GLP Weekly: Edible cottonseed -- How GMO, CRISPR-edited crops can battle global hunger; Getting close to building chromosomes from scratch?; and more!

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FDA-approved edible cotton seeds show how GMO, CRISPR-edited crops can battle global hunger Kevin Folta For synthetic biology to reach its potential, building new chromosomes from scratch must become commonplace—and we may be getting close Kostas Vavitsas Podcast: The untold story of Edith Rebecca Saunders—’mother of British plant genetics’ Kat Arney ‘Drink like there is tomorrow’: Inside the quest to prevent hangovers with a GMO probiotic John Cumbers Are neonicotinoid seed treatments critical for protecting crops—or unnecessary, with potential to harm bees? Paul McDivitt How NASA’s struggle with radiation-resistant microbe could help us understand infections Meredith Knight ‘Hacking the Code of Life’: How gene editing will lead to disease cures and nutritionally enhanced food Emily Anthes Viewpoint: How agroecology can improve life for Africa’s smallholder farmers Ellinor Isgren, Thaddeo Kahigwa Tibasiima Ancestry tests underreport African genetic diversity, limiting benefits of precision medicine for blacks. Here’s how we can change that. Ricki Lewis Netflix ‘Unnatural Selection’ gene editing miniseries focuses on extreme examples, ignores potential food sustainability impact of CRISPR Alison Van Eenennaam