Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Tanzania embracing genetic engineering
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Co-operatives has started using genetic engineering to ‘modify’ seeds and control diseases that inhibit ...
Foes of modified corn find support in a disputed study that links GM corn to greater health risks
Rats fed either genetically engineered corn or the herbicide Roundup had an increased risk of developing tumors, suffering organ damage ...
Zimbabwe urged to lift ban on growing genetically modified food
From poultry products to fish, potatoes to apples, Johnson Moyo, a primary school teacher in Bulawayo, has come to enjoy ...
The case of the GMO papaya: How does it relate to the Prop 37 fight?
Until Californians go to the ballot box on Nov. 6, rhetoric from both supporters and opponents of the state’s Proposition ...
Sorghum eyed as a southern bioenergy crop
Sorghum is an ideal candidate because of its drought tolerance, adaptability to diverse growing conditions, low nitrogen fertilizer requirements, and ...
Crop breeding consultant questions GM wheat report
A WA consultant in crop breeding and biotechnology has questioned the credibility of a report that suggests a variety of ...
Genetics expert calls for fertility focus on cattle
A UNITED States cattle reproduction expert has urged Australian dairy farmers to take reproduction in their herds more seriously ...
GM rice is more than food for thought
The Ministry of Health's investigation into a controversial US-backed genetically modified rice research project in Hunan province raises a wider ...
Stem cells restore hearing in deaf gerbils
In a new study, scientists were able to restore partial hearing to deaf gerbils by implanting human embryonic stem cells ...
Meet the world’s first transhumanist politician
It's not necessarily a negative thing for us to become less human, says transhumanist politician Giuseppe Vatinno ...
Genome sequencing of one patient’s tumor could lead to new treatment options
“In mapping the entire genome of a tumor from a patient with advanced bladder cancer, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have ...
Potential of genetics to transform medicine risks being wasted, say experts
The genetics community needs to work far more collaboratively if it is to meet the challenges of the genomic era, ...
Single change in genetic sequence can significantly impact BMI variability
One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new ...
DNA methylation study finds key to bee destiny
New research published in the journal Nature Neuroscience on September 16, 2012, and reviewed at the Eureka Alert web site ...
GM crops a solution for improving crop yield, say experts
Genetically modified crops are an answer to improve crop yield and help maintain high food production, industry experts have said ...
Prenatal information: Ecstasy or agony?
Slate reposts a piece from New Scientist, Do You Really Want To Know Your Baby’s Genetics? It is arranged as ...
French Prime Minister maintains ban on GM crops
France will uphold a ban on genetically modified crops as President Francois Hollande pushes his plan to put the environment ...
India needs GM food crops to boost farm productivity, says GM supporter
It’s important to understand this background of the Left in India and the CPM and its philosophy in particular to ...
As drought hits corn, biotech firms see lush field in GMO crops
The worst U.S. drought in half a century is withering the nation's corn crop, but it's a fertile opportunity for ...
Genes which determine human facial expressions identified
Scientists have identified five genes that determine the human facial expressions ...
Human, malaria-causing parasite genomes sequenced
THE human genetic instruction book just got more readable. Nearly a decade after the Human Genome Project assembled the genome’s ...
Geneticists verify cholesterol-cancer link
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications ...
Study reveals rice genes involved in hybrid sterility
Fertility-fighting versions of three genes at the same genetic locus contribute to hybrid sterility in plants produced by crossing two ...
Genes could be powerful predictor of our capacity to deal with stress, study shows
Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might ...
Greenpeace “out to sea” on GM rice issue, bioethicist says
Greenpeace, perhaps best known for its battles at sea to protect whales and the oceans, has gotten itself involved in ...
Scientists find insulin sensitivity gene, may lead to new diabetes treatments
Oxford University researchers have discovered, for the first time, a single gene responsible for increasing insulin sensitivity in humans. The ...
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 ...
