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.
Biohackers have hands on CRISPR, but mostly to make beer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The advent of enzyme ...
Can GMOs restore habitats, save endangered species?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. To some, GMOs are ...
New technologies track genome’s shapeshifting over time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers have long realized ...
Australia considering allowing sex-selective assisted reproduction
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Australian guidelines for the ...
Vitamin D deficiency carries possible link to multiple sclerosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People genetically prone to ...
Electrical ‘switch’ in cells may keep cancer cells under control
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Research led by scientists ...
Can iPhones influence course of human evolution?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers at the University ...
FDA warns ‘Low T’ testosterone supplements may do aging men more harm than good
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The ads are all ...
Ohio legislators set to approve bill banning abortions for women with Down syndrome fetuses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Opening a new front ...
New MERS outbreak in Saudi Arabia causing concern ahead of Hajj pilgrimage
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When last we checked ...
Did children of Holocaust survivors really inherit trauma in genes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are now several ...
Do gut bacteria play role in eating disorders?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Our guts are home ...
ADHD mystery: Claims of no attention deficit disorder in France challenged
Some say low French ADHD rates reflect poor diagnoses. Others say they show ADHD isn't biological. Geneticists say they're working ...
Dementia rates have dropped, despite aging population
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s one public health ...
“Female viagra” flibanserin pushed through FDA under false cover of feminism
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As I’ve written here, ...
Genetic ‘switch’ targeting fat cells may help combat obesity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A master gene that ...
Whose DNA is it anyway? ‘Informed Consent’ play explores battle over genetic information
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Twelve years ago, members ...
First large study on paleo diet shows no benefit to ditching grains
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When I think of ...
Brain structure may provide clues to Caitlyn Jenner, gender identity mystery
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We’re learning to be ...
Epigenetic inheritance: Holocaust survivors passed genetic marks of trauma to children
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic changes stemming from ...
Are laws pertaining to Down syndrome genetic counseling cause for concern?
A spate of state laws passed in the last few years mandates what information health care providers must give to ...
Gut microbes may be to blame for autoimmune eye disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gut bacteria may provide ...
Societal challenges in the coming age of gene editing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Because it is so ...
Sociologists proclaim genes do not determine race, ‘misconception’ hurts society
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At the annual meeting ...
Beauty vs. brains: Why certain assets deemed more valuable than others?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Five years ago, sociologist ...
Miss your deceased dog? Pet cloning dips below $100,000
The pet cloning wars have commenced in South Korea, sending the price of cloning your dog or cat spiraling downward....but ...
App store for your DNA could make personal genomics mainstream
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The CEO of the ...
