Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Genomics revolution: UK could miss the boat, scientists warn
The UK has a huge opportunity to lead the world in disease discovery, treatments and cures. But support from the NHS and ...
Groundbreaking stem cell surgery earns backlash
Tommie Prins, 32, from Milnerton, told the Cape Argus last week he was “honoured” to be the first known patient ...
Supreme Court to decide whether human genes can be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear, for a second time, a lawsuit challenging patents held by Myriad Genetics on ...
Childhood trauma leaves mark on DNA of some victims
Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene ...
Kenya’s ban on GM foods is a big blow to biotech research
Research institutions, Universities and consumers are biggest losers in a new directive by the Government to ban trade and importation ...
Anti-GMO hoax targets Kaiser-Permanente health group
Last night, a large number of web sites proudly announced that the Kaiser-Permanente health group had advised its subscribers to ...
India: The growing doubt over GM crops
[T]he central character of Indian agriculture, the farmer, is a pitiable picture, with the burdens of ever increasing cost of ...
Dr. Oz “denigrates” organic consumers
In Time magazine, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who once told millions of viewers, "I want you to eat organic foods" and ...
Are genetically modified crops finally on their way out of India?
Predictably, the recommendation by an experts’ panel appointed by the Supreme Court - that trials of genetically modified (GM) crops ...
Pathway to transhumanism differs for political right and left
Transhumanist thought has been no exception, evident across the political spectrum - but tending to differ in line with the ...
Short DNA strands may be key to understanding human cognition and diseases
Short snippets of DNA found in human brain tissue provide new insight into human cognitive function and risk for developing ...
Does DNA profiling violate privacy rights?
Plain DealerDNA profiles vs. sequences: Jacob S. SherkowPlain DealerThough there are federal laws that prohibit genetic discrimination, many people, nonetheless, ...
Pressure mounts for retraction of GM crop-cancer study
Pressure mounts for retraction of GM crop-cancer studyNew Scientist (blog)The EFSA concluded that the researchers, led by Gilles-Eric Séralini of ...
Researchers Unlock Secrets of Wheat Genome
Source – Wall Street Journal By Ron Winslow Date – Nov 28, 2012 Website – online.wsj.com Scientists Use a New ...
An interview with anti-GMO crusader Jim Gerritsen
For nearly three decades Jim Gerritsen quietly farmed organic seed potatoes in Aroostook County. These days he is in the ...
Scientists plan to engineer gluten-free wheat
People with serious gluten allergies such as celiac disease now have only one tried-and-true option: swear off all foods containing ...
Real-time genetics could squash “superbug” outbreaks
Genetic sequences of drug-resistant bacteria have helped scientists better understand how these dastardly infections evolve—and elude treatment. But these superbugs ...
Human genetic diversity exploded in recent millennia
Most of the genetic quirks people carry today popped up within the last 5,000 years or so, researchers report online ...
Gattaca’s future is now, “God help us all”
Anyone who thinks that the widespread adoption of Whole Genome Sequencing, especially if it’s used in utero, won’t result in ...
New class of genes may shed light on evolutionary mysteries
The decade or so since the completion of the Human Genome Project has shown that lots of the junk must ...
Patient’s own blood used to create personalized stem cells
A patient's own blood has been used to make personalised stem cells, which doctors hope will eventually be used to ...
Ethanol could increase corn prices and exacerbate climate change
The Biofuels Mandate and US Corn PricesCO2 Science MagazineIn a paper recently published in Nature Climate Change, Diffenbaugh et al ...
EU rejects Seralini report linking GM maize to cancer
The EU's food safety agency definitively rejected Wednesday a bombshell French report linking genetically modified corn to cancer, saying it ...
GMO scare: “A lot of hype with little substance”
If an organization has an issue with a product, any product, I agree that it has the right, perhaps even ...
Humans are ‘evolvable’ now more than ever
In the most massive study of genetic variation yet, researchers estimated the age of more than one million variants, or ...
DNA sequencing detects cancer-related chromosome changes
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and elsewhere have demonstrated that they can directly detect cancer-related chromosomal alterations in ...
Engineered plants and bacteria could mine platinum
“We have access to a global dataset of plant/crop genetics and capabilities that will allow us to identify suitable native ...
