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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Food sustainability expert says organic crops no healthier, have lower yields, waste land
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Organic food is not better than ...
Autoimmune diseases: Why our body sometimes turns on itself
Scientists have discovered how a gene mutation can lead to diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body ...
CRISPR that targets RNA could play major role in understanding, treating fatal diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers who discovered a ...
Glenn Stone: Anti-GMO activists can’t be blamed for Golden Rice’s unfulfilled promise
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. GMO proponents often claim ...
Makers of viral ‘Organic Effect’ video face lawsuit for ‘misleading, inaccurate’ advertising
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last year, the Coop ...
Gene database promises greater accuracy to breast cancer risk assessment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Doctors can now give ...
Netherlands implements “14-day rule,” allowing lab-grown embryos
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Dutch government on ...
Prestigious neuroscience prize awarded to scientists who discovered brain’s plasticity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Three neuroscientists whose research ...
Bioethical dithering on gene therapy comes at expense of patients’ lives
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Activist Marcy Darnovsky published ...
Biotechnology could remove dirty feet from Uganda’s beloved beer
Ugandans make beer by squishing banana's with their feet. But biotech may be able to offer a better way that ...
Oxitec set to expand GM mosquito trials in Brazil
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Oxitec and Piracicaba City ...
Stem cell therapy returns movement to stroke patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People once dependent on ...
Proposal for second Human Genome Project draws mix of criticism and acclaim
A group of scientists have proposed a bold plan to build the human genome from scratch that could greatly benefit ...
EU proposes temporary authorization of glyphosate for 12 to 18 months
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Commission is ...
Cell phone radiation study doesn’t prove cancer link
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently the National Toxicology Program ...
First major contract in Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative signed with Mayo Clinic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first major contract ...
Why there is no ‘gay gene,’ and other misconceptions about genetics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetics underpins many of ...
Cotton industry slams Food Babe’s attempt to blame GMO cotton for Indian farmers’ suicides
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Companies, heed Cotton, Incorporated’s ...
UK farmers leaning toward Brexit because of EU policies on glyphosate, GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. British farmers are fed ...
Congress demands EPA explain why it’s delaying ‘final’ report finding glyphosate safe
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two congressional committees — ...
Rise in opioid abuse leads to more newborns experiencing withdrawal symptoms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The scourge of opioid ...
CRISPR co-discoverer Emmanuelle Charpentier furthering advances in gene editing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Emmanuelle Charpentier — one ...
Real-life ‘X-men’ present surprising genetic anomalies and ‘superhuman’ abilities
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As you watch the X-Men ...
Media hype aside, do cell phones really cause cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some bracing headlines have been ...
‘Superbug’ resistant to last-resort antibiotic discovered by chance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The woman harboring E. coli ...
How much is athletic ability influenced by genes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Take a look around ...
Postpone the Olympics, urge 150 experts on Zika
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. More than 100 prominent physicians, ...
