Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Initiative 522: A test of what you believe about genetically modified foods
The following is an edited excerpt. [The GMO] label is a warning. It is saying, in effect, “Before you buy ...
Cuddle up to ‘Frankenfish?’ Author makes case for GM animals
The following is an edited excerpt. A lot of people get squeamish at the thought of eating what some call ...
Why label genetically engineered food?
The following is an edited excerpt. Any private company has the right to require its suppliers to meet labeling standards ...
A moral weight for the agricultural tool of biotechnology
The following is an edited excerpt. As Catholic cardinals selected Pope Francis in Rome on Wednesday, we watched an ancient ...
GM crops defended
The following is an edited excerpt. Professor Wayne Parrott says those who oppose crop-biotechnology based on anti-science views should spend ...
Five ways the FDA has failed consumers on genetically engineered foods
The following is an edited excerpt. 1. No health safety testing Genetically engineered (GE) foods have never been safety tested ...
Seed giants’ initiatives to preserve monopoly on global food
The following is an edited excerpt. A report released yesterday by the non-profit ETC Group claims that six companies are ...
GM milk cures diarrhea, could save millions of kids annually
The following is an edited excerpt. Transgenic goats' milk modified to produce higher levels of the human antimicrobial protein lysozyme ...
The human family tree
The following is an excerpt. The human family tree is complicated and only getting more complex as researchers like Harvard ...
Gene therapy studies show potential for HIV control without drugs
The following is an excerpt. Gene therapy approaches that involve the genetic modification of human haematopoietic stem cells have the ...
Form and function: The debate over junk DNA
The following is an edited excerpt. Science is at the mercy of its language. One enduring debate has been resurrected ...
Are breast milk stem cells the real deal for medicine?
The following is an excerpt. Proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins are all on the menu for a breastfed baby. Now it ...
Nanotechnology researchers use DNA for nano-encrypted Morse code
The following is an excerpt. (Nanowerk News) Hidden in a tiny tile of interwoven DNA is a message. The message ...
Enviropig improved: scientists develop new line of transgenic pigs
The following is an excerpt. CANADA - A research team at the University of Guelph has developed a new line ...
DNA shows surprising flame-retardant properties
The following is an edited excerpt. Normally, cotton fabrics are highly flammable. But when scientists tried to set fire to cotton coated ...
Epigenetic mechanism may explain effects of mom’s nutrition on her children’s health
The following is an edited excerpt. Pioneering studies by U. S. Department of Agriculture-funded research molecular geneticist Robert A. Waterland ...
Get ready for the risks of genetic testing
The following is an edited excerpt. Would you want to know your future if science could tell it to you? ...
DNA tool kit goes live online
The following is an edited excerpt. The latest shopping website is open for business, offering unusual wares: DNA tools to ...
Meritocracy: How social Darwinism made modern China
What role does DNA play in nation building? Can hundreds of years of natural selection provide the genetic basis for ...
Is economic development tied to genetic diversity?
The following is an edited excerpt. Why countries are at different stages of economic development has long intrigued social scientists ...
Hawaii: Down to Earth stores joins Whole Foods in GM labeling
The following is an excerpt. Down to Earth Organic & Natural said its five stores in Hawaii will begin requiring ...
Whole Foods didn’t have a choice in GM labeling
The following is an excerpt. "People have the right to know what is in their food," Whole Foods Market founder ...
Indian Agriculture Minister favors strict GM field safety trials
The following is an excerpt. NEW DELHI: Agriculture Minister SharadPawar today said that agriculture scientists should be allowed to conduct field trials ...
Demolishing the myth that Monsanto drove Indian farmers to suicide
The following is an edited excerpt. Last Friday, Vandana Shiva, Indian feminist, activist, and thinker and "author of many books" said: ...
Length of DNA strand could indicate life span
The following is an excerpt. According to a team of geneticists, the longer a person's telomeres (the protective ends of chromosomes) ...
Genetic link between fat and bone mass
The following is an excerpt. When it comes to body shape, diet and exercise can only take us so far ...
Ancestry tests are not to be trusted
The following is an excerpt. Commercial DNA tests claiming to reveal people's ancestors are little better than 'genetic astrology', according to scientists. From ...
