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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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Gene editing will challenge ethics at Biological Weapons Convention
[T]he signatory nations of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will meet [on December 2016]...to discuss the state of bioweapons globally...[T]he world ...
Success of adult stem cells buried under media misrepresentation
Stem cell therapies and their lifesaving results are arguably the best kept medical secret. Stem cells are currently being used ...
CRISPR genome editing could be game changer in war against antibiotic resistance
Using CRISPR genome editing, researchers are starting a new trend, which is to strip pathogenic bacteria of their acquired armor ...
Caster Semenya’s running dominance raises question of sex tests at future Olympics
[The 2016 Olympics has] provided something of a crash course on the science of sex differences. That’s largely due to ...
As the age of mother’s has increased, twin births have skyrocketed
Twins are very much in our consciousness at the moment...because we are living through a twin boom. A higher proportion ...
What is worst case scenario if genetically altered sterile male mosquitoes released to fight Zika?
[W]hat could possibly go wrong with unleashing a whole bunch of genetically engineered mosquitoes on a population? The worst-case scenario, according ...
Gene therapy breaking ground in treating Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s patients who take the drug levodopa, or L-Dopa, are inevitably disappointed...[when,] over time[,] the drug becomes less effective... A ...
Latest gene therapy trials herald good news as drug developments escalate
It’s much too soon to tell whether the gene therapy that 12-year-old Hannah Sames had last month for GAN is having ...
Gene mapping may raise false hopes, some scientists worry
Harvard geneticist George Church is convinced everyone should have his or her genomes sequenced. Such tests would reveal the rare ...
Drug effectiveness depends on genetics
A Victoria University molecular geneticist says a wider range of drugs may need to be made available to ensure Maori ...
Brain’s glial cells may hold key to treating obesity
Some of the latest discoveries suggest that [glial cells] play complex roles in regulating appetite and metabolism, making them a ...
Sex testing should not be designed to suppress Caster Semenya’s born talent
[Caster] Semenya’s case is the latest saga in sport’s checkered history of sex testing, a task that is purportedly aimed ...
Scientists creating genetically engineered synthetic supermicrobe
It’s not finished yet. But if it is, it will be the greatest feat of genetic engineering by far. A ...
Does CRISPR gene editing = GMO? Biotechnology skeptics may split on how to regulate New Breeding Technologies
The movement opposed to products that have been called "GM" maybe splitting into two, with one faction considering to taking ...
Designing GMOs for human Mars colonies: Follow the ‘toxic salt’
Before we grow staple grains such as wheat and corn on Mars , we need to deal with the soil's ...
Differences between brain at work and at rest may influence intelligence
Your brain activity differs depending on whether you're working on a task, or at rest — and just how much ...
Researchers find 17 different genome locations associated with depression
A recent study...identified five independent gene variants from four genome regions that are associated with depression, raising hopes that we ...
Personalized medicine industry in distress over Supreme Court’s tightening of patent laws
Rejections for US patents related to personalized medicine have spiked after recent Supreme Court decisions tightened the rules for such ...
New biofortified GMO rice could alleviate iron, zinc deficiencies
Rice is the staple food for billions of people throughout the developing world. But beyond easing hunger pains and providing ...
Anti-GM mosquito efforts may expose more people to Zika
[R]esidents in South Florida are in a unique position to become the testing ground for a promising new experiment that ...
‘World’s smartest physicist’ believes consciousness will remain unsolvable
Some mind-ponderers...argue that consciousness is unsolvable. Philosopher Owen Flanagan calls these pessimists “mysterians,” after the 60’s-era rock group “Question Mark ...
Two genes linked to enhanced breast cancer survival identified
Testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased risk of dying from their ...
Large genetic database reveals how our individual DNA differs
ExAC...is a compendium of genetic information that...[is] so big that it is giving scientists a much more realistic vision of ...
Brains of schizophrenics may repair themselves over time
[Psychiatrist] Lena Palaniyappan...and other mental health professionals have noticed is that, unlike those with degenerative neurological disorders[,]...sometimes schizophrenia patients eventually start ...
Will raw or organic milk reduce “inflammation”?
Dairy products do not cause inflammation. They may actually act as anti-inflammatory foods ...
Lead discoverer of ‘three-parent baby’ method breaks 13 year silence—affrms technique’s safety
When scientists announced in 2003 they had used a pioneering technique for the first time to create so-called ‘three-parent babies’, ...
Is campaign against glyphosate using misinformation to spread message?
. . . [W]hen did it become totally acceptable for groups who oppose anything . . . to routinely spread spurious information ...
