Biomedicine & Disease
GM mosquitoes produce only male offspring, eliminating entire populations in six generations
Scientists have found a way of genetically modifying mosquitoes to produce sperm that only creates males, offering a potential fresh ...
Does our anthropocentric view of genetics keep us from scientific discovery?
We often attribute disease causing agency to microbes. But any human heath effects they have were discovered haphazardly through evolution ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
Nanoparticles in sunscreen get bad rap, but evidence they cause human harm is slim
Most consumer sunscreens use nanoparticles to keep products effective and transparent. But some call the safety of this micro technology ...
Crowdsourcing genetic disease: The Resilience Project wants you!
The Resilience Project, both ambitious and world-spanning, wants to collect a million DNA samples for sequencing in order to find ...
Can Bt cotton be a solution for Zimbabwean cotton growers?
The manipulation of liberalized cotton trade meant poor prices, poverty and dependency for cotton farmers in Zimbabwe. Could the use ...
Further advancement for MS stem cell treatments
There is more good news from leading stem cell biotech Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) on preclinical rodent studies using stem ...
Botched poll encourages view that personal genomic testing could be dangerous
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News have just published the first survey conducted by their Science Advisory Board, a project called ...
U.S. Brain Initiative budget will rival that of Human Genome Project
The National Institutes of Health set an ambitious $4.5 billion price tag on its part of President Obama’s Brain Initiative ...
Faulty genes that cause heart disease focus of personalized medicine
Heart disease follows cancer as genetic screening advances identify targets and treatments on an individual basis ...
Whirlwind tour of career of Bruce Ames, inventor of test to determine chemical toxicity
On an otherwise ordinary day in 1964, Bruce Ames picked up a box of potato chips and read the list of ingredients ...
Next-Generation Sequencing opening doors in diagnosing perplexing disorders
A new diagnostic test using "Next-Generation Sequencing" has made headlines for saving the lives of two young people suffering from ...
Bone marrrow stem cells could repair neural damage in brain
A scientist at Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is hoping to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way ...
Kidney disease one area where genetics underlies racial health differences
Talking about race is never just black and white, but when it comes to health, one thing is crystal clear: ...
Laser treatments trigger dental stem cells to regrow teeth
With a simple, low-power laser, Harvard University scientists have triggered naturally occurring dental stem cells to regrow teeth in rats ...
As antibiotic resistance grows, scientists look again to viruses to help fight bacterial infections
For decades, patients behind the Iron Curtain were denied access to some of the best antibiotics developed in the West ...
Genetic search engine will streamline research by linking disease genes to evolutionary partners
Our bodies are as vast as oceans and space, composed of a dizzying number of different types of cells. Exploration ...
GM not just about commodity farming: How it can rescue threatened coffee, chocolate, wine, bananas and OJ
Many anti-GM campaigners lambast crop biotechnology because the first generation of genetic modification focused on commodity crops such as corn, ...
Lack of funding in Nigeria hindering biotechnology research efforts
A professor, Olufunmilayo Adebambo, has said that the country is missing in the development and utilisation of its biotechnological potential. Adebambo, ...
Criminalizing high-risk pregnancy? Law makes having a disease and baby simultaneously a crime
Tennessee will now prosecute pregnant women who use drugs, despite overwhelming evidence that addiction is a disease much like diabetes ...
Environmental exposures cause aging. We should know more about them.
Why do our bodies age at different rates? Why can some people run marathons at the age of 70, while ...
UK panel supports first genetically modified human embryos
A British expert scientific panel gave its backing on Tuesday to potential new 3-way fertility treatments that would for the ...
Japanese gaming company to begin personal genomics testing
Japan’s DeNA built its empire from games for feature phones and desktop PCs, but its legacy in leisure isn’t stopping ...
George Church, founder of ‘Facebook of DNA,’ says genetics can solve many world problems
In the future, George Church believes, almost everything will be better because of genetics. If you have a medical problem, ...
Have a taste for liver? Food preferences might be hard wired
Geneticists have found 17 new genes that help determine what foods people enjoy most. But these genes aren't related to ...
Fear of GMOs prevent GM barley resistant to ‘vomitoxin’-producing fungi from reaching beers
This past summer, exceptionally hot and humid for many, was brutal for the small-scale barley farmers who have been cropping ...
