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Disentangling horniness from hype: Do women’s libido drugs work?
In the fall of 2016, sex therapist and researcher Leonore Tiefer shuttered the New View Campaign, an organization she had founded ...
GLP Podcast: ‘Fashionable nonsense’ in medicine; Strange history of pregnancy tests; Bayer goes organic
Medicine is bowing to academia's "fashionable nonsense" surrounding a variety of important issues, and the consequences could be serious. Home ...
A lucky segment of the population is genetically immune to the COVID virus. What can we learn from them?
In March 2020, Eleanor A. had been sick for several days. Thinking it might be the new respiratory illness going ...
Henrietta Lacks’ immortal genes are now the subject of a legal battle
Remarkable in life, a stylish Black woman who loved to cook and dance, Henrietta Lacks is even more remarkable in her ...
Viewpoint: Irrational moralizing or appropriate caution — Should we be concerned about AI models that profile humans by ‘race’?
In recent years, a wealth of literature has emerged exploring how AI and machine learning (ML) can improve diagnostic precision ...
GLP Podcast: COVID vaccine skepticism justified? Live long despite your genes; Junk food addiction
Many people simply refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Is their skepticism justifiable, or are they plagued by biases that ...
Molecular farming? Edible plant-based vaccines are cheaper, easier, and quicker to produce than traditional shots
Say goodbye to needles — in the future, we may be able to eat our vaccines. Edible plant-based vaccines could revolutionize how we fight ...
Power Hungry Podcast and Video: GLP’s Jon Entine on the ‘disinformation industry’ blocking innovation in biomedicine and sustainable agriculture
Energy journalist Robert Bryce interviews Genetic Literacy Project executive director Jon Entine on the politics of innovation in biotechnology—how precautionary ...
Viewpoint: Advocacy or orthodoxy? How the neurodiversity movement that has sought to normalize autism is changing, and not always for the best
It is no longer fashionable to talk about autism spectrum disorders among certain quarters of the ASD community without reference ...
When the US was hit by polio and smallpox epidemics, the public embraced vaccines with little resistance. What changed?
The year was 1947 – the last smallpox invasion in America. Ground zero: New York City. The carrier: an ex-pat ...
GLP Podcast: Poison ivy vaccine; Exercise doesn’t always cause weight loss; Essential oil videos debunked
Poison Ivy plagues outdoor enthusiasts everywhere. Is a vaccine on the horizon? Exercise is great for your health, but a ...
Part 2: How anti-biotechnology activists came to embrace COVID vaccine hesitancy
Even as many progressives champion the various COVID vaccines, many Democrats in the US and leftists in other countries remain ...
Viewpoint: A psychological deep dive into the minds of COVID vaccine ‘refuseniks’
COVID has hospitalized 6.2 million Americans, killed at least 640,000 (the true count may be 800,000), and caused permanent cardiovascular, neurological, and other health ...
GLP Podcast: Smoking prevents COVID? CRISPR and nuclear weapons; Bayer wins first glyphosate case
Smokers appear to face a reduced risk of catching COVID-19. Does their deadly habit offer them some sort of protection? ...
‘Silent Earth’ raises false alarm about non-existent ‘insect apocalypse’
If you keep up with the news in the mainstream media, you might think it’s time to ditch the flyswatter ...
Biden EPA moves to ban toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ commonly found in drinking water and require chemical company assessments
The Biden administration laid out a sweeping strategy on [October 18] for grappling with widespread contamination from toxic “forever chemicals” ...
Ectogenesis: How artificial placentas could aid premature babies, upend entrenched abortion views
Survival rates are likely to be improved for infants born prematurely, and those requiring invasive treatments -- including surgery, cell ...
GLP podcast: Scrutinizing anti-GMO ‘rock star’ Vandana Shiva’s recent ‘Earth Democracy’ lecture
Last week, high-profile anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva lectured (via zoom) at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC). Amplifying the ...
Smokers are less likely to get COVID: French researchers explore whether nicotine might prevent transmission
As we are hopefully exiting the third coronavirus pandemic of the last 17 years, it is time to consider that ...
Ivermectin obsession illustrates why pandemics are a great opportunity for fraudsters to manipulate data. What can be done?
The COVID pandemic is a great opportunity for fraudsters. With the desperation for new treatments, a tsunami of research crashes ...
Viewpoint: Here’s a conservative case for the limited implementation of COVID vaccine passports
According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, at least 171 millon people in the United States ...
Viewpoint: Will “cancel culture” claim Darwin?
Given the scientific and political luminaries who have fallen under the axe, it’s not beyond possibility that Charles Darwin himself ...
Why are more kids being infected by — and some dying from — the Delta COVID variant?
Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting ...
Gene drive revolution: How genetically tweaked mosquitoes could tip the balance in the battle to contain malaria
It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of ...
GLP Podcast: CRISPR-edited tomatoes debut in Japan; Regulating bogus supplements; Underwater farming is here
CRISPR-edited, hypertension-fighting tomatoes are on sale in Japan. Dishonestly marketed supplements continue to evade FDA regulation. Why doesn't the agency ...
Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
Physician Claudette Poole doesn’t take long to rattle off a list of antiviral medications she prescribes to her patients. “There ...
‘Rebooting the brain’: Our fight to bring people back from the dead
We may be on the verge of redefining 'brain death' following the partial revival of a man in France ...
