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India's Quest to End World Hunger - NOAH SEELAM/ AFP/Getty Images

Miracle Crop India's Quest to End World Hunger

Over one third of humanity is undernourished. Now a group of scientists are experimenting with specially-bred crops, and hoping to launch a new Green Revolution -- but controversy is brewing. Von Philip Bethge

The Second Cooing Raising Passenger Pigeons from the Dead

The world has been without passenger pigeons since 1914. Now, scientists want to bring them back. Geneticist Ben Novak has embarked on the project and has begun collecting passenger pigeon DNA from natural history museums. His "de-extinction" efforts are not without critics. Von Philip Bethge

Genetic Risks The Implications of Embryo Screening

A controversial procedure that lets would-be parents test embryos for certain genetic defects will soon be allowed in special cases in Germany. What does this mean for society? Von Kerstin Kullmann

The Controversial Release of Suicide Mosquitoes - James Gathany/ AP

Genetically Modified Pests The Controversial Release of Suicide Mosquitoes

A British biotech lab has released huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. But locals, some say, were not adequately informed of the experiment -- and now a debate has erupted over the potential dangers to humans. Von Rafaela von Bredow

'German Reasoning Won Out' in Stem Cell Ruling - Hermann J. Knippertz/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

The World from Berlin 'German Reasoning Won Out' in Stem Cell Ruling

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that research using embryonic stem cells, in which the embryos are destroyed, cannot be patented. In Germany, where the research that prompted the original lawsuit was based, editorialists are mixed in their views of the ruling.

German Parliament Allows Some Embryo Screening - MICHAEL DALDER/ REUTERS

Controversial Genetic Tests German Parliament Allows Some Embryo Screening

A new measure passed by German lawmakers will let would-be parents test fertilized embryos for possible life-threatening genetic defects. Critics say "pre-implantation genetic diganosis" is a step toward designer babies -- but the law will now make exceptions to prevent stillbirths and genetic diseases.

Britain Is More Germanic than It Thinks - The British Museum

The Anglo-Saxon Invasion Britain Is More Germanic than It Thinks

How Germanic is Great Britain really? Archeologists and geneticists have unveiled surprising revelations about the historical origins of people in the modern United Kingdom -- many of whom have ancestors who once crossed the North Sea. Von Matthias Schulz

'Religion? Reality Has a Grander Magic of its Own' - VALERY HACHE/ AFP

Interview with Scientist Richard Dawkins 'Religion? Reality Has a Grander Magic of its Own'

Evolution is fact. That, at least, is what evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins argues, making his case in his new book "The Greatest Show on Earth," which has just been published in German. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with Dawkins about the shortcomings of religion, the grandeur of reality and the God Gene.

Studies Show Nurture at Least as Important as Nature - Z1020 Martin Schutt/ dpa

How Hereditary Can Intelligence Be? Studies Show Nurture at Least as Important as Nature

Researchers have long overestimated the role our genes play in determining intelligence. As it turns out, cognitive skills do not depend on ethnicity, and are far more malleable than once thought. Targeted encouragement can help children from socially challenged families make better use of their potential. Von Jörg Blech

'We Have Learned Nothing from the Genome' - Science / AAAS

SPIEGEL Interview with Craig Venter 'We Have Learned Nothing from the Genome'

In a SPIEGEL interview, genetic scientist Craig Venter discusses the 10 years he spent sequencing the human genome, why we have learned so little from it a decade on and the potential for mass production of artificial life forms that could be used to produce fuels and other resources.

German Government Divided over Calls for Embryo Protection - Ralf Hirschberger/ dpa

Bio-Ethical Battleground German Government Divided over Calls for Embryo Protection

Following a federal court decision that would allow pre-implantation genetic diagnosis procedures in Germany, a number of conservative politicians are calling for a tightening of German law to ensure that "selection" of embryos cannot take place.

'When Is a Life Form Worthy of Life?' - Ralf Hirschberger/ dpa

The World from Berlin 'When Is a Life Form Worthy of Life?'

Many worry that screening embryos pre-implantation, during fertility treatments, opens the door to gender selection and designer babies. But a German court on Tuesday decided to allow the practice. Commentators say that the ruling throws up more questions about genetic selection than answers.

A New Human Relative from the Siberian Mountains - MPI für evolutionäre Anthropologie

Sensational Bone Discovery A New Human Relative from the Siberian Mountains

Have scientists identified a "homo incognitus" -- a previously unknown human species? Finger bones dating from 30,000 years ago were unearthed in southern Siberia. Its genes differ from those of modern humans as well as Neanderthals, and German scientists think they are onto a sensation. Von Cinthia Briseño

Cloned Meat Soon to Hit European Supermarkets - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Not-So-Sacred Cows Cloned Meat Soon to Hit European Supermarkets

Cattle cloning has long been standard practice in the United States. Now EU agriculture ministers have decided that cloned meat and milk should be allowed onto the European market. Not everyone is pleased. Von Philip Bethge

Britain Is 'One Step to Closer to Designer Babies' - SPIEGEL ONLINE

The World from Berlin Britain Is 'One Step to Closer to Designer Babies'

Great Britain has passed controversial legislation that gives scientists the green light to pursue research with stem cells and human-animal hybrid embryos. Yet the country is still torn between supporting science and fearing a breaching of ethical boundaries. German commentators on Wednesday share this ambivalence.

All Blue Eyed People Related to Brad Pitt - SPIEGEL ONLINE

New Genetics Discovery All Blue Eyed People Related to Brad Pitt

According to a new paper by a Danish researcher, blue eyes come as the result of a single mutation that occurred 10,000 years ago. Which means that all people with blue peepers have a common ancestor. Von Andrew Curry

What Can a Baby Mammoth Teach Us? - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Genetics from Siberia What Can a Baby Mammoth Teach Us?

Last week, scientists announced the discovery of an almost perfectly preserved baby mammoth in the permafrost of Siberia. SPIEGEL spoke to evolution scientist Michael Hofreiter from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig about what the young female means for science.

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