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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WebMD’s advice on organic food relies on activist recommendations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Boasting credible, accurate content ...
Gene therapy gives new hope to curing ‘bubble boy’ disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David Vetter, the famous ...
Sweden, UK, China move forward with human embryonic gene editing amid ethical concerns
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At the Karolinska Institute ...
Cancer genetic analysis producing more precise treatments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As researchers look for ...
Irrational fears may be built into our psychology
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2011, the city leaders of ...
Glyphosate residues, most at safe levels, found in breakfast foods, including organic products
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a report ...
Your body’s ‘biological age’ may show how old your really are
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The idea that time ...
‘Mosaic’ embryos raise ethical concerns over IVF
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The couple wanted a ...
Cancer research not exempt from science’s reproducibility problem
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. government spends ...
Worst of Zika’s impact will persist over long term
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Zika is a disease ...
Fossilized plants from Neanderthals’ teeth contradict accepted theory of their diet
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Neanderthals were ancient, compared ...
With advances in gene editing, CRISPR: How close are we to sci-fi thriller Gattaca?
With recent advances in gene editing, some worry that this could lead society down a path to Gattaca? But is ...
‘Fear is profitable’: Environmental Working Group’s 2016 ‘Dirty Dozen’ list still flawed
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sometimes it pays to ...
Do ‘genetic superheroes’ exist? Or did media overhype Resilience Project?
A study claimed to identify 13 'genetic superheroes.' The media hyped it, claiming these 'resilient' individuals may hold the key ...
Late bloomer? Genes can predict when you lost your virginity, new study finds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As many a pining ...
Families suing sperm bank over use of mentally ill felon’s sperm
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A man billed as ...
Zika virus’s rapid 70-year evolution may have given rise to current outbreak
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Comparing the sequences of ...
Artificial intelligence proves its use in cancer diagnosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Identifying cancer based on ...
Next job for the microbiome: Tagging criminals
The microbiome may have a new application; solving crimes. Unless it doesn't work ...
What is consciousness? LSD might help unlock answer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Almost three-quarters of a ...
Genetically engineered animals can help save species, but environmental concerns abound
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotechnologists have engineered the mosquito ...
Autistic people have lower cancer risk, but more cancer gene mutations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The conclusion of a ...
Drugs for your microbiome may be coming soon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Those drugs in your ...
Investigation: Scientists say IARC’s cancer classifications on chemicals, food scare consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over four decades, a ...
Talking Biotech: Kansas Wheat Innovation Center’s Chris Miller talks breeding, future solutions for less reactive wheat
Chris Miller of Kansas Wheat Innovation Center on wheat future, gluten free and breeding ...
Whole genome sequencing could have huge impact on medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "It sounds kind of ...
Largest ever bioimaging study underway in UK
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The largest ever health ...
