Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Why this health-conscious foodie won’t vote for Prop. 37
I thought I’d be first in line to vote yes on Proposition 37, which would require labels on (most) food ...
Agribiotech moratorium will harm Indian farmers most, warn scientists
Perceiving a grim picture, scientists at the weekend referred to the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by ...
How to make stem cells: Nuclear reprogramming moves a step forward
The idea of taking a mature cell and removing its identity (nuclear reprogramming) so that it can then become any ...
Genetic studies may predict criminal tendencies
A law professor believes genetic profiling should be used to identify children who are predisposed to violent criminal behaviors. Law ...
Study finds precious stem cells are assigned ‘Bodyguard’ cells
Hiding deep inside our bone marrow — the flexible tissue found in the interior of bones — are special cells ...
Evolution follows a predictable genetic pattern, Princeton researchers find
Evolution, often perceived as a series of random changes, might in fact be driven by a simple and repeated genetic ...
Are placebo responses genetic?
A study recently published in PLOS one (Catechol-O-Methyltransferase val158met Polymorphism Predicts Placebo Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome) purports to have ...
Political incorrectness alert: Genes and hormones likely influence women’s votes
CNN has been widely ridiculed this week for posting and quickly taking down a story about new research regarding how ...
Bolivia enacts Law of Mother Earth and GMO ban
President Evo Morales enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. Morales issued the Law of ...
World’s first stem cell therapy trial to regrow breast tissues
A new step has been taken towards the development of a technique, which will allow the possibility of reconstructing breasts ...
Science group opposes labeling of genetically modified foods
As California and other states consider ballot initiatives that would require the labeling of genetically modified foods, the American Assn ...
Prop 37 judgment day upon us
The No on 37 campaign is having an impact, especially the television ads with California doctors asking voters to reject ...
Study reveals genetic causes of a male infertility disorder
Severe spermatogenic failure (SSF) is a genetic condition that causes low sperm count and infertility. New insights into the genetic ...
First human heart cell model developed using induced pluripotent stem cells
Researchers have successfully created a human heart cell model of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), an inherited heart muscle disorder ...
Eugenics reconsidered
Eugenics was embraced and even promoted by progressives 100 years ago as a tool to make the world a better ...
New genomics study shows ancestry could help solve disease riddles
Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of certain diseases and finding cures ...
Three-parent fertility method could remove gene defects
Biologists in Oregon report they've produced early-stage human embryos with genes from three parents, a new method that some day ...
New gene therapy method replaces mitochondrial DNA, study says
Scientists have demonstrated a new type of gene therapy that would – in principle – allow mothers to avoid saddling ...
Gene mutation identifies colorectal cancer patients who live longer with aspirin therapy
Aspirin therapy can extend the life of colorectal cancer patients whose tumors carry a mutation in a key gene, but ...
Genome hunters go after martian DNA
Two high-profile entrepreneurs say they want to put a DNA sequencing machine on the surface of Mars in a bid ...
Craig Venter’s vision to print life, generate vaccines
Craig Venter imagines a future where you can download software, print a vaccine and inject it at home, contagion averted ...
Could genetic diseases be cured in the womb?
Efforts to develop a working gene therapy for certain inherited diseases have reached a milestone with a new method for ...
Farmers union protests genetically modified alfalfa in eastern Canada
The discourse surrounding a new genetically modified crop is heating up. The National Farmers Union is protesting the possible introduction ...
Kenyan scientist dismisses French GM study results
A leading Kenyan scientist has disputed the recent findings by a French scientist that rats that fed on Gm food ...
Prop. 37 is in dead heat
Once riding high, Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet ...
Papal advisory body says GM food represents provides medical benefits
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences—an advisory body that is not part of the Church’s teaching authority—told the ...
Would Proposition 37 really cost, or tell, consumers more?
Discussions of Proposition 37, the initiative that would require labeling of many genetically engineered foods, tend to bring up two ...
