Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
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 ...
Genoeconomics: To uproar, researches say genetic diversity can predict economic success
A yet-to-be-published article in an upcoming issue of the prestigious American Economic Review by two economics professors, peer reviewed by ...
Was Lamarck right? How epigenetics may work
While no biologist believes that organisms can willfully change their physiology in response to their environment and pass those changes ...
Designing babies to breed out disability?
We have a moral obligation to have healthier children, an ethicist tells SBS’s Insight. But how far should we go ...
Scientists find missing link between players in the epigenetic code
Over the last two decades, scientists have come to understand that the genetic code held within DNA represents only part ...
India: Will GM crops “cripple” traditional forms of farming?
In what can be a disturbing trend, agriculture experts observe that after having introduced Bt cotton successfully in the state, ...
Biotechnology is not all about foods only: What are the other applications?
Biotechnology is not all about foods only. There is much more in store for future of mankind. Even if we ...
Researchers link genetic mutation to psychiatric disease and obesity
McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric ...
Anti-GMO activists urge labeling GM foods in Ontario
As more and more evidence continues to come forward which suggests that genetically modified organisms may have adverse health effects ...
Billion dollar babies of the human genome
The Human Genome Project (HGP) deciphered the entirety of the human genetic code in just over a decade. Though science ...
Uphill fight waged to turn back Prop 37, says pro-GM supporter
Vote no on California’s Prop 37. Most of you will. However, we are likely to be on the losing end ...
DNA’s half-life identified using fossil bones
We are used to radioactive substances having a half-life, but DNA? Now a study of bones from extinct birds suggests ...
Australian perspective on Seralini affair
By now, you may have heard that eating genetically modified (GM) corn causes cancer. That alarming news is based on ...
Transgenic grains: Incentive measures for banning GMOs in all of Europe?
The debate about the possible harmful effects of GM foods came roaring back after a French scientific research linked the ...
New DNA findings hold potential for cancer treatment
Six years ago, Boise State University biology professor Greg Hampikian and computer science colleague Tim Andersen announced that they had ...
US scientists aim to make human sperm from stem cells
US researchers say they will redouble their efforts to create human sperm from stem cells following the success of a ...
Genetically engineered in California: A food label we don’t need, says pro-GM supporter
From “food miles” to farmers’ markets, it seems that consumers have never been more interested in the ways their food ...
Insects shape the genetic landscape through plant defenses
The new study, involving aphids and the broccoli-like research plant Arabidopsis thaliana, provides the first measureable evidence that this selective ...
Is the world ready for a GMO tomato?
If you would have posed that question to University of Florida tomato breeder Jay Scott back in the 1990s, he ...
The genetics of nearsightedness, stretch marks, and motion sickness
What do nearsightedness, stretch marks, and motion sickness have to do with each other? They don’t appear to be genetically ...
Prop. 37 bad for farms, economy and families, says pro-GM supporter
Agriculture is the largest industry in California, and as a long-time Santa Maria farmer, I am deeply concerned about provisions ...
Researchers develop new tool for making genetic engineering of microbial circuits reliably predictable
Synthetic biology is the latest and most advanced phase of genetic engineering, holding great promise for helping to solve some ...
Synthesizing life means faster cures, biologist says
A leader in the field of synthetic biology, J. Craig Venter considers himself an optimist, but he can see the ...
New procedure uses stem cells and patient’s own body fat to rebuild breasts
It's almost every woman's dream: Getting rid of unwanted fat and getting a breast enhancement at the same time ...
Europe: Food safety authority delays GM study over credibility concerns
The European Food Safety Authority has stalled a dual study which linked tumours developed by test rats to potential toxicity ...
Create a baby from stem cells? Research suggests possibility
A breakthrough in fertility research lays open the possibility that gay and lesbian couples could someday have children who are ...
Prop 37 will subject most packaged foods to labeling, says Cornell professor
A Cornell University professor maintains most packaged foods would need to carry a genetically engineered label if California voters approve ...
