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.
Genes remain active, or even switch on, after death
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Does death really mean ...
Swan song for antibiotics? Can phage therapy and gene editing fill the gap?
Antibiotics revolutionized medicine, but nature has found a work around. What tools are left for scientists? ...
Do your genes determine your academic strengths?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You may feel you ...
Now, gene therapy features new tools and safer delivery system
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene therapy was once ...
CRISPR creates mini-organs for disease testing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Traditionally, gene therapy efforts ...
Designer babies could raise interest rates
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Once we understand the ...
Can precision medicine eliminate racial info gaps in health?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Race and medicine have ...
Should you make ‘life plan’ based on all your genetic risks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Lee and his wife ...
Boston hospitals test stem-cell-based therapies for the first time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a step that ...
What can sequencing da Vinci’s genome teach us about genius?
A team of scientists wants to sequence Leonardo da Vinci’s genome using DNA taken from his works of art and ...
Napster founder funding CRISPR use in cancer research, wants to make science available to all
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first proposed test ...
Gene editing drugs close in on approval, but could carry million dollar price tag
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Drugs that act by ...
Federal panel green lights first use of CRISPR in humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A federal biosafety and ...
Will CRISPR gene editing lead to new era of ‘personalized eugenics’?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Today's geneticists are able ...
Will self-limiting gene drive alleviate concerns over technology’s use?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s a Catch-22. We ...
DNA phenotyping revolutionizing forensics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On the morning of ...
Gene that leads to cancer also responsible for complex life
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How did life get ...
Clinical trials suffer from “black hole of medical ethics”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A decade after Jean ...
Did Interbreeding with humans give dwindling Neanderthals new lease on life?
Did ancient human's arrival in Europe actually help Neanderthals and not hurt them as most popular theories suggest? ...
Genes ‘jump’ from one cell to another in patterned ways
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While jumping genes may ...
Challenging fear campaign against GMO mosquitoes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As suspicions continue about ...
After 150 years, Mendelian genetics remain as important as ever
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mendel and the peas ...
Creating a synthetic human–Do science and ethics collide?
A controversy over a 'closed' meeting of 150 scientists discussing the latest research into synthetic biology in humans has sparked ...
Genes linked to learning second language
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While many people can ...
Forensics gone wrong: Why DNA evidence is not infallible
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. DNA collected from skin ...
Years of stem cell research finally bearing medical applications
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Clinical stem cell applications ...
Genomic research must shift focus onto Africa to fight diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genomic research has proven ...
