Category Archives: research

Plantation Peril

Posted on July 4, 2018 by almostlikescience

Replacing rainforests with farms has many obvious consequences, but a recent paper from Nature Communications suggests that the ecological effect of deforestation is even greater than previously imagined. In this study, researchers, including several from UC Berkeley, showed that species … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Controversy: How CRISPR/Cas9 Permanently Modified Molecular Biology

Posted on August 3, 2016 by almostlikescience

CRISPR/Cas9, a new, easy, and rapid genome editing technique, is at the center of heated debates over gene therapy, human embryo manipulation, and genetically-modified crops. While the most controversial applications of CRISPR/Cas9 likely will not affect the general public for years, this technique immediately and … Continue reading →

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Editing sensationalism (or: Don’t throw away your cellphone)

Posted on May 29, 2016 by almostlikescience

Earlier this week, a top story on my Google News feed caught my eye. “Report claims cellphones cause cancer!” one site blared. “Mobile phones can cause cancer,” read another headline. One was particularly bad: from the headline, to the buried critiques, to … Continue reading →

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