Biomedicine & Disease
Japanese genetically altering rice varieties that could address climate change effects, allergies
Japanese research institutes are leading the world in developing new strains of rice that are capable of withstanding drought, disease, ...
New, vast database lets researchers easily search drug-gene interactions
Relationships between human genetic variation and drug responses are being documented at an accelerating rate, and have become some of ...
Podcast: University of Florida geneticist Kevin Folta tackles cancer threats, pesticide abuse and other anti-GMO myths
On the science blog imprüvism, host Armi Legge tackles the GMO debate and interviews Kevin Folta, professor and department chair ...
Is the ‘designer baby’ debate more about gene patentability?
The controversial "designer baby" debate speaks to the larger issues about patent eligibility and the patent application process, according to ...
FDA orders 23andMe to stop marketing DNA test kit
The Food and Drug Administration is demanding that 23andMe immediately cease all marketing for its main DNA service until it ...
Battle developing over GM insects poised to fight olive pests
Scientists are developing GM insects to combat diseases and pests, but face opposition from anti-biotech organizations. If a field trial ...
Can botched handling of the trans-fats controversy shed light on the GMO labeling debate?
Trendy "healthy" labels of foods containing trans-fats raised their popularity, but now the Food and Drug Administration has banned them ...
Scientists grow ‘mini-kidneys’ from human stem cells
For the first time ever, researchers have grown cell structures similar to adult kidney cells. The research could open doors ...
Copying and reading the book of life in one cell, accurately
Decoding the complete DNA genome in a single cell has been a major goal of technology developers. But the methods ...
Life in genetic limbo: You’ve got the gene but, so far, no disorder
Genetic testing is teaching some people they have the genetic markers of disease, but no symptoms yet. Neither patients nor ...
Still trying to figure out how genes and medication match up
Your genetic makeup does have an impact on the way your body uses medication. There is quite a bit of ...
Can organisms evolve the ability to evolve?
A new study finds that bacteria, like the species that spreads lyme disease, may have evolved the ability to evolve ...
Many pediatricians uncomfortable providing care to kids with genetic conditions
Many primary care pediatricians say they feel uncomfortable providing health care to patients with genetic disorders. Also, many do not ...
Home DNA test kit offers peace of mind for parents
A $99 DNA kit is helping some families unlock genetic mysteries in the privacy of their home. Craig and Lynn ...
Research uncovers potential genetic cause of asthma
An international team of scientists has identified the primary genes that place some children at high risk of severe childhood ...
Genetics of the human gut microbiome might be the next big thing
Even genetically similar individuals play host to vastly different communities of gut bacteria, a study says--a reminder of how little ...
The first GMO (Hint: Human’s best friend)
Are dogs the earliest examples of GMOs? While the conventional definition of a genetically modified organism is the lab insertion ...
Drug trial, dubbed ‘Master Protocol,’ uses tumor genomics to customize treatments
According to a new article, the future of cancer drug research may lie in drug trials that are based on ...
Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable
Some gamblers succeed by spiriting cards up their sleeves, giving them a wider range of hands to play. So do ...
Telomeres lengthened by weight-loss surgery
Researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery, which can assist in weight loss, may also lengthen telomeres and, as a ...
What’s it like to live in the age of genome sequencing?
Every child born in the United States is today screened for diseases at birth, though the range of testing is ...
Many would give private health info to insurers to save a few bucks
Many Americans say they'd submit to insurance company medical tests and lifestyle monitoring in exchange for lower-cost premiums, a new Harris ...
Deciphering genomic data via video games
So much data, so little time. That’s the problem confronting geneticists studying the bewilderingly complex human genome, in which no ...
Open-access genome project lands in UK
The open-access genome project in the UK, led by Genomics England, has a lot in common with the Personal Genome ...
Don Huber, controversial activist scientist promoting mysterious GMO superbug scare, has no data
University of Florida plant geneticist Kevin Folta challenges, in a public forum, the claims by anti-GMO scientist Don Huber that ...
Why hospitals will soon sequence the genes of every single patient
After studying cases and training for years in medical school, doctors are able to identify patterns in a patient’s test ...
OR Senator Jeff Merkley: ‘GM salmon is too risky’
(Summary) Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has spoken out against genetically modified salmon, which the Food and Drug Administration is considering ...
