Health & Medicine
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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US flower sellers forced to destroy 9 varieties of petunias after tests show they’re genetically modified
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced [May 16] that U.S. flower distributors have begun to destroy countless petunia plants ...
Immune cells that attack tumors may dictate the success or failure of therapy
Detailed maps of the immune cells that surround tumours could suggest fresh therapeutic targets, point out biological markers that can ...
Synthetic biology cheat sheet: Key players, big debates and lingo you should know
Key Players J. Craig Venter: After playing an important role in early efforts to sequence the human genome, Venter now ...
Does ‘G’ mark the spot? Science struggles to explain the female orgasm
Why are orgasms so intensely pleasurable? How come women can experience multiple orgasms? And does the fabled G-spot even exist? ...
Infographic: Who to trust—and who not to trust—about food and farming
With conflicting claims about scientific topics everywhere on the internet, it’s hard to know who to trust. This is especially ...
WHO arranging to send experimental Ebola vaccine to Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Health Organization and outside experts are making arrangements to send an experimental Ebola vaccine to the Democratic Republic ...
GLP’s Jon Entine: Gene editing will cut time, costs of commercializing new genetically engineered crops
Monsanto, the world’s largest producer of GMO seeds, is betting that a new technology called gene editing may calm consumers ...
EU to propose 10-year extension of glyphosate herbicide
The European Commission will propose extending by 10 years its approval for weed-killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto's Roundup, a spokeswoman ...
CRISPR may open door to personalized treatment of cancer
One thing cells must do in order to become cancerous is to overthrow the normal checks on their growth. As ...
Cesarean section: How this booming birth procedure influences human evolution
The rising use of C-sections around the world is altering the survival rates of mothers and fetuses who might not ...
Infographic: 6 ‘snake oil salesmen’ who profit from food fears
Several activists opposed to genetic engineering run small media empires, including websites, TV and radio programs. Scientists say they are ...
Plaintiffs suing Monsanto over alleged carcinogenicity of herbicide glyphosate say EPA colluded with company
For 12 years, [Christine] Sheppard had no idea what might have caused her non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- until a group of ...
CSPI’s Greg Jaffe: USDA should regulate GMOs, gene-edited crops based on end-product, not process
[Editor's note: Greg Jaffe is the Director of the Project on Biotechnology for the Center for Science in the Public ...
UK approves field trial of GM potatoes resistant to blight and nematode
In the United Kingdom, farming minister George Eustice (DEFRA) has approved a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes at ...
Pink GM pineapple with high levels of antioxidants unlikely to boost human health
[Editor's note: Layla Katiraee is a scientist with a PhD in Molecular Genetics.] A couple of months ago, I saw ...
Genetic factors might explain nuances of male gay behavior, study claims
A lot of people think that homosexuality is a simple matter of genetics—if you have the so-called "gay gene," well, ...
Open source science or intellectual property: Should we allow patenting of synbio organisms?
[S]ynthetic biology...incorporates disparate disciplines like engineering, computer science, biotechnology, and molecular biology...[i]nstead of using engineering’s discrete modules of code, transistors, ...
Does US need a ‘biology strategy’ to ensure gene editing research proceeds ethically?
With the arrival of the gene-editing technology Crispr, biology will soon converge with everyday medicine, big agriculture, and artificial intelligence ...
It’s getting hot in here: Your cells reach 122 Fahrenheit when making energy
Our body temperature might not ever get much hotter than 37°C [98.6°F]. But it turns out that the insides of ...
Infection-causing, antibiotic-resistant ‘superbug’ originated 500 million years ago
The bacteria, called Enterococcus, is a so-called superbug, meaning it is resistant to antibiotics and cleaning products. In the new ...
Coffee buzz: Your genes determine if too much caffeine can hurt you
When it comes down to it, the main active ingredient in coffee is caffeine. Caffeine is a plant alkaloid that ...
‘Organic civil war’: Do advocates care about promoting food security and sustainability?
Last June [2016] Stephanie Strom, reporting for the New York Times, broke the story about how Whole Foods had upset ...
Environmental health: Study linking chemicals and pollution to increased cancers misses mark
Albert Einstein epidemiologist: A hyped study found lung cancer in men DECREASES as environmental quality gets worse but there is ...
BioHub to treat type 1 diabetes: Bioengineered insulin-producing cells shown effective in pilot patient
A 43-year-old single mother with dangerously difficult-to-control diabetes had insulin-producing islet cells transplanted into her omentum -- a fatty membrane ...
Red or white wine? Genetics may determine what you like to drink
While these preferences have been around for as long as wine has been in existence, very little is known about ...
What a DNA test could tell you about likelihood of your children getting genetic diseases
My dad died of cancer when I was 11 years old. I have my father’s hooded eyelids, quick temper, and ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Integrative medicine physicians and new book ‘Born Anxious’ fail Epigenetics 101
A new book hyped by several sites is likely based on pseudoscience, which underscores why physicians need to be more ...
