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.
Don’t fear babies made with genes from three parents
The following is an excerpt. NOBODY knows how many of them there are, but we know they exist. They are ...
Gene therapy spurs leukemia hope
The following is an excerpt. Researchers reported fresh evidence Wednesday that using gene therapy to manipulate the immune system is ...
Neanderthal genome is finished and free
The following is excerpt. Three years after an international team of experts led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...
Genetics may be tied to breast cancer risk in unexpected ways
The following is an excerpt. Genetic testing may help identify women at risk for certain types of breast cancer, according ...
UK: Public OK with creating babies from 3 people
The following is an excerpt. LONDON — Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro ...
Human gene connectome mapped
The following is an excerpt. Scientists at Rockefeller University have created a map of gene “shortcuts” to simplify the hunt for disease-causing ...
Three-person IVF could move closer in UK
The following is an edited excerpt. The UK could move a step closer to allowing the creation of babies from ...
Researchers publish improved Neanderthal genome
The following is an edited excerpt. Researchers in Germany said Tuesday they have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a ...
Are boys really better at math, girls better at reading?
Are the human sexes distinct in their math abilities? In their reading abilities? Sex differences in math and reading scores ...
Inherited genetic variations have mjor impact on childhood leukemia risk
The following is an edited excerpt. Humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes that carry instructions for assembling the proteins ...
Stem cell research could expand clinical use of regenerative human cells
The following is an edited excerpt. New research has uncovered a method to produce retinal cells from regenerative human stem ...
Chinese scientists may soon be able to genetically engineer smarter children
The following is an edited excerpt. A company in China is attempting to identify common alleles in the DNA of ...
Lord Robert Winston warns over child ‘eugenics’
Genetic technologies could be exploited in the future to produce more intelligent, stronger and attractive offspring, with better regulation needed ...
Replacement “bioteeth” from stem cells a step closer
The following is an edited excerpt. New research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre ...
Most popular human cell in science gets sequenced
The following is an excerpt. The research world’s most famous human cell has had its genome decoded, and it’s a ...
Most popular human cell in science gets sequenced
The following is an excerpt. The research world’s most famous human cell has had its genome decoded, and it’s a ...
Living with a genetic time bomb
The following is an excerpt. There was no doubt in Chontell Johnson's mind. When a genetic test revealed her mother ...
Realizing the promise of newborn screening
Geneticist James P. Evans argues that it is time to start looking at genetic testing through the lens of disease ...
Is China selectively breeding a new generation of genius babies?
The following is an excerpt. There's a provocative and somewhat disturbing article over at Vice about China's recent foray into genetics and the country's ...
Australia: Patentability of isolated DNA
The following is an excerpt. Patents on human genes continue to cause controversy in the academic and popular press. A recent decision in Australia (1) ...
Spanish researchers link cancer to failures in chromosome protection for the first time
The following is an excerpt. This is the first time that an essential gene for the protection of telomeres, the ...
The narcissism of de-extinction
The following is an excerpt. If people had the ability to resurrect extinct species (dubbed “de-extinction”) and reintroduce them to ...
Genomics in the clinic
The following is an excerpt. When will whole human genome sequencing hit the long-sought-after $1,000 mark? How will scientists bear ...
Gene therapy could prevent arthritis
The following is an edited excerpt. Most people who live to old age will suffer from arthritis. The condition’s prevalence ...
New disease registry gives patients some privacy
The following is an edited excerpt. As advances in genomics, molecular analysis, and data processing have propelled disease research forward, ...
I gave my DNA to a company in China so they can manufacture genius babies
The following is an edited excerpt. At BGI Shenzhen, scientists have collected DNA samples from 2,000 of the world’s smartest people, ...
Personal genetic tests can benefit everyone
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of the personal genetics testing company 23andMe, says that knowing your genes could save your life ...
