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Science Friday: Mosquitoes Engineered to Kill Their Own Kind

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Researchers hope to crash populations of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes, using genetic engineering. [12:19]
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Science Friday: Are Transgenic Weeds an Ecological Threat?

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If a genetically engineered crop crosses with a wild relative, could a more robust weed result?
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Science Friday: Better Brewing Through Synthetic Biology?

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Discover a new approach and possible uses of synthetic biology, the assembly of genetic standard parts to create an organism with desired traits.
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Science Friday: Engineering Life Through Synthetic Biology

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From designer yeast genomes to batteries made from bacteria, an update on synthetic biology. [22 mins. 45 secs.]
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Science Friday: A Challenge to Gene Patents

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A Federal district court has ruled that several patents dealing with the BRCA breast cancer genes are invalid.
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Science Friday: Science Diction: The Origin of the Word 'Clone'

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Historian Howard Markel discusses how clone came to refer to genetic creations like Dolly the sheep.
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Science Friday: Printing Living Cells

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Science Friday takes a look at new research into using inkjet technology to build artificial tissues.

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