GLP Weekly: Will scientists ever get ahead of fast-mutating deadly viruses?; Is FDA trying to avoid litigation from anti-GMO groups?; and more!

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Will scientists ever get ahead of fast-mutating deadly health viruses? Exploring the coronavirus and the genetics of other viral outbreaks Ricki Lewis FDA defends CRISPR-edited animal rules likely to block most uses: Is the agency trying to avoid litigation from anti-GMO groups? Cameron English Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture Alison Van Eenennaam Manipulating our internal clocks could lead to treatments for mood disorders, obesity—and even aging Tom Siegfried Viewpoint: Biotechnology could save our favorite banana. Will anti-GMO activists stand in the way? Steve Savage Brain chemicals fight for the status quo—that’s why it’s so hard to change people’s minds even when the science consensus is overwhelming David Warmflash With Roundup-cancer settlement looming, activists revive conspiracy claim that glyphosate surfactants threaten human health Cameron English Would artificial wombs liberate women from the ‘blood, sweat and tears’ of pregnancy? Sasha Isaac ‘More than human’: How neural implants, robotics and artificial intelligence are redefining who we are Djuke Veldhuis, Matthew Gwynfryn Thomas Viewpoint: Almond growers driving bees to ‘extinction’? Challenging the latest pollinator decline scare story Angela Logomasini