Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
GM food production increasing
The future in feeding the projected more than 9 billion world population by 2050 will require doubling the world’s food ...
An open letter to California voters from an Iowa pro-GM farmer: “Prop 37 impacts me too”
I can’t vote on Proposition 37 this Election Day, but I’m watching it closely, all the way from my farm ...
Agricultural biotechnology ‘should be open source’
Open source biotechnology, through which biotechnology inventions are made freely available for others to use and improve upon, could help ...
Nigeria: No GM foods in the Nigerian food market
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has said there are no genetically modified (GM) foods in Nigerian markets, dispelling fears ...
GM crops given boost by European Union judges
The European Court of Justice has clarified the legal requirements involved in the cultivation of genetically modified crops in EU ...
Anti-GM protesters arrested outside Monsanto plant
Nine anti-genetically modified food activists were arrested this week during their protest against Monsanto, who is against Proposition 37, which ...
Anti-GM crops farmer Hector Christie prepares to go on hunger strike
A farmer fined for criminal damage at a genetically modified crop trial has told how he intends to go on ...
With food security in mind, India’s Agriculture Minister plans push for GM crops
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has said the lack of a cohesive governmental policy on genetically modified (GM) crops could harm ...
Project ENCODE decoded
This month, dozens of papers have been published in Nature, Genome Research and Genome Biology, all detailing scientists’ efforts in ...
Genetic role in nicotine addiction and cessation
As everyone knows, smoking kills. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking can lead to cancer, ...
Obesity linked to genes
There has been an alarming rise in the number of obese people in the last few decades and the epidemic ...
Breast cancer linked to genetic changes caused by mother’s eating habits
Mothers who eat fatty foods while pregnant may increase the risk of breast cancer among their daughters and granddaughters ...
Gene therapy cures siblings of “bubble boy” syndrome
Abbygail Ainslie was born perfect in July 2011. She weighed nine pounds and the genetic tests that have become standard ...
Could Bioimimicry solve global hunger?
Biomimicry or biomimetics is the examination of nature for inspiratioin order to solve human problems. The latest wave of biomimicry ...
Genetic development may protect the Maasai people of Africa
The Maasai are a very special people who live primarily from farming and livestock activities in Kenya and Tanzania. They ...
Australian scientists develop genetic test to predict autism
Australian scientists have developed a genetic test to predict autism spectrum disorder in children, which could provide a long-sought way ...
Pain management: Is it time to start looking at the patient’s genes?
Most of you are now drawing the same conclusion that I used to draw. “Dammit, I am the doctor and ...
Debate: Do safety problems arise from cloning humans?
Debate.org provides a platform for individual's to voice their opinion on the bioethics surrounding human cloning ...
Epigenetics emerges powerfully as a clinical tool
A study coordinated by Manel Esteller, published in Nature Reviews Genetics, highlights the success of this area of research to ...
Is labeling of genetically engineered foods a losing proposition?
As Joe Six-pack munches Fritos and popcorn during the opening games of the NFL season, does he care what variety ...
Genetic proof for cilantro haters
Scientists have had a hunch for some time that cilantro hating might be partly inherited. But now a genetic survey ...
Genetically modified pet fish worries Florida environmentalists
Since Yorktown Technologies first sold its genetically modified pet — the GloFish — in 2003, the fluorescent fish, an altered ...
China suspends researcher on “golden rice” study
China's national health watchdog suspended one of its researchers after announcing it hadn't approved or participated in a 2008 Sino-U.S ...
Re-evaluating the junk DNA discovery
Over the last few days, several interesting blog posts and pieces have cast doubt on those front-page claims that our ...
Tastier beef by genetic design
New research to examine the link between genetics and health and meat-eating quality has just begun at the Tully research ...
Pedophilia: Is it genetic?
Gawker published a piece on the neurological problems which might result in pedophilia, and naturally a lot of shock and ...
Home genetic test for alcoholism may carry perils
Being told you have a genetic predisposition to alcoholism could make you feel you have less control over your drinking, ...
