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint
Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch cattle to grain-based diets partway through their lives. Daniel Blaustein-Rejto of the Breakthrough Institute, U.S., and.....»»