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.
Sketchy ‘brain training’ products profit from neuroscience hype
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Do you want to ...
Epigenetic clinics promise big results, but should public, media be skeptical of claims?
Many companies are promising new cures based on epigenetic tests. How can the media evaluate these claims and report them ...
CIA taking interest in your skin’s DNA, cosmetics company claims
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Is the CIA funding ...
Attributing sexuality to genetics reduces prejudice, study finds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The public’s understanding of ...
Despite recent reports, vegetarianism does not cause cancer
A recent study reported on the evolution of a 'vegetarian gene' in populations. Somehow the press turned this into: vegetarianism ...
No trace of Neanderthal DNA on modern Y chromosome
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The human genome features ...
Microbiome, immune system mediate effectiveness of cancer drugs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2013, two independent ...
Cancer-suppressing gene frequently defective in autism patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A large study by ...
Hate scratchy wool? Scientists have identified sheep gene responsible
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bridget Ramage is a ...
Mother suing laboratory after DNA test failed to catch son’s fatal illness
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. During the peaceful moments ...
Neuroscientists create ‘brain in a dish’ to study human intelligence, language
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A team from Johns ...
Is vegetarian diet really healthier? Depends on your genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why is it that ...
GM mosquitoes may be only option for controlling Zika, other viruses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetically modified mosquitoes are in ...
CRISPR dispute shows why patent system fails scientific development
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The worlds of science, ...
Despite promises, CRISPR not yet safe enough for human gene therapy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Not too long ago, ...
Cuba’s investments in biotechnology, medicine paid off
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For years, Cuba’s Fidel ...
Mobile mental health: Can apps help patients get help they need?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Type 'depression' into the ...
Next-generation genetics offer new way to combat hospital infections
In the face of antibiotic resistant bacteria, hospitals still use century-old detection methods. New gene sequencing methods will change that ...
Native Americans’ genes reveal devastating impact of arrival of Europeans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Geneticists have traced the ...
Artificial uterus: How close is the reality?
Nobody is working on an artificial uterus that can carry a fetus for the entirety of a pregnancy. But medical ...
Lawyer’s 20-year mission to deny human gene patents succeeds in Australia, US
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Luigi Palombi’s desk was ...
Synthetic tissue transmits electrical signals, like neurons
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers at the University ...
Doctors’ subconscious stereotypes detrimental to black patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. African Americans are routinely ...
Zika complications may go beyond microcephaly, researchers fear
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Top Zika investigators now ...
Mass genome sequencing likely best shot for cancer ‘magic bullet’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As breast cancer specialist ...
Oxytocin ‘love’ hormone? Scientists now doubting its supposed effects on trust
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Here's one conclusion from ...
Lab-grown skin grows hair, mimics natural skin
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists in Japan have ...
