Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Test your DNA for diseases: No doctor required
When Anne Wojcicki’s son was a baby, she ran a swab across the inside of his cheek, collecting DNA to ...
GM cows used to produce milk that protects against HIV
Despite the misgivings that many people have surrounding cow’s milk, it is a good source of nutrients such as calcium ...
Stem cells implanted into patient with dry macular degeneration
Stem cells have become the corner stone of research into providing revolutionary treatments for dry macular degeneration. Continuing its Phase ...
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 ...
Banking on future health using dental stem cells
Deepak Ghaisas is targeting opportunities in the health management space by ensuring that children as young as six-eight years old ...
Eugenics 2012: Genetically engineering babies a moral obligation?
Both eugenics and social Darwinism had their moments in their sun, the optimistic goal of progressive techno-elites 100 years ago ...
Study questions feasibility of entire genome sequencing in minutes
The claim that nanopore technology is on the verge of making DNA analysis so fast and cheap that a person's ...
Genetic tests unlikely to help improve drug treatment for depression, according to new cohort study
There has been a lot of discussion over recent years about the ways in which genetic testing may help make ...
Chefs back Prop. 37 on food labeling
More than 350 top chefs this week came out in favor of Proposition 37, the initiative that calls for labeling ...
Questionable GM test ban? Debate over permitting GM foods in Indian fields is controversial on several levels
Last week a Supreme Court-mandated panel of experts that was to recommend, or ban, field trials of genetically modified (GM) ...
Groups win challenge regarding gene altered crops
A federal judge has sided with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wildlife Refuges in ...
Using stem cells to regenerate cartilage
A team of Malaysian doctors achieved success and gained international attention by being innovative, passionate – and a little bit ...
Midwest farmers praise drought-resistant corn for good yields
With the corn harvest underway in the Midwest, farmers are evaluating the performance of new drought-resistant corn varieties after the ...
Scientists cracking the epigenetic code
A team of researchers at The Australian National University is one step closer to better understanding how organisms function after ...
Indian farmers protest Monsanto GM corn field trial in Haryana
Carrying banners and placards featuring monster corn, farmers protested outside the Regional Research Station where open air GM corn trials ...
South Africa: Draft changes to GM label laws published
New draft laws will compel industry to label food containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients. This comes after a protracted row ...
Geneticists developing hens resistant to flu deadly to humans
Research scientists at Australia's national science research agency are using a technique called gene silencing to “switch off” virus genes ...
Stem cell study may help to unravel how genetic mutation leads to Parkinson’s symptoms
By reprogramming skin cells from Parkinson's disease patients with a known genetic mutation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological ...
Hip disorder cured using stem cells
A multi-specialty hospital here has successfully used stem cells to cure a hip joint disorder, relieving affected patients from expensive ...
Gene therapy as a cure for fatal bone diseases in children?
This article detailed current research about how, although low bone density and osteoporosis is quite prevalent in the public eye, ...
GM crops to boost Malaysia’s food security
Rapid population growth, climate change, escalating food prices, diminishing agricultural land and water resources pose a serious setback in increasing ...
Scientists advance the mapping of the barley genome
In a major advance that will unlock the benefits of the mapping of the barley genome--one of the world's most ...
Researchers unravel the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Researchers of the University of Oviedo have contributed to decipher the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Professor of Biochemistry ...
Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments
Hiding deep inside the bone marrow are special cells. They wait patiently for the hour of need, at which point ...
France says no need to revisit Monsanto maize approval
A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did ...
Scientists call out French researchers to release GMO test data
More than 700 scientists and academicians have signed petitions calling on French researcher Gilles-Eric Seralini to release research data behind ...
Small California stem cell research brings riches by tapping into to state funds
StemCells Inc. has had rather a charmed relationship with California's publicly funded stem cell program, with some $40 million in ...
