GLP Weekly: DNA, fruit flies, and treating cancer with precision medicine; The fear-based case against gene-edited crops in organic farming; and more!

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DNA, fruit flies and the quest to treat cancer with precision medicine David Warmflash, Tim Barker Viewpoint: Dissecting the fear-based case against gene-edited crops in organic farming Steven Cerier The ‘magic mix’ of ingredients responsible for the Impossible Burger’s taste and texture Ricki Lewis Probiotics may help humans stay healthy. Could they benefit other animals, too? Hannah Thomasy Creating Superman (and woman): Who benefits from human enhancement? David Warmflash Milkweed: Mother’s milk for monarch butterflies, but yield-robbing weed for farmers Andrew Porterfield Why don’t we live longer? Because evolution is more concerned with helping us produce healthy children Jordan Pennells Podcast: Glyphosate, cancer and ‘corporate conspiracies’–“Regulatory capture” by anti-science activists in the Roundup controversy Drew Kershen, Gabe Ignetti, Geoffrey Kabat, Jon Entine Cure for AIDS/HIV? Temper expectations. A. J. Smuskiewicz Glyphosate-based herbicides kill cancer cells and have ‘no significant toxicity’ to humans? Another study says ‘yes’—but what does it mean? Cameron English