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.
When did society start loving dinosaurs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s weird we don’t ...
Artificial skin that ‘feels’ adds new layer to prosthetics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a step toward ...
Are men attracted to brainy women?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Men, do smart women ...
Gene tests may help identify best psychiatric meds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Can gene therapy forestall aging?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Can aging be slowed ...
Techno-pressed societies sleep no less than primitive ones
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For years, public health ...
First-borns get better education, but worse eyesight
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s bad enough for ...
Human migration to Asia much earlier than thought, newly discovered teeth reveal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Teeth from a cave ...
Most detailed digital simulation of brain yet created from mouse model
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A tiny piece of ...
Twin study in space: Gemini mid-mission update on pathbreaking nature-nuture research
In genetic research, twin studies are the gold standard to address the nature/nurture quandary. The current space mission highlights the ...
Will palm-sized DNA sequencers be a staple of the future?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An inexpensive handheld device ...
Ebola remaining in survivors’ semen causes concern for further spread
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study shows ...
CRISPR-engineered pig organs may one day be suitable for human transplants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, scientists gathered at ...
Difficulty treating anorexia may be deeply rooted in brain’s circuits
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study published ...
Gene tests for psychiatric drugs benefit industry, but do they help patients?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic tests to identify ...
Can Dr. Oz rehabilitate image as haven for pseudoscience?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Federal Trade Commission had ...
Bacterial genes that make mercury deadly identified
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The sleepy fishing village ...
Do gut microbes exert influence over the brain?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Nearly a year has ...
DNA.Land pooling crowdsourced direct-to-consumer genome data for research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers from Columbia University ...
Where did humans get their unique genes from?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The human genome contains ...
DNA test for artwork aims to thwart forgery
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The artist Eric Fischl ...
‘Pure DNA’ joke evokes white supremacy at genetics conference
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While attending the annual ...
What keeps your microbiome happy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The microbes in your ...
Brain scans can predict intelligence
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Now that neuroscientists have ...
Artificial wombs: Will they become possible and what does it mean for reproductive rights?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hold onto your ovaries ...
Precision medicine’s cost challenges: Are there lower tech alternatives?
Precision medicine is leading to cures but at high cost to healthcare systems. But there are emerging examples of lower-tech ...
No US registry of egg and sperm donor births exists
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 1988 the Office ...
