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Eating sweet food forms memories that may control eating habits

Posted in Science on 14th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Neurons in the dorsal hippocampus, the part of the brain that is critical for episodic memory, are activated by consuming sweets.

Using electrical brain stimulation to help patients lose weight

Posted in Science on 5th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Many factors can cause obesity, including genes, lifestyle and environment. But theres some evidence to suggest that quirks of the brain might be a factor, too.

A CRISPR variation that wont introduce new DNA to plants

Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have altered CRISPR so that it can knock out genes without introducing new ones. The modifications might not even qualify as genetically modified foods.

This is how the world growing more and more food with less land

Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Two decades ago, food production started rising independently of new land.

DuPont Predicts CRISPR Plants on Dinner Plates in Five Years

Posted in Science on 11th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Powerful and possibly unregulated, gene editing starts new boom in GMOs.