Epigenetics
Epigenetically modified organisms: The coming EPO farming and food revolution?
As scientists look to create novel crops that can handle challenges of changing climate, one solution offered is altering a ...
If you’re indifferent about reading this article, it may be genetic
Being apathetic may feel like following the path of least resistance. But studies of apathy in the brain show otherwise ...
Genetic ‘switch’ may trigger obesity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For those who are ...
Twin study shows epigenetics key factor for obesity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Having overweight parents significantly ...
Meditation, mindfulness may affect way your genes behave
Mindfulness has shown efficacy in treating some conditions, which has lead researchers to look for a biological mechanism. One theory ...
Animals may alter own DNA to cope with global climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hot stuff. For the ...
African sleeping sickness may be treated with epigenetic modification
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Parasitic infections are particularly ...
Fossils provide evolutionary window into how epigenetics works
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. By the time the ...
Why Americans respond to drug placebos more than any other nationality
Remarkably the placebo effect--a fake treatment in which a person taking an inactive substance like sugar, water or saline solution ...
Obesity is in our head and in our genes
The sources of obesity look more biological, and less psychological, which opens new avenues toward addressing the crisis. Finding answers ...
Prenatal smoking exposure effects stick around in genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A collaborative research team ...
White House announces microbiome initiative but science on gut bacteria still unsettled
The Unified Microbiome Initiative seeks to unlock the mystery of the human biome and the role of genetics in shaping ...
Evidence for inheritance of stress through epigenome found in sperm of mice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the past several ...
Despite what you may have read, there’s no ‘gay gene’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists presenting at the ...
Gay men’s DNA reveals genetics and environment shape sexual orientation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For men, new research ...
Epigenetics: Why there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ human body
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Epigenetics is a burgeoning ...
Understanding how fetal tissue is medically used
The public discussion about abortion and fetal tissue has obscured a discussion of how the tissues are ethically and legally ...
For weight loss, what you eat may matter more than how much
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The most effective way ...
Cancer drug trials lead to discovery of ‘epigenetic survival response’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The natural world has ...
Despite media hype, no evidence trauma is inherited in genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, the Guardian published ...
Nathaniel Comfort slams Richard Dawkins’ ‘Brief Candle in the Dark’ as outdate science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In Brief Candle in the ...
Is the genetic imprint of traumatic experiences passed on to our children?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As convention has it, ...
Chemo drug uses cells’ natural defense mechanism to slow cancer growth
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A type of chemotherapy ...
Did children of Holocaust survivors really inherit trauma in genes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are now several ...
Epigenetic inheritance: Holocaust survivors passed genetic marks of trauma to children
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic changes stemming from ...
Frogs’ genes adapt quickly to chemical threats in environment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Several species of frogs ...
Bees, breastfeeding and epigenetics: Can nutrition alter our genes?
What a bee eats can determine Queen Bee status. Although our eating habits may not deliver us a royal life, ...