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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UK farmers push back against ‘pseudo-science attack’ on herbicide glyphosate
Hundreds of farmers across Britain are coming together in a concerted effort to show politicians and the public why glyphosate ...
Newest ally in fight against cancer, Alzheimer’s? Immune systems of plants
A natural defense that helps plants ward off insect predators, discovered at Washington State University, could lead to better crops ...
Should we worry about safety of gene drive when using it to fight malaria?
[Editor's Note: Excerpts are from a presentation by James Collins, an evolutionary ecologist from the Arizona State University in Tempe, ...
GLP’s Jon Entine: Rules on human germline gene editing must be flexible to encourage innovation
[Editor's note: Marcy Darnovsky is the executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society. Jon Entine is the executive director ...
Locavore’s dilemma: When buying food grown in distant locations may be best for the environment
[Editor's note: Pierre Desrochers is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. Hiroko Shimizu ...
He’s baaaack: Natural News restored to Google, as founder Mike Adams escalates ‘censorship’ claim
[Editor's note: NaturalNews.com was delisted from Google search results on February 23, 2017, for what was later revealed to be ...
Tiny CRISPR-Cas9 injections could treat retinal diseases, with no off-target effects
Scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea, in collaboration with ToolGen, ...
Lung, pancreatic cancers linked to critical gene mutation
Researchers ... have identified a critical gene, FOSL1, in the development of lung and pancreatic cancer. Approximately 25% of patients ...
Iowa farmer: 8 popular food companies that promote myths about GMOs
[Editor’s note: Michelle Miller, known on social media as the Farm Babe, raises lamb and beef cattle, and grows almost ...
Bias at The New York Times? Stephanie Strom botches report on bees and neonicotinoid pesticides
Covering food and modern farming has not been the New York Times' strong point, writes GLP's Jon Entine. Is the ...
Will Europe regulate gene-edited crops and research the same as they do genetically modified ones?
[The] European Court of Justice has entered the fray and may put a damper on research in Europe, even as ...
Neanderthals’ legacy genes: Some people taller, protect against schizophrenia
Neanderthals are still affecting what illnesses some people develop, how tall they are and how their immune systems work, despite ...
Fighting bioterrorism, disease: ‘Radically redesigned’ antibiotics show promise
Early tests of radically redesigned antibiotics suggest the drugs could bolster defenses against biowarfare and bioterrorism. [R]esearchers used two inhibitors ...
Blight-resistant genetically engineered potatoes that cut fungicide use approved
Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the ...
Golfing bumblebees? Amazing video of insect learning could spark artificial intelligence research
Bumblebees have learned to push a ball into a hole to get a reward, stretching what was thought possible for ...
On/off switch? Chronic pain could be eased if we identify the right genes
[Editor's note: Blair Smith is a professor of population science at the University of Dundee in Scotland.] Two of the ...
Idaho GMO sugar beet farmers mull ditching crop as more food companies adopt non-GMO label
Idaho sugar beet farmers have grown increasingly dependent on genetically modified seeds for cost savings and greater yields over the ...
Australia’s organic industry should drop ‘zero tolerance’ of GM food contamination, farmers group says
Flood waters have swept through parts of WA's grain growing region, sparking concern from some certified organic growers that contamination ...
Weird world of DNA: What’s the best way to help patients with genetic diseases that are not inherited?
The stories of two children, Millie and Hannah, highlight ways that genetic disease can seem to veer from the predictions ...
Perplexing Case Of Consumer Confusion About GE Foods In a ‘Fake News’ World
Information issued by scientific organizations often do not change perceptions. This is especially true for people with rooted 'tribal' beliefs ...
From rough sketches to virtual reality: How scientists study, learn about developing embryos
Armed with a wand and funky spectacles, Beatrice Steinert steps into a world of lush green mounds and bright blue ...
No, your body does not absorb genetic material from eating GM foods
A major new study ... has found no evidence that genetic material from the food we eat is absorbed via ...
Who should own revolutionary gene editor CRISPR? Scientists or the public?
In a one sentence ruling, an appeals board granted the rights to the powerful gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to the ...
Cell atlas: 37 trillion cells in the human body will be catalogued in ambitious effort
The objective is to construct the first comprehensive “cell atlas,” or map of human cells, a technological marvel that should ...
Autism, other brain disorders linked to network of 91 genes
Gene discovery research is uncovering similarities and differences underlying a variety of disorders affecting the developing brain, including autism, attention ...
Excessive hand washing? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) linked to gene mutations associated with autism
We know obsessive-compulsive disorder has a genetic basis, and now researchers are digging into our DNA to figure out exactly ...
Muscle-wasting disease in dogs cured using gene therapy, offering hope to suffering boys
For decades, some unlucky dog lovers have [witnessed their puppies'] seemingly healthy muscles literally waste away...until they could no longer stand ...
