Health
Will genetically modifying embryos create real life dystopia?
Citing safety fears for babies, genetics researchers called for a halt to experiments that would alter the DNA of human ...
How natural poison drove evolution of South American community
The Atacama Desert straddles the Andes Mountains, reaching into parts of Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Little rain falls on ...
Peak food? Can food tech supercharge crop yields and address global food security?
Breakthroughs are helping researchers 'supercharge' photosynthesis and increase rice yields. But anti-GMO critics say food security should focus on distribution, ...
New packaging for old idea: Can a sense of purpose improve cardiac health?
Media are quick to promote sketchy studies suggesting that a "sense of purpose" is linked to good health. But feeling ...
Substitutions like Non-GMO can be inferior or harmful
Many supposedly health-conscious consumers who choose products with labels like “BPA-Free” or “non-GMO” may be getting less than they bargained ...
Pro-GMO campaign tours to bring golden rice to Asia
A campaign is set to be launched on March 16 in the country to allow golden rice for tackling Vitamin ...
Microbiome study allows participants access to own data
The following excerpts are from Medium reporter Ernesto Ramirez's interview with Stanford University microbiome researcher Les Dethlefsen, whose Dynamics of Human ...
Lack of proven benefit highlights danger of genetic tests for cancer
Online ads for genetic cancer tests that promise to identify the best treatment “to kill your cancer” and match the ...
To begin to understand the brain, we need to first identify what we don’t know
In trying to brainstorm a list of unsolved problems in neuroscience, I read the a multitude of sources and asked ...
US Marines study finds link between PTSD and immune system
A new study of blood samples from US Marines has identified genetic markers associated with post-traumatic stress disorder that are ...
Evolution is weird: Killer diseases save lives and make us smarter?
Inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, Tay-Sachs disease and certain breast cancers can kill you or make life very challenging. So why ...
Egg-freezing advocates invoke fear to win patients
Mark Surrey, fertility specialist to the Kardashians, opens with the story of a 44-year-old lawyer who waited too long to ...
Will gene therapy make humans masters of own evolution?
Human genetic engineering is not new; it has been going on for a long, long time — naturally. Ancient viruses ...
Consumers willing to pay more for GM potatoes with food safety benefits
New research from an Iowa State Univ. economist found consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potato products ...
Why touch is so important to emotional, physical wellbeing
Touch is the first of the senses to develop in the human infant, and it remains perhaps the most emotionally ...
Why we should be concerned about antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Scientists and public-health officials are a careful bunch who don't often paint doomsday scenarios. That is, unless they're talking about ...
Is dancing success ‘in your genes’?
Dance may have evolved for a variety of reasons. To what degree are athletes hardwired? Can your moves on the ...
Investigative food journalism should go for more than the yuck factor
Recent articles in the UK news media have 'lifted the lid' on the production of convenience food. While on the ...
The Death of death? Review of “Evolving Ourselves” and unnatural selection
The meat of this controversial new book is the immense array of futurist and transhumanist possibilities for driving change on ...
Gene transfer therapy could replace vaccines, treat HIV
A team of scientists has announced what could prove to be an enormous step forward in the fight against H.I.V ...
Why does hair turn gray with age?
Saggy skin, (premature) wrinkles, and a stray or gray patch of hair are tell-tale signs of aging. A graying hairline ...
5 reasons how Consumer Reports rejects science on GMOs
Consumer Reports is escalating its opposition to GMO foods. Now, even responses to subscriber/customer inquiries are met with the a ...
Gene therapy dilemma: Would you tweak your child’s genes if it might prolong life but leave her deaf?
New gene therapies can bring collateral consequences--solving one heath problem but creating another. Patients, healthcare providers and insurance companies are ...
Colorado biochemist Rob Knight on TED: Microbes make us who we are
Microbes, more than DNA, might explain why we're so different from one another. At least that's what biochemist Rob Knight ...
We have the technology to make bionic hands
Bionic hands and other limbs are not futuristic hopes. Three people already have bionic hands that have been attached surgically ...
Injury-prone? Your genes might explain why
Injury is a fact of life for most athletes, but some professionals—and some weekend warriors, for that matter—just seem more ...
Organic farmer says “no” to organic-led ‘New MacDonald’ GMO demonization campaign
Polarizing "New McDonald" video sparks outrage among organic farmers more interested in sustainable farming than winning debate points. Will this ...