Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Viruses pass major test to enter ranks of living creatures
The following is an edited excerpt. Viruses can acquire fully functional immune systems, according to new research that bolsters the ...
Swiss government site to protect GM studies from activist damage
The following is an excerpt. A new Swiss government-protected GM crop site will act as an example to other European ...
A DNA test can reveal what your mutt’s made of
The following is an edited excerpt. When Leila was born, Kirsten McKee didn't know much about the baby daddy. All she ...
GMO poll: huge majority in favor of labeling
The following is an excerpt. Americans are largely uncertain over whether genetically modified foods are safe for the environment or ...
Human ‘map’ matches lifestyle to genetic makeup
The following is an edited excerpt. New technology created by scientists at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, as part of ...
Namibia: Millers promise to strengthen anti-GMO measures
The following is an excerpt. Windhoek — Following revelations that maize meal available on Namibian shelves contain percentages of genetically ...
Storing and sorting Big Data in messy DNA memory
The following is an edited excerpt. The Library of Congress contains 35 million books and documents. Its Web Capture team ...
Synthetic biology comes down to Earth
The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Jim Collins, a Boston University bioengineer and founder of synthetic biology ...
Genetics of age-related macular degeneration analyzed
The following is an excerpt. A coalition of 18 different research organizations has identified seven new genetic regions associated with ...
Vermont House Committee backs labeling law for genetically modified foods
The following is an edited excerpt. Vermont is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ...
Genetic link between obesity, melanoma
The following is an excerpt. The gene most strongly linked to obesity and overeating may also increase the risk of ...
Switzerland creates secure test site for GM crops
The following is an edited excerpt. The Swiss government will create a permanently protected area on federal land for experiments ...
Scientists find mechanism by which Parkinson’s mutation kills brain cells
The following is an excerpt. March 3, 2013— (Bronx, NY) — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have ...
Are biofuels endangering US wildlife?
The following is an excerpt. A collection of satellite-imaged maps now confirm what were once only rumors: between 2006 and ...
Brain-net: Telepathic mice first step in creation of biological computer
Using neurotechnology, scientists have created rats that can communicate telepathically across continents. Some neuroscientists think the experiments could lead to ...
Myriad Genetics win on gene patents is appealed
The following is an excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc. (MYGN)’s Australian court victory recognizing its ownership of patents for genes linked ...
Livestock virus found on 1500 UK farms
The following is an edited excerpt. A virus that causes stillbirths and birth defects in lambs and calves has spread ...
The papers of Watson, Crick, and other genetics pioneers now available online
The following is an excerpt. Codebreakers: Makers of modern genetics, which launches today atwellcomelibrary.org/codebreakers, contains more than one million pages ...
Hawaii to pass GMO labeling bill, but with amendment
The following is an edited excerpt. Hawaii might have cause to celebrate, as lawmakers have passed a new measure in ...
College genetics gets personal
Classes that deal with personal genetic results are popping up on college campuses with backing from 23andMe ...
Five major mental disorders share genetic link
The following is an edited excerpt. The psychiatric illnesses seem very different — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and ...
India: Agriculture experts, researchers support biotech center
The following is an excerpt. Agricultural experts and researchers say proposals to have Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in Ranchi ...
Thriving cancer’s ‘chaos’ explained
The following is an edited excerpt. The way cancers make a chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to ...
Agricultural biotech to “eradicate food insecurity” in East Africa
The following is an excerpt. Some dozen African researchers and policy makers who gathered Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for ...
The gene machine and me
The following is an edited excerpt. It’s a fresh April morning in 2012 when I head to Connecticut to see ...
Organic sector pinched by GMO tainting in seed and feed
The following is an excerpt. Organic Valley recently announced a plan to distribute more than $1 million in grants to ...
Solid-State Sequencer Debuts at Genome Conference
The following is an edited excerpt. Nabsys, a DNA technology startup, showed off today its solid-state gene sequencing machine at ...
