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.
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 ...
What really sets humans apart form other species?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ever since Darwin, the ...
Banning abortion for Down syndrome extinguishes parents’ right to personal choice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. That abortion is not ...
Does genetics support hopes of precision medicine advocates?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Like so many medical ...
Population genomics can help identify genes underlying rare diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Let’s say you have ...
Genetically engineered bacterial cells ‘talk’ to each other
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When cells cooperate, they ...
With egg-freezing ban in place, single Chinese women obtain procedure abroad
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern science has done ...
Wrongful birth: Court upholds parental rights when hospital and lab screw up genetic testing
Many conservatives are upset about a $50 million judgment on behalf of a family that had a baby with severe ...
Nathaniel Comfort slams Richard Dawkins’ ‘Brief Candle in the Dark’ as outdate science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In Brief Candle in the ...
Sometimes, genes make blue-footed boobies (and us!) ‘selfish douchebags’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In my last post ...
Kuwait attempting to genotype entire population as counter-terrorism measure
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. DNA testing and genomics ...
More premature infants surviving thanks to improving postnatal care
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Elise Jackson was 20 ...
Do genes predict how your body is aging better than years?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists say they have ...
Endangered species’ genomes help conservationists judge risk of extinction
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some species may face ...
Romantic relationships may have evolved due to menopause
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Menopause is one of ...
Can neuroscience explain our sense of self?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For ordinary folk, a ...
Catch the kids: Argentinian grandmothers use DNA to track down stolen children
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s been over 30 ...
Oliver Sacks’ greatest legacy: Understanding those who are ‘different’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Oliver Sacks died August ...
Leukemia T-cell gene therapy shows progress, but not as effective as hoped
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Four years ago, University ...
Babies leave stem cell imprint in mom’s body long after birth
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A mother’s children will ...
Mysterious ancient organism may be clue to evolutionary origin of nerve cells
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Trichoplax, a flat, sheet-like ...
Pig in us: Xenotransplantation and new age of chimeric organs
Xenotransplantation may move beyond just valves to entire scaffolds of pig organs, refurbished with human cells that make the organ ...
Arizona transgender Muslim woman told she can only pray with those with same genitalia
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Leaders of a Tempe ...
Childbirth trigger: Woman with rare genetic disorder feels pain for first time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Leave it to childbirth ...
When robots hallucinate: Google’s ‘dream up’ acid trip resembles human hallucinations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When a collection of ...
Planned Parenthood fetal tissue and abortion controversy moves to the courts
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Center for Medical ...
Using CRISPR gene editing to shut down mosquitoes as disease carriers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mosquitoes are a key ...
