Medical Regs & Ethics
Paralysis-causing virus proving difficult to identify
Since August 2014, more than 100 children and young adults in the United States have developed a mysterious paralysis. Many ...
Finding a happy medium in regulation of stem cell research
When I started blogging in 2010 the stem cell arena was a very different place. Back then the hot topic ...
Breakthrough in breast cancer research reveals epigenetic link
Decoding the letters of the human genome revolutionised scientists' understanding of the role of genetic mutations in many diseases, including ...
That ‘Precision Medicine’ initiative? A Reality Check
What, precisely, is Precision Medicine? It's pretty much everything. The ambition of the plan is admirable, but the hurdles in ...
What does Obama’s precision medicine initiative mean for future medical research?
The precision medicine initiative proposed by President Barack Obama last week would center on a huge new biobank containing medical ...
Why ‘precision medicine” initiative will fall short of hype
President Obama's new budget is expected to include hundreds of millions of dollars for so-called precision medicine. The initiative, which ...
IBM, Mars collaborate to figure out what makes food safe
Is your food safe? Protecting the global food supply is a monumental public health challenge. In the U.S. alone, one ...
With House of Commons decision looming, what are researchers’ opinions on mitochondrial replacement?
On February 3, 2015, the House of Commons will be given the opportunity to approve a remarkable scientific technique: mitochondrial ...
African elites blame early puberty on GMOs, sabotaging nutrition-enhanced cassava, matooke
It is fashionable in Africa to blame everyinexplicable heath condition on genetic engineered food. It's part of a campaign organized ...
Will benefits of nanopesticides outweigh costs?
Stacey Harper is doggedly researching tiny, human-made substances called nanoparticles. The scientist at Oregon State University in Corvallis hopes to be ...
Political views dictate what science issues receive the most attention
In American scientization of politics culture, evolution acceptance is a big deal, as is climate change. Yet other science acceptance ...
Mapping marijuana’s genome could lead to medical discoveries
The history of marijuana is being mapped in Portland, Ore. For 10,000 years, humans have carried this plant everywhere, but ...
Scientific consensus on GMO safety stronger than for global warming, PEW research center finds
Scientists blame the media and the lack of quality K-12 STEM education for large differences between public opinion and scientific ...
What does genome testing mean for questions of Native American ancestry?
The genetic sequencing company 23andMe recently tapped into its vast bank of data to release a study on genetic origins, ...
Will genome sequencing provide impediment to medicine?
Genomics is increasingly hailed by many as the turning point in modern medicine. Advances in technology now mean we’re able ...
Brain gives convincing evidence for distinction between gender and sex
Ever wonder about the brain's white matter microstructure diffusivity? Don't know what the hell we're talking about? Well, start paying ...
Starship “Egg”: Sending unborn, frozen embryos across interstellar space
Hibernation is a wonderful option for a small crew of explorers, but for a distant planet with an Earth Like ...
Alert for athletes and astronauts: Gene editing moving into clinics, results promising
An elite athlete, a mountain climber, an aspiring astronaut or test pilot—any of these might be a good candidate for ...
Bipartisan support found for US personalized medicine initiative
President Obama will seek hundreds of millions of dollars for a new initiative to develop medical treatments tailored to genetic ...
FDA intensifies discussions on medical and ethical issues of mitochondrial replacement therapy
On January 27, 2015, a newly appointed committee of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will hold the first in a ...
Are probiotics actually essential in a ‘normal’ GI tract?
The more I understand about normal GI flora, the more I suspect probiotics are the wrong answer to a wide ...
Privacy concerns raised by use of consumer genomics data in pharmaceutical research
The largest single repository of human genetic data in the world is not at any university, research institute, or pharmaceutical ...
Extending healthy life through gene manipulation: Sounds cool but it’s complicated
There has been a recent flurry of news and excitement about tracing the the genetics of athletic ability, effects of ...
Top 6 stories on the GLP, January 26, 2015
This past week, here are the #TOP6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world. Please ...
Should direct-to-consumer DNA tests come with a health warning?
Genetic testing is appropriate — and can be life saving — when doctors and genetic counsellors interpret complex results and map out ...
Details expected to emerge on President’s personalized medicine initiative
During his State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 20, 2015, President Barack Obama announced a programme called ...
Does genome editing mean the end of genetic disease?
In October, two scientists shared the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for inventing the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology ...
