Read more genetic alteration stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33558/genetic-alteration.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:18:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52119/critics-blast-designer-baby-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe founders of an embryo technology that identifies birth defects are furious that a leading Los Angeles fertility clinic is using their discovery to enable couples to choose baby traits like hair and eye color. The role of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis—which identifies thousands of characteristics in a three-day embryo—...http://www.newser.com/story/52119/critics-blast-designer-baby-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 1:39:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39032/gene-tweak-could-grow-crops-in-toxic-soil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have made a breakthrough that could dramatically boost the world's food production by making more land farmable, Wired reports. A slight change to a single gene allows plants to thrive in earth made toxic by aluminum, which currently renders nearly half of the world's soil useless for growing crops....http://www.newser.com/story/39032/gene-tweak-could-grow-crops-in-toxic-soil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 10:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34603/scientists-tinker-with-biological-clock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS researchers believe they have found a way to turn back the clock on the processes which make organs age. Scientists engineered genetic alterations to make the livers of older mice function like younger mice, the BBC reports. The discovery may lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases...http://www.newser.com/story/34603/scientists-tinker-with-biological-clock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 2:07:24 CDT