Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
GMO sugar beets get the green light from the USDA
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ruled once and for all to allow unrestricted planting of Monsanto’s GMO ...
Stem cells show promise as heart failure treatment
Scientists who used modified stem cells to rejuvenate damaged and aged heart cells from elderly heart failure patients say their ...
Genetically modified apple draws national attention and sparks controversy
Genetically modified apples can’t be found at a grocery store in the United States, but a Canadian company could change ...
After media pressure, insurer relents, makes exception to pay for kids’ genetic tests
WellPoint Inc. says it will pay for DNA testing for three children to see whether they have inherited from their ...
The great gene-patent debate contines: Does it help or hinder research?
An ongoing legal battle over gene patents has led many scientists to ask whether such claims help or hinder research ...
Nigeria: Genetically engineered bacteria prevent mosquitoes from transmitting Malaria
In a renewed hope to eliminate the menace of malaria on human health, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research ...
Is there a limit to gains from genetically engineered cotton?
Since genetically modified cotton was introduced in India a decade ago, its popularity has skyrocketed. Last year more than seven ...
Want to fight wrinkles? Some south Floridians are trying the “stem cell makeover”
It’s fairly widely known that stem cells can mean life-saving treatments for deadly diseases. Now, they are being used in ...
Genetics turns cows into export marvels
Hawke's Bay agri-businesses Brownrigg Agriculture and Firstlight Foods are turning a wasted resource into export gold. Hybrid dairy bobby calves ...
Vast gene study raises hope for colon cancer drugs
More than 200 researchers investigating colon cancer tumors have found genetic vulnerabilities that could lead to powerful new treatments. The ...
The future is now: Gene therapy to take flight in Europe
After many years of crushed expectations, gene therapy could be close to a victory: a regulatory approval ...
Nigeria: Biotechnology is Nigeria’s sure way to food security
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Ayoade Ademola Adeseun, has said that biotechnology presents Nigeria the opportunity of ...
Enzyme’s ability to ‘hop’ as it moves along DNA offers tips on epigenetic gene expression
UC Santa Barbara researchers' discovery of a variation of an enzyme's ability to "hop" as it moves along DNA, modifying ...
Egypt resists Monsanto’s GM maize
When an insect feeds on Monsanto’s genetically-modified MON810 maize plant, it is in for a nasty surprise. Encoded within the ...
Can apple stem cells give women straight hair?
Apple stem cells from a rare Swiss apple, called the Uttwiler Spätlauber, are rich in hydrogen, phytonutrients, antioxidants, proteins and ...
Barking up the right GM tree? Transgenic trees could make better timber
Although genetically modified crops such as cereals and cotton continue to attract much scientific and political attention, there has been ...
India: Transgenic sugarcane developed
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute has developed transgenic sugarcane incorporating gene constructs, said its Director, Dr N. Vijayan Nair. Speaking to ...
Rewiring DNA circuitry may help treat asthma
Reprogramming asthma-promoting immune cells in mice diminishes airway damage and inflammation, and could potentially lead to new treatments for people ...
Why black athletes dominate the sprinting world
View the original article here: Why black athletes dominate the sprinting world ...
The healing power of stem cells: Clinic treats ailments with patient’s own stem cells
What if the body could heal itself? Physicians at Rejuv Medical in Sartell are using the patient’s own stem cells ...
The benefits of GM crops: The studies pile up
A number of recent studies and reports have continued to provide evidence that genetically modified crops provide significant benefits to ...
Stem cells ‘boost kidney transplants’: Promising implications for the future of organ transplants
“Stem cells beat kidney rejection,” says BBC News. The broadcaster says that an injection of stem cells given alongside a ...
European regulators back western world’s first gene therapy drug
European regulators have recommended approval of the Western world's first gene therapy drug -- after rejecting it on three previous ...
India: GM rice rakes up controversy, Agro-Biodiversity committee wants pro-GM chairman out
The new genetically engineered rice named as “Designer Rice” is raking up fresh controversy. The difference of opinion has already ...
Nanoscale scaffolds and stem cells show future promise for cartilage repair and joint pain
Johns Hopkins tissue engineers have used tiny, artificial fiber scaffolds thousands of times smaller than a human hair to help ...
Anti-GM activists in Europe push back at the possible introduction of GM animals to the market by European food authorities
Anti-GM activists in Europe are up in arms over the possible introduction of GM animals to the food markets by ...
Of flies and men: Scientists make interesting discovery of how flies regulate sex genes, could be important for humans in the future
What do you get when you dissect 10 000 fruit-fly larvae? A team of researchers led by the EMBL-European Bioinformatics ...
