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Health

We now have the technology to develop vaccines that spread themselves

Prevention is better than cure, so we should start using genetic techniques to stop dangerous animal diseases jumping to humans, say Scott Nuismer and James Bull

Comment

Question

What is a genetically modified organism?

Environment

Many plants may soon be illegal in France and no one knows what to do

Insight

Life

Little Joe review: We should worry about these mind-bending plants

Culture

Humans

Should animals with human genes or organs be given human rights?

Insight

Life

Genetically modified microbiome could protect honeybees from disease

News

Life

Male moths genetically modified to kill females released in the wild

News

Health

GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines

News

Space

New Scientist ranks the top 10 discoveries of the decade

News

Technology

Human Nature film review: Telling the CRISPR story with wit and verve

How much do you really know about the revolutionary gene-editing technology called CRISPR? A sharp independent film will have you up to speed in no time, finds Simon Ings in his latest column

Culture

Health

Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths

Comment

Environment

Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

News

Health

Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

Features

Life

Tea and banana plants have been genetically modified by bacteria

News