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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Can microbes be behind some heart attacks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Is genetic engineering research a constitutionally protected right?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The dawn of cheap ...
Full IARC glyphosate report released; Anti-GMO target may have health benefits
Glyphosate is well known as a comparatively mild pesticide but has become a target of anti-GMO activists. They may be ...
Fetal cells stay in mom’s body long after pregnancy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, a team of ...
Largest genome sequencing database released globally
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Initial results from the largest ...
Potentially lifesaving GMO-derived medicines face regulatory roadblocks
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Obtaining medicines from plants ...
Google initiative turning eye towards brain science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After 13 years as ...
Talking Biotech: Critical need for biotech solutions in Uganda; reflecting on Ask Me Anything
Nassib Mugwanya on biotech solutions in Uganda; Kevin Folta, Jayson Merkley on Ask Me Anything forum ...
Proof in the poop: Genetically modified bacteria may be used to treat digestive ailments
On the horizon is the delivery of genetically-engineered bacteria into the human gut that can diagnosis gastrointestinal conditions, or even ...
Ebola poses major threat to chimpanzee survival
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The most recent Ebola ...
Ontario set to fund IVF treatment, excluding those over-42 and obese
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An expert advisory panel ...
Anti-microbial protein produced by GMO plants effective at killing E. coli on meat, produce
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A team of scientists ...
World’s ’17 most dangerous foods’ includes no GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A list of the ...
Moms defending science, GMOs in culture of alarmism
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Julie Gunlock, IWF's Culture ...
Is knowing what’s in your genome always a good thing?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, a panel of ...
Should embryonic gene modification be allowed to proceed under close surveillance?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Editing human embryos’ DNA ...
Anti-GMO activists promote flawed paper claiming GMO soy accumulates formaldehyde
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists occasionally “go rogue,” ...
Un-trendy reasons NOT to feed your family organic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When I read Mamavation's ...
Testicular cancer risk mostly genetic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Testicular cancer has always ...
Ohio’s pending Down syndrome abortion ban sparks emotional responses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As legislators in Ohio ...
Alzheimer’s not contagious, despite slew of headlines
The headlines tossed across the front pages of British newspapers certainly sound shocking: "You can catch Alzheimer's" the front page ...
Some UK scientists arguing for embryonic gene modification in ‘morally acceptable’ circumstances
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A Hinxton Group report ...
Banning abortion for Down syndrome extinguishes parents’ right to personal choice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. That abortion is not ...
Does genetics support hopes of precision medicine advocates?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Like so many medical ...
Population genomics can help identify genes underlying rare diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Let’s say you have ...
With egg-freezing ban in place, single Chinese women obtain procedure abroad
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern science has done ...
Wrongful birth: Court upholds parental rights when hospital and lab screw up genetic testing
Many conservatives are upset about a $50 million judgment on behalf of a family that had a baby with severe ...
