Health
‘Oregon prohibition on local GMO restrictions should remain’
[Editor's note: The following is an editorial by Capital Press, an independent news website that covers the agriculture industry in and ...
Indian farmers can benefit tremendously from planting GM crops, new book says
Former director of [the] Centre for Plant Molecular Biology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University [in India,] S Sadasivam on [Feb ...
High-risk breast cancer linked to dormant stem cells that awaken during pregnancy
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have...discovered [a new type of] stem cells, which responds to the 'ovarian hormones' progesterone ...
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s linked to body’s mishandling of ‘garbage’
A new study...may help explain how diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s spread in the brain. Sometimes when neurons dispose of ...
Drug addiction may be fueled by genetics, not just poor judgment
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have genetically engineered a mouse that does not become addicted to cocaine, adding ...
Talking Biotech: Shoppers may soon be able to buy pre-sliced, tastier and more nutritious pears
Choosing when to eat a pear is notoriously difficult, for it quickly turns bad. Horticultural genomicist Amit Dhingra is working ...
What factors shape women’s perceptions of GMOs?
[Editor's note: Heather Bray is a senior research associate and Rachel Ankeny is a professor of history, both at the ...
Bill Gates: ‘We need to prepare for epidemics the way the military prepares for war’
[Editor's note: Excerpts are from an editorial written by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, regarding the potential dangers of fast-moving diseases spread by terrorists ...
Before tying the knot, shouldn’t you know your partner’s genetic risks?
[A]nother technology is afoot that few people know about but that will upend the way we match and reproduce in ...
Shared Values Must Come Before Science in Winning Consumer Trust On Today’s Farming Practices
Science isn’t enough. Science tells us if we can do something while society tells us if we should. Farmers need ...
Parents worried about passing on genetic disorders to their children have hope: Gene editing
Gene editing — which is still not a reality for parents out there — is the process of genetically modifying ...
Value of vigilant teeth brushing may be muted by genetic factors
Why do some thorough tooth-brushers develop tooth decay while other people who take a more relaxed attitude to dental hygiene ...
Key to fighting antibiotic-resistant MRSA could rest with noxious weed species in Florida
Bacteria that don’t respond to drugs are a growing problem, one for which scientists are rushing to find a solution ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Engineering better humans? Fearmongering in Canada? Fake autism treatments?
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented by GLP ...
Pediatrician debunks claims that GMOs and chemicals used with them are bad for the environment
[Editor’s note: Emiliano Tatar is a pediatrician at the Einstein Healthcare Network Roxborough Plaza. The following is an interview with ...
‘Netflix for genetics’: Will DNA-based lifestyle guides become the latest health craze?
DNA Lifestyle Coach isn’t the only company hoping to turn our genetics into a lifestyle product. In the past decade, ...
20 percent of cancer patients resistant to chemotherapy — tweaking gene expression could help
Approximately 20 percent of all cancers have a mutation that makes them incredibly resistant to chemotherapy – a gene called KRAS. KRAS-mutant ...
‘Clean food’ is a marketing ploy and offensive to hard-working scientists, farmers
[Editor’s note: Kevin Folta is a molecular geneticist and chair of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida.] When ...
Europe appears poised to overturn neonicotinoid pesticides ban
[Editor's note: Matt Ridley is a columnist for the Times (UK), a member of the House of Lords and the ...
Astrological medicine: Your birth month can predict your risk for asthma, ADHD and more than 50 other diseases
Your Zodiac symbol and birthstone aren’t the only things decided by your birth date: The day you entered this world ...
Billionaire doctor’s Cancer MoonShot 2020 appears more hype than reality
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong vowed [to vanquish cancer] when he launched his audacious “Cancer MoonShot 2020” a year ago...The supremely self-confident billionaire ...
Former UK chief scientist: Europe’s opposition to GMOs ‘dangerously naive’ in the face of climate change
A former UK chief scientist has warned that politicians around the globe are ignoring science for the sake of short-term ...
Nigeria faces drought, famine, malnutrition and hunger, but GMOs offer hope
A report recently published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says a total of 8.1 million people ...
More nutritious and tastier vegetables? CRISPR gene editing could dramatically boost consumption
Spinach. Tomato. Watermelon. Broccoli. Besides being good for you, these four vegetables are just a few that could benefit — ...
Will you lose your hair? Baldness algorithm of 287 gene regions can predict your chances
[A] recent study...has become the first to detail exactly which genes are involved [in male pattern baldness]. ... [A] team ...
Is there a metabolic on-off switch that could prevent chronic fatigue syndrome?
Evidence is mounting that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is caused by the body swapping to less efficient ways of generating ...
Blacks have been largely excluded from autism studies. Here’s what’s being done to change that
[Editor's note: Daniel Geschwind’s team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), along with researchers at three other universities, set ...