Daily Human Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of human genetics issues, including gene editing, regulations and bioethics, gene therapy, epigenetics, personal genomics, evolution, ancestry and artificial intelligence. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
Newborns with missing spleen – Genetic link identified
A study published online in the May 3 edition of Developmental Cell reveals that researchers at the Weill Cornell Medical ...
Canadian geneticist discovers secret behind the blond-haired Solomon Islanders
The discovery of a gene mutation that gives some Soloman Islanders platinum blond hair has important implications for medicine and ...
Breaking the genome bottleneck
The genomic data generated from next-generation sequencing machines doesn't amount to much more than alphabet soup if it's not subjected ...
Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at Arizona ...
Can blood test predict breast cancer risk?
A blood test that spots changes in a specific gene could reveal a woman's risk for breast cancer years before ...
Cloning teeth! Medicine’s next big thing?
Nearly 70 percent of adults age 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth, and by age 74, ...
Cleveland Clinic to open personalized medicine center
Cleveland Clinic has become the latest to jump into the hot field of personalized medicine, announcing plans to open a ...
European Commission consults on animal cloning in food production
The European Commission (EC) is urging industry players, public bodies and ordinary citizens to take part in its consultation exercise ...
Genetic literacy poor in primary care
Despite early predictions of huge public demand for direct-to-consumer genetic testing, it’s safe to say personal genetic data isn’t clogging ...
Researcher says stem cell work speeds healing process
One day, a serious fracture might not take months to heal. Instead, with the injection of a putty made of ...
Gene therapy for HIV safe, but effectiveness still unclear
New research shows that gene therapy can have long-lasting effects on the immune cells of HIV patients -- a promising ...
Study reveals dynamic changes in gene regulation in human stem cells
Last year, this team reported recurrent changes in the genomes of human pluripotent stem cells as they are expanded in ...
Adult stem cells saved Peyton Manning’s career and may help you
Adult stem cells saved quarterback Peyton Manning’s career following a neck injury that kept him sidelined for the entire 2011-12 ...
Gene Research Foundation develops DNA activator
Gene Research Foundation, part of Dr Agarwal Hospitals and Manacells, has set a new benchmark in the field of healthcare ...
Give stem cells ‘A’
Almost halfway through a $600 million state program supporting stem cell research, eight medical schools around New York are reporting ...
Human cloning: Is it possible?
Though human reproductive cloning is still in its infancy, it is believed to have several benefits ...
Combating depression with green care therapies
One example of a promising but under-studied therapy is "green care" or "care farming," a type of intervention that uses ...
Repairing the heart without using stem cells
When a person suffers a heart attack, scar tissue forms over the damaged areas of the heart, reducing the organ’s ...
Synthetic DNA is tomorrow’s medicine
An international team of researchers has created revolutionary proteins that can copy synthetic genetic material – the so-called XNA (Xeno-Nucleic ...
Your genes decide how old you get
If your grandparents were able to celebrate their 90th birthday there’s a good chance you might do the same. Our ...
Real “Beautiful Mind”- College dropout became mathematical genius after mugging
Jason Padgett, 41, sees complex mathematical formulas everywhere he looks and turns them into stunning, intricate diagrams he can draw ...
Jews are an ancient Middle Eastern ‘tribe’, genes reveal
In his new book, “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist and professor at ...
