Biomedicine & Disease
With GM approval in Russia on the horizon, activist scientists call for 10 year moratorium
In an attempt to block the introduction of GM crops in Russian, an anti-GMO activist scientist organization is calling for ...
Finding the root of genetic disease in Amish communities
The story began at the Philadelphia children’s hospital late one night in spring 1989, when Dr. Morton found glutaric acid, ...
George Church wonders why you haven’t had your genome sequenced yet
There was a fascinating moment at Google’s Cambridge office when Harvard geneticist George Church asked how many people in a ...
When it comes to DNA, fears of ‘Big Brother’ are overblown
A new study shows that when the general public is educated about the intricacies involved in collecting and using medical ...
People really don’t understand their genetic test results
This month, 23andMe, the most prominent genetic home testing company, stopped offering anything more than ancestry results due to a ...
‘Duon’ controversy: Scientists claim second code hiding within DNA, provoking sharp rebuke
In a claim sharply challenged as overhyped, University of Washington scientists say they have "discovered" a second code hiding within ...
Gene therapy staunches hemophillia in test
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Medical College of Wisconsin found that a new kind of gene ...
Reflections from mom whose baby was stillborn on wh 23andMe and other DTC services are so critical
Geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, whose daughter was stillborn earlier this year, reflects on the brouhaha surrounding the personal genomics company 23andMe ...
23andMe effect: Sharper scrutiny ahead for personal genetic tests
After the FDA intervened against genetic testing company 23andMe, it is likely that sharper regulatory scrutiny is ahead for these ...
Johnson in Grist: Despite drawbacks, GE key tool in strengthening global food security
Some say that the costs of genetic engineering outweigh the benefits, but GE is still an important tactic against threats ...
Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers
In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success ...
Do we need to be protected from our genomes?
The Food & Drug Administration provoked a furious controversy when it recently ordered the personal genetics company 23andMe to stop ...
One geneticist’s take on the 23andMe FDA warning
As a geneticist. I spend a lot of time looking at genomes. But until I taught my “Genetics and Society” ...
Comparison of aging patterns sheds light on evolutionary purpose of aging
A new comparison of aging patterns of humans and 45 other species reveals that some species live much longer than ...
Nobel Laureate Richard Roberts: protesting GM crops is a ‘crime against humanity’
Nobel Laureate Richard J. Roberts said that protesting the use of genetically modified crops is a “crime against humanity" while ...
Anti-GMO salvo: Activists target transgenic trees that could protect endangered forests
Scientists believe that genetically modified trees could bring huge sustainability benefits as the increased development needs of a growing global ...
For now, genetic tests raise more questions than answers
An increasing number of private companies are offering to read people's DNA in the same way that a computer reads ...
Can we inherit fear of a smell? The latest on transgenerational epigenetics
Can humans inherit the experience of fear? Male mice trained to fear a particular harmless smell before they sire offspring ...
Video: Hofstra GMO debate highlights science v precautionary fears
Scientists and other professionals debate whether regulations on GMOs should be tighter or less restrictive ...
Zoo animals tend to be genetic disasters
Many popular animals kept in zoos across Europe have become deeply inbred and very little "genetic integrity", a new report ...
DNA Ahead: tour the science of genetics by playing a board game
DNA Ahead, an educational board-game kit, helps players learn how DNA and advances in DNA science affect nearly every aspect of ...
23andMe slapped with class action lawsuit
Genetic testing company 23andMe has been slammed with a $5 million lawsuit less than a week after the Federal Drug ...
Video: Bill Gates on why the future needs biomedical innovation
On Monday, Bill Gates delivered the 2013 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture on the need for biomedical innovation to ...
23andMe founder pulls personal genomic service, pledges cooperation on FDA review
Stung by the FDA's cease-and-desist order and criticisms that the data in its personal genomics test are unreliable, 23andMe founder ...
Is same-sex coupling a matter of genetics or choice?
A new report has found that nearly a third of Laysan albatross pairs on Oahu are of the same gender, ...
“Gene surgery” may replace prescription pills
Instead of taking prescription pills to treat their ailments, patients may one day opt for genetic 'surgery' — using an ...
Computer scientists to thank for easy access to genetic testing
Frederick Sanger, who died recently at the age of 95, won two Nobel prizes in chemistry for his methods for ...
