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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What’s behind expansion of personalization of healthcare?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the Cleveland ...
Anti-biotech hidden agenda: Link GMO feed to conventional dairy products to scare adoption of organics
Why is organic dairy, which industry leaders call a "gateway product", so important to anti-GMO movement? ...
Transhumanism and 2016 Presidential race
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What happens when we die? Microbes in your ‘necrobiome’ take over body
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What happens when we ...
Treatment used for wound healing may reverse menopause, restoring menstruation and fertility
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. MENOPAUSE need not be ...
Synthetic bacteria programmed to deliver cancer drugs inside body directly to tumor
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A synthetic genetic circuit ...
Human Connectome Project maps brain’s cortex into 180 distinct compartments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new brain map, ...
First human CRISPR trial to be conducted in China to treat lung cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chinese scientists are on ...
Autism in our DNA? Slew of studies points to genetics as main driver, but there is no ‘autism gene’
Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
DNA pioneer James Watson calls Obama’s cancer moonshot initiative ‘crap’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. James Watson, whose 1953 ...
Slavery, discrimination profoundly impacted DNA of African-Americans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Understanding the connection between ...
Same genes can make someone happy or depressed, depending on environment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Combining research on genetics ...
MRI scan could replace IQ test for measuring human intelligence
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [A] new MRI scanning technique could ...
UK House of Lords approves trials with GM mosquitoes to fight insect-borne diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The House of Lords, ...
Why we don’t test GMOs like pharmaceuticals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A very common question ...
Are CRISPR enthusiasts overlooking technology’s risks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While the 150 experts...were ...
Fitness and health expert: 10 science-based reasons why I’m thankful for GMOs
Some vocal opponents of GMO foods are in the fitness community. There is a perceived belief that engineered foods pose ...
DNA accounts for almost 10% of academic achievement, scientists find
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. DNA variants explain almost ...
How long will it take to achieve White House’s precision medicine goals?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [D]espite the early successes, ...
Hoarding of patient data by genetics labs impedes patient care
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After [experiencing a sharp ...
Designer babies vs. Designing your baby: Can personal genomics harm your children?
You can now optimize your baby's life based on their personal genetics. But should you? ...
GMO labeling may be more about marketing than transparency
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Can exercise greatly change behavior of your DNA?
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Fathers can pass down breast cancer genes, too
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The sister of a ...
Who is best qualified to regulate gene editing?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. No other technology like ...
NIH director says no one should edit genomes to make designer babies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene editing must never ...
Gene drive’s fatal flaw could become its biggest advantage
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene drives have worked ...
