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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First ever petri dish human sperm reportedly grown in France
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Can we really make ...
Non-medical sex selection enforces gender stereotypes, disregards realities of sex
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Using sex selection to ...
Skin microbes help fight off bacterial infections
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. To understand whether the ...
Was ‘Plague of Athens’ 2,400 years ago actually an Ebola epidemic?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the summer of ...
Genetic testing lags for mental illness, forces parents to internet
Genetic counseling for potential mental illness in children should be just as responsive as counseling for "physical" disease. Right now, ...
Rise of synthetic biology demands better regulation, safety measures
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Targeted cancer treatments, toxicity ...
Extreme labeling: Start-up aims to index GMOs, gluten, more in packaged foods
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How much gluten, GMOs ...
Computer scientist, holistic nutritionist claim GMOs, glyphosate cause concussions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. MIT computer scientist and ...
Can new IVF procedure beat biological clock on pregnancy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The female biological clock ...
Genetically modified microbes can be made into tiny drug factories
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a paper out ...
Mini DNA sequencer helped track spread of Ebola
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Lauren Cowley arrived ...
Adult insomnia is genetic, and affects women more than men
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
