Science Controversies
Mouse eggs created from stem cells
Mouse eggs can now be cooked up from scratch. Using stem cells, a Japanese team has created healthy eggs that, ...
DNA sequencing: Is science fiction becoming medical fact?
In two papers in major scientific journals, researchers today suggested pushing DNA sequencing into more routine use in the clinic, ...
New DNA test pinpoints newborns’ genetic diseases in days
A faster DNA sequencing machine and streamlined analysis of the results can diagnose genetic disorders in days rather than weeks, ...
ACLU asks Supreme Court to rule on gene patents
The ACLU has petitioned the US Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit Court’s decision that an isolated DNA sequence ...
Gene therapy used to combat immunodeficiency
UCLA researchers are using a gene therapy to restore the immune systems of children with so-called "Bubble Boy" disease. The ...
‘Humanized’ mice advance study of rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have developed the first animal model that duplicates the human response in ...
Stem cells transplanted into 1st Macular-Degeneration patient
StemCells Inc. (STEM) said it transplanted neural stem cells into its first patient with dry age-related macular degeneration, pushing forward ...
Animal models get closer to mimicking humans: Could help with treatment of diseases
Animal models contribute significantly to our understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying disease pathologies. However, few models predictably translate preclinical findings ...
Anti-genetics NGO slams technique to eliminate hereditary diseases as unethical manipulation
The Center for Genetics and Society, which opposes gene modification on ideological grounds, is portraying as unethical a fertility treatment ...
Past and future: Re-examining Dolly the Sheep, the first cloned animal
Fifteen years ago, scientists in Edinburgh announced to the world an incredible breakthrough: the creation of the first cloned animal--a ...
Disturbing trend: Journalists hype fears when discussing human genetics
Genetics is scary. That’s the popular and entirely regrettable meme that dominates the narrative pushed by “progressive” and hard right ...
Study sheds light on bone marrow stem cell therapy for pancreatic recovery
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute have found that a blood vessel-building gene boosts the ability of human bone ...
Statistical method will analyze important, poorly studied areas of human genome
Each year, more and more pieces of the human genome puzzle fall into place, but large holes still remain. Researchers ...
DNA test for babies speeds diagnosis
A new technique for quickly analyzing the DNA of newborns zeros in on mutations that can cause disease, demonstrating that ...
Are animal traits the result of behavioral epigenetics?
A plant that is unremarkable in one environment becomes an invasive species in another, pushing through house foundations and sprouting ...
DNA construction technology makes genetic engineering cheaper, faster
Sequencing, splicing and expressing DNA may seem to be the quintessence of cutting-edge science—indeed DNA manipulation has revolutionized fields such ...
Whole-genome sequencing tracks spread of severe intestinal disease in sub-Saharan Africa
The emergence and spread of a particularly virulent and rapidly evolving strain of Salmonella bacteria may have been made worse ...
Could hand-made humans may hold the key to saving the world?
I propose that we consider another solution to the problem of climate change that has not been considered before and ...
First large scale trial of whole-genome cancer testing for clinical decision-making
For the first time, researchers have conducted a large trial in which they tested the entire genome of individual breast ...
Plant stem cells: The next generation in skin care technology
Since the dawn of time, humans have stumbled upon various natural ways to keep their skin youthful-looking—even if they didn’t ...
Single gene may hold key to life itself?
"Your IQ depends on a single gene"; "Long life is all in the genes"; "A gene that could explain why ...
The genetics of white finger disease
Vibration-induced white finger disease (VWF) is caused by continued use of vibrating hand held machinery (high frequency vibration >50 Hz), ...
Chemotherapy may be creating cancer stem cells
Cancer treatments may be creating more dangerous and persistent cancer cells that are resistant to both chemotherapy and radiation. Three ...
Parrot genomics: Genome sequencing of endangered bird
The international open-access journal GigaScience(a BGI and BioMed Central journal) announces the publication of a unique study providing the genome ...
Mentally handicapped children may not have inhertited handicap from parents
In children with severe intellectual disabilities genetic causes are very frequent and we have found in more than half of ...
Genetic traces of extinct human species discovered
DNA collected from modern hunter-gatherers -- the Pygmies of Cameroon, the Sandawe and Hadza of Tanzania, and the Khoe-San of ...
Livestock genetics could be a valuable resource
Farm animal genetic resources are not only valued significantly for their current economic, environmental services social and cultural roles but ...
