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.
Selling human eggs: The black market is booming in India
Women selling their eggs illegally is an open secret in the Indian fertility industry. Even though the for-profit industry relies ...
Viewpoint—’Stunningly stupid’: RFK, Jr.’s measles non-existent measles containment policy
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. rambled through a long list of topics when he spoke at the White House during [a] ...
Can you Europe turn the tide against climate disinformation?
Climate disinformation is no longer just an obstacle to progress on climate action; it has become a geopolitical and security ...
Viewpoint: 6 bizarre science beliefs and how to address them
We often turn to successful people for advice. Bookstore shelves are heavy with tomes adorned with photos of rich luminaries ...
Viewpoint—‘I love the poorly educated’: Trump is disinvesting in science education and innovation
I love the poorly educated,” Donald Trump once declared. That was back in 2016, during his first presidential campaign. Now, a ...
Viewpoint: The potential dark side of the elitist movement to make the ‘best babies’ possible
There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement ...
Why supplements are (almost always) a waste and often risky
Some people have vitamin or mineral deficiencies and rely on supplements to manage them, said Pieter Cohen, an internist at ...
Here’s why RFK, Jr.’s recommended Denmark’s vaccine policy is a lousy—and dangerous–model for the U.S.
... Antoine had no reason to think Isaac had anything more than a routine illness—until staff called an ambulance, for ...
One time weight-loss therapy? Gene therapy could revolutionize the GLP-1 industry, but challenges remain
A cardiologist by training, [Harith] Rajagopalan believes there’s a better way to harness the benefits of GLP-1 drugs: a gene ...
Dr. Google is being kicked to the curb. Welcome to AI. Will the diagnoses be any better?
For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look ...
RFK, Jr.’s Children Health Defense files racketeering suit against American Academy of Pediatrics claiming it endorses vaccines because it’s on-the-take from drug makers
Children’s Health Defense [CHD], the anti-vaccine advocacy group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., has filed ...
Can power-voracious AI rely on nuclear energy?
Nuclear power has emerged as a strong candidate for companies looking to power data centers while cutting emissions. Unlike wind ...
Biological age craze: Are longevity tests and clinics a scam?
People are flocking to so-called longevity clinics and buying tests online to find out their “biological age”—a metric that some scientists say ...
Rejecting global science guidance, RFK, Jr.’s vaccine panel chair says polio shots should be optional
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who is chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said that he did ...
Can AI revolutionize science research?
... OpenAI is making an explicit play for scientists. In October, the firm announced that it had launched a whole ...
Birth control can impair fertility? One of many women’s health myths
Women’s health is often surrounded by misinformation, much of it passed down through word of mouth or amplified online. Myth ...
The dawn of the era of the AI therapist
Given the clear demand for accessible and affordable mental-health services, it’s no wonder that people have looked to artificial intelligence ...
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming: AI is overwhelmed with Russian and anti-Western disinformation
A new paper, published in Science on [January 22, 2026] predicts an imminent step-change in how disinformation campaigns will be ...
14 million child study debunks RFK, Jr. and COVID vaccine rejectionists claim that vaccinations were more dangerous than the infection
Health misinformation remains one of Covid’s most damaging legacies, with online falsehoods fuelling vaccine hesitancy, sowing mistrust and eroding public ...
RFK Jr.’s CDC withdrawal of childhood hepatitis B vaccine will lead to cancer, liver cirrhosis and death
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ... [eliminated] a three-decade-old recommendation that all babies be given the hepatitis ...
What might be the consequences of designing your baby?
Soon, all of humanity will be customised in the same way to design the next generation. Gene editing may be ...
Viewpoint: Trump is undermining U.S. success in science and innovation
Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it ...
Viewpoint: Media and science misinformation are rampant and corrupting. Finland believes they have a solution
In an era defined by “fake news”, public trust in institutions is increasingly under threat, along with our ability to ...
10 Top Breakthrough Technologies
What will really matter in the long run? That's the question we tackle each year as we compile this annual ...
From Hitler to Richard III to Lenin, DNA can illuminate the lives, characters, and motivations of people long dead
Hitler left blood. Richard III left bones. Lenin left an entire body, preserved like a specimen. For centuries, historians and ...
AI is pushing us towards a carbon emissions climate disaster—but there is a remedy
As the world keeps warming and electricity bills take center stage in national politics, the data center boom will drive up US carbon emissions ...
Mandatory teaching of creationism: Oklahoma senator files state bill mandating teaching of ‘evolution science’
Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, is pushing back against an evolution-only curriculum in Oklahoma schools with newly filed Senate Bill 1868 ...
