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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Understanding how fetal tissue is medically used
The public discussion about abortion and fetal tissue has obscured a discussion of how the tissues are ethically and legally ...
Gene edited allergy-free peanuts on horizon but GMO fears may block arrival
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While you won’t find ...
Reality of organic food doesn’t match pastoral image
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The organic farming movement ...
Gene therapy for blindness may become first ever approved in US
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What could become the ...
Nobel Prize for medicine tributes nature-based remedies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The 2015 Nobel Prize ...
Simple gene test can fully prevent devastating skin-peeling condition
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It starts with a ...
Gut microbes linked to asthma risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gut microbiota are everywhere nowadays, ...
Talking Biotech: Talking chemophobia with SciBabe; Kevin Folta answers questions
SciBabe Yvette d’Entremont on chemophobia, glyphosate and Don Huber; Folta discusses biotech ...
Psychological torture of terrorists: Experts followed dubious practices
Criticism of the psychological techniques used to pry information from suspected terrorists and other prisoners has led to a dramatic ...
Movie fact check: Could Martian explorer survive radiation?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the newly released ...
New test detects all viruses that infect humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In order for a ...
Direct-to-consumer genetics makes people less sure of what they know about genetics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After reading a comprehensive ...
1000 Genomes Project sets landmark in genetics research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern science has a ...
Anti-E.coli proteins from GMO plants could make meat safer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists have discovered a ...
Dr. Oz claims herbicides linked to GMOs cause hormonal problems
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The wizard is a ...
Genetic counseling essential step in assessing breast cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Although counseling is widely ...
Pregnancies by womb transplant to begin in UK
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. < Doctors have been granted ...
Silicon Valley companies offering breast and ovarian cancer genetic screen benefit
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Visa, along with a ...
Gene therapy offers hope for spinal muscular atrophy cure
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I began writing about ...
Lawsuits filed claiming Monsanto’s glyphosate caused workers’ cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A U.S. farm worker ...
Improved cancer drug hides out in patient’s own blood cells
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s notoriously difficult to ...
Human diversity, racial identity core revelations of Human Genome Project
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sequencing the human genome ...
Populations in extreme environments show best of what genome has to offer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If I ate an ...
HIV gene therapy in development, with boost from Bill Gates
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a bid to ...
No IQ boost from breastfeeding, according to new study
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Breastfeeding does not improve ...
How do we begin to understand the microbiome?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As soon as we ...
