Health
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Facing deadline, farmer backlash, EU reauthorizes herbicide glyphosate for 18 months
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Commission is ...
Germs found on transit system barely pose threat, despite popular belief
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The subway is crowded--and ...
Scientists believe they have uncovered all major genes linked to bowel cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a study by ...
Genetic evidence may direct Alzheimer’s research away from amyloid beta as cause
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Previous research has revolved ...
Nature editorial: Gene therapy must proceed slowly in light of past perils
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Despite having a condition ...
In Zika fight, should we prioritize our environment over human lives?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Zika is a real ...
Health experts provide differing views on cancer moonshot initiative
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In advance of the National ...
Do GMO mosquitoes designed to eradicate Zika pose unique environmental risks?
Could we live without mosquitos? Maybe, but something else might take their place ...
Could CRISPR on humans spell end to heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Could gene editing spell ...
By excluding industry’s glyphosate studies, IARC dismisses most relevant research says critic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A little more than ...
Seagulls may aid spread of E. coli strain that resists ‘last-resort antibiotic’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the Center ...
What determines our personality: Genetics, environment, or both?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a study published ...
Should patients have choice of knowing their personal genetic information?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Personal genome sequencing may ...
Early CRISPR advocate urges biotech peers to consider communal impacts, perform science in the open from the earliest stages
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two years ago, Kevin ...
Ten years after discovery, induced stem cells revolutionizing research, but not yet medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In June 2006, Shinya ...
Headed abroad? Your gut bacteria quickly pick up antibiotic resistance genes when you travel
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Beware the travel bug ...
Could scientists patent blueprint for human genome?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In May 2016, scientists announced ...
‘Internet democracy’ results in calls for unscientific glyphosate ban
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Editor's note: This excerpt ...
Murky world of stem cell tourism ensnares hopeful patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Jim Gass suffered ...
Genes remain active, or even switch on, after death
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Does death really mean ...
What could go wrong with CRISPR on humans?
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China aims to lead as global superpower in precision medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Six years ago, China ...
CRISPR creates mini-organs for disease testing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Traditionally, gene therapy efforts ...
Can precision medicine eliminate racial info gaps in health?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Race and medicine have ...
Should you make ‘life plan’ based on all your genetic risks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Lee and his wife ...
Swan song for antibiotics? Can phage therapy and gene editing fill the gap?
Antibiotics revolutionized medicine, but nature has found a work around. What tools are left for scientists? ...
Plant pathologist Steve Savage discusses issues with, myths about organic food
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In this episode of ...
