Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
GM food: We can no longer afford to ignore its advantages, says pro-GM supporter
Given the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing ...
Can genetic tests help you build a better workout?
Do we really need a test to tell us whether our genes are sabotaging our efforts to get fit? A ...
Stem cell researcher Moriguchi admits to lying about clinical trial
Japanese researcher Hisashi Moriguchi in a news conference admitted that he had lied about several circumstances regarding his involvement in ...
DNA test could shed light on royal remains
Archaeologists and one hopeful relative are anxiously waiting to see if a skeleton dug up from a hole in a ...
The $1000 Genome is here – are we ready?
The era of the $1000 genome, which is all but upon us already, is a new era of predictive and ...
Stem cells show early promise for rare brain disorder
Four young boys with a rare, fatal brain condition have made it through a dangerous ordeal. Scientists have safely transplanted ...
Researchers improve gene therapy technique for children with immune disorder
By including chemotherapy as a conditioning regimen prior to treatment, researchers have developed a refined gene therapy approach that safely ...
Ghana to begin GMO testing
Confined Field Trial (CFT) of three genetically modified crops may start next year, according to Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Ibrahim ...
DNA evidence may not be an open and shut case
The belief that DNA samples mark out individuals like an infallible biological barcode is powerful. But the process of tying ...
Hormone-producing thyroid grown from embryonic stem cells
A series of achievements have stoked excitement about the potential of regenerative medicine, which aims to tackle diseases by replacing ...
Spanish farmers embracing GM crops
Acceptance of genetically modified food in Spain reached such an extent that growers in Catalonia planted a higher proportion of ...
Claim of first human stem cell trial unravels
Claims by a Japanese scientist to have run a clinical trial in which reprogrammed cardiac muscle cells grown from induced ...
Scientists discover that shape matters in DNA nanoparticle therapy
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern universities have discovered how to control the shape of nanoparticles that move DNA through ...
Top Indian science panel backs GM crops
A top scientific panel of the government has favoured introduction of more genetically modified crops in the country under strict ...
Texas firm cloning horses used in competitions
Video: Scientists cloned the first animal in 1996. Since then a number of businesses have grown, including a Texas company ...
Researchers create an animal entirely from stem cells
Biotechnology is getting into some pretty interesting territory these days. The latest breakthrough comes from Kyoto University where research scientists ...
South African consumers to have GM labeling
The African Centre for Biosafety reports that South African consumers have just won a hard-earned victory, regarding the labelling of ...
Lawyer: Prop 37 will overtake Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California
Prop 37 is likely to surpass Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California if the controversial GMO ...
Race and intelligence
There is no more explosive issue in human genetics than the issue of race and IQ. Ron Unz, a leading ...
Ireland’s potatoes in GM trial spared from late blight infection
The genetically modified (GM) potatoes undergoing trial in Ireland show no sign of late blight infection and grow quite well ...
Stem cell transplants may show promise for MS
New research suggests that stem cell transplants to treat certain brain and nervous system diseases such as multiple sclerosismay be ...
What is transgenic biotechnology all about?
Today’s genetic engineering processes, especially those used on food crops, are the subject of much contentious debate. Much of that ...
In first, Indian stem cells sent abroad to treat London patient
In the first case of its kind in the country, stem cells from a 50-year-old woman in Nagpur were donated ...
An Indian smallholder farmer speaks out: “Allow us to embrace biotechnology”
In 2009, I traveled from India to Des Moines to attend the Global Farmers Roundtable, a project of Truth about ...
Stem cells transplanted in human brain create myelin
Neural stem cells transplanted into the brains of people with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) can differentiate and begin producing the myelin ...
US panel urges end to secret DNA testing over privacy concerns
They're called discreet DNA samples, and the Elk Grove, California, genetic-testing company easyDNA says it can handle many kinds, from ...
Prop 37 voter guide has confused voters and misrepresented our position, says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The official voter information guide on California’s Proposition 37 GMO labeling initiative inaccurately states that the Academy of Nutrition and ...
