Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Minnesota latest state to introduce GM labeling bill
The following is an excerpt. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sen. John Marty plans to introduce a bill Thursday requiring the labeling ...
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 ...
Fighting GM crop vandalism with a government-protected research site
The following is an excerpt. Genetically modified (GM) crops have been a source of great controversy—particularly in Europe—but acts of ...
Lice genes reveal human migration
The following is an edited excerpt. Lice genes could offer insights into human migration, according to new research. The new ...
Geneticists try to date the publication of the Illiad
The following is an excerpt. The Iliad—Homer’s story of the Trojan War, and the battle between Agamemon and Achilles—is one of ...
Gene switch-off produces healthier carbohydrates
The following is an edited excerpt. We need protein, fat and carbohydrates – there is no way around that. But ...
Louse genome offers insight into human migrations
The following is an excerpt. A new genetic analysis of human lice from across the world sheds light on the ...
Genetically modified foods: Who has to tell?
The following is an edited excerpt. Consumers who believe they have a right to know whether their food contains genetically ...
An embarrassment of “-omes”: Which ones matter?
Forget the genome. We're drowning in transcriptomes, epigenomes, and other -omes. How many of these categories are useful and how ...
Golden promise: How ‘biofortification’ could soon be saving hundreds of thousands of lives
The following is an edited excerpt. Despite the rapid progress made towards reducing poverty in many developing countries in recent ...
Circular RNAs throw genetics for a loop
The following is an excerpt. Behold the latest curio in the cabinet of RNA oddities: naturally occurring circular RNA molecules ...
Can genetics solve France’s twin rape mystery?
The following is an excerpt. A pair of identical twins is currently being detained in the French city of Marseille for six ...
Growing need for GMO labelling in Namibia
The following is an edited excerpt. The Namibian Organic Association (NOA) is calling for the introduction of mandatory and comprehensive ...
Five most common mental illnesses may share genetic root
The following is an excerpt. The biggest study yet into genetics and mental health has come up with a stunning ...
Researchers confirm Bt corn’s benefits aside from pest resistance
The following is an edited excerpt. It turns out that maize hybrids expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt corn) is not just a pest ...
UK’s sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’
Critics say companies could acquire personal information that would identify patients without their consent ...
Human Genome Project leader weighs in on Supreme Court gene patenting case
The following is an edited excerpt. Late last year, the nation’s highest court said it would consider a legal challenge ...
Myriad Genetics wins Australia bid to patent human genes
The following is an edited excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an ...
Anti-GM salmon petition nears one million signatures
The following is an edited excerpt. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in favour of allowing a fish produced by scientists ...
Your politics are in your genes
It would be silly to think of newborn babies’ brains as being a blank slate. A preponderance of biological research ...
Canadian farmers embrace GM crops
The following is an excerpt. If you wanted to buy Canadian canola oil that wasn't produced from a genetically engineered ...
Lack of Sleep Messes With Your Genes
The following is an edited excerpt. Lack of sleep has been blamed for everything from poor driving to memory problems ...
Lebanon to join the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The following is an excerpt provided by the ISAAA's Crop Biotech Update. Lebanon submitted its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol ...
The Supreme Court sees the future: 90-minute DNA matches, and less crime
The following is an edited excerpt. "I think this is perhaps the most important criminal procedure case that this Court ...
