Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Single mutation produced East Asian’s thick hair
The following is an excerpt. An animal model of recent human evolution found that a single mutation produced several traits ...
Free kits help kids see their DNA
The following is an excerpt. [I]magine introducing genetic concepts to 10-year-old children. It is a challenge! In that spirit, Bio-Rad ...
Australia: Myriad Genetics wins bid to patent human genes
The following is an excerpt. Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an Australian ...
Gene therapy cures diabetic dogs
The following is an excerpt. Five diabetic beagles no longer needed insulin injections after being given two extra genes, with ...
Ugandan politics blocks GMO oversight
The following is an excerpt. A Bill whose object includes providing for development and general release of Genetically Modified Organisms ...
India: Discredited Seralini paper wreaks havoc on GM debate
The following is an excerpt. India has become a flashpoint for the use of modern biotechnology in agriculture in the ...
Zimbabwe: Anti-GMO sentiment blocks import of inexpensive maize
The following is an excerpt. Poultry producers have appealed to the Agricultural Marketing Authority to review the ban on the ...
Team-up: Organic farmer and geneticist promote cooperation for sustainability
The following is an excerpt. Raoul Adamchak and Pamela Ronald believe the key to sustainability in agriculture is not insisting ...
Groundbreaking tech — including GM — smothered by anti-technology ideologues
The following is an excerpt Groundbreaking new technologies commonly face intractable opposition from various quarters–often from vested interests or societal ...
FDA flooded by public comments about ‘frankenfish’
The following is an excerpt. Nearly 30,000 comments have poured into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about Canadian genetically ...
GM foods need transparency but not labeling
Biotech pioneer Roger Beachy argues that transparency will ease consumer's concerns over GM foods, not labels ...
India’s harvest of hypocrisy: Farmers blamed for GM crop failures
The following is an excerpt. Of all the GMO controversies around the world, the saga of Bt cotton in India ...
Biotech companies lobby to limit competitive drugs
The following is an excerpt. Biological drugs are made from large molecules, and the processes, involving living cells, are more ...
Researchers highlight warning signs on adult stem cell treatments
The following is an excerpt. Adult stem cell experiments don’t require the destruction of human embryos–they can be derived from ...
What will the $1000 genome buy?
The following is an excerpt. The concept of a $1000 genome was first articulated at the start of the millennium ...
Israel admits targeting Ethiopian Jews for compulsory contraception
The following is an excerpt. After five years of denials, Israeli government officials have admitted to targeting Ethiopian Jewish immigrant ...
Can genes determine whether your kid aces the SATs?
More than ever, a child’s academic future depends on standardized testing scores. The pressure to perform well can be intense, ...
Proposal to collect DNA from immigrants too Orwellian
The following is an excerpt. San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos goes too far - too deep into ...
Why culture is chunky and genes are creamy
The following is an excerpt. My daughter has four grandparents. Genetically she is a little over 25 percent her paternal ...
GM reactionaries deny science
The following is an excerpt: After the cultivation of more than a billion hectares of GM crops worldwide – and ...
Anti-biotechs continue to push poor science
The following is an excerpt. A study published last month found that the most common modification in genetically modified (GM) ...
Racial quotas, Harvard, and the legacy of Bakke
The following is an excerpt. For almost 35 years, college-admissions decisions in America have been governed by the continuing legacy ...
Plant scientists hope to use epigenetics to improve crops
The following is an excerpt. Plant scientists long have known they can alter crops genetically to improve performance; they’ve been ...
Sit-in, hunger-strike in Mexico City against GMO corn plantations
The following is an excerpt. On Wednesday, January 23rd, regional leaders from a nation-wide peasant organization converged on the Angel ...
Northeast Organic Farm Association discusses GMOs at conference
The following is an excerpt. “They’ve got a beautiful package. They’ve got seeds that are resistant. They phase out the ...
DNA map to revolutionize cancer treatment in next five years
The following is an excerpt. All patients will soon have their tumour’s DNA, its genetic code, sequenced, enabling doctors to ...
Prenatal tests racing from theory to practice
The following is an excerpt. Only a couple of years ago, people were amazed at the idea of genetically testing ...
