Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
DNA damage occurs as part of normal brain activity
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have long known that DNA damage occurs in every cell, accumulating as we age ...
Scientists sidestep genetic engineering in effort to develop hypoallergenic apples
The following is an edited excerpt. While apples rarely cause the same intense allergic reaction as more common allergens like ...
Genetically engineered immune cells rapidly clear leukemia tumors
The following is an edited excerpt. The new therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a swift-growing cancer that tends to kill ...
Genetically modified choice: Retailers fill labeling void
The following is an excerpt. The New York Times reports today that Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi supermarket chains have decided ...
Lawmakers should slow down on GMO labeling, a drive based on fear
The following is an excerpt. It's hard not to sympathize with Oregon lawmakers caught up in the GMO scare. Genetically ...
GM bacteria produce valuable compounds
The following is an edited excerpt. When Michigan State University artist Adam Brown learned of a type of bacteria,Cupriavidus metallidurans, ...
Grocery chains won’t sell genetically modified fish
The following is an excerpt. Call them “frankenfish,” but don’t look for genetically engineered salmon at Trader Joe’s or Whole ...
Three parents? Five parents? All that really matters is healthy babies
The following is an edited excerpt. If you are the parent of a baby with an incurable mitochondrial disease, each ...
Agriculture giants use emergency budget bill to sneak in big gifts for themselves
The following is an excerpt. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September ...
Enzymes swap DNA information with exotic molecules
The following is an edited excerpt. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone resolved a longstanding puzzle, permitting the translation of ...
The super protein that can cut DNA and revolutionize genetic engineering
The following is an edited excerpt. When scientists Phillipe Horvath and Rodolphe Barrangou set out to find a better way ...
Disease-fighters disrupt mosquito’s genes with molecular scissors
The following is an edited excerpt. Scientists at Virginia Tech have disrupted the genes that control eye color in mosquitoes, ...
Tanzania: President wants GMOs taken aboard
The following is an excerpt President Jakaya Kikwete has called for change of negative mindset on the adoption of Genetically ...
The genetics of emergent phenotypes
The following is an edited excerpt. There is now compelling evidence that disorders like epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism can be caused by ...
New company will bring extinct species back from the dead
Two of biotechnology’s most prolific and far-sighted researchers say they’re teaming up to start a company that intends to rewrite ...
Chinese eugenics?
The following is an excerpt. In modern American society, few terms carry the negative and socially disreputable ring of “eugenics,” ...
Don’t fear babies made with genes from three parents
The following is an excerpt. NOBODY knows how many of them there are, but we know they exist. They are ...
Gene therapy spurs leukemia hope
The following is an excerpt. Researchers reported fresh evidence Wednesday that using gene therapy to manipulate the immune system is ...
Scientists manufacture abnormally large ‘super cows’
The following is an edited excerpt. Did you know that some varieties of beef on the market today come from ...
Neanderthal genome is finished and free
The following is excerpt. Three years after an international team of experts led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...
Atomic gardening: Breeding plants with gamma radiation
The following is an edited excerpt. Did you know that the peppermint flavor in your chewing gum and toothpaste, and ...
Genetics may be tied to breast cancer risk in unexpected ways
The following is an excerpt. Genetic testing may help identify women at risk for certain types of breast cancer, according ...
10 reasons why we don’t need GM foods
The following is an edited excerpt. Genetically modified (GM) foods are often promoted as a way to feed the world ...
UK: Public OK with creating babies from 3 people
The following is an excerpt. LONDON — Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro ...
Scientists say a duck has fathered a chicken
The following is an edited excerpt. A duck has successfully fathered a chicken at the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai. Researchers ...
Human gene connectome mapped
The following is an excerpt. Scientists at Rockefeller University have created a map of gene “shortcuts” to simplify the hunt for disease-causing ...
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s vow not to sell GMO fish
The following is an edited excerpt. Whole Foods Market Inc, Trader Joe's and other food retailers representing more than 2,000 ...
