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.
Genetically modified microbes can be made into tiny drug factories
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a paper out ...
Mini DNA sequencer helped track spread of Ebola
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Lauren Cowley arrived ...
Adult insomnia is genetic, and affects women more than men
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study of ...
Can microbes be behind some heart attacks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Rise of synthetic biology demands better regulation, safety measures
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Targeted cancer treatments, toxicity ...
Is genetic engineering research a constitutionally protected right?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The dawn of cheap ...
Fetal cells stay in mom’s body long after pregnancy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, a team of ...
Proof in the poop: Genetically modified bacteria may be used to treat digestive ailments
On the horizon is the delivery of genetically-engineered bacteria into the human gut that can diagnosis gastrointestinal conditions, or even ...
Largest genome sequencing database released globally
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Initial results from the largest ...
Potentially lifesaving GMO-derived medicines face regulatory roadblocks
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Obtaining medicines from plants ...
Google initiative turning eye towards brain science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After 13 years as ...
Homicide or humanity: What makes humans human?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What a piece of ...
Despite media hype, no evidence trauma is inherited in genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, the Guardian published ...
Ontario set to fund IVF treatment, excluding those over-42 and obese
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An expert advisory panel ...
Homo naledi–Is it an undiscovered new human species?
Two years ago, several skeletons belonging to an unknown species of early human lineage were discovered in the Rising Star ...
GM yeast successfully produces THC
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In August, researchers announced ...
Ebola poses major threat to chimpanzee survival
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The most recent Ebola ...
Should embryonic gene modification be allowed to proceed under close surveillance?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Editing human embryos’ DNA ...
Woman’s dying wish: Can life be restored to a cryopreserved brain?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the moments just ...
Is knowing what’s in your genome always a good thing?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, a panel of ...
What is antibiotic resistance, and why is it a problem?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I’ve been involved in ...
Australia’s assisted reproduction fueled by imported US sperm
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Australia has a strong ...
First sequenced ancient Mediterranean genome fills gap in human history
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An international team of ...
Testicular cancer risk mostly genetic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Testicular cancer has always ...
Who owns remains of new human species Homo naledi discovered in South Africa?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After the stunning announcement about ...
Ohio’s pending Down syndrome abortion ban sparks emotional responses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As legislators in Ohio ...
Alzheimer’s not contagious, despite slew of headlines
The headlines tossed across the front pages of British newspapers certainly sound shocking: "You can catch Alzheimer's" the front page ...
