Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
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 ...
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 ...
Genes and drugs: Would sports be better off legalizing doping?
Poor Lance Armstrong. The seven-time Tour de France winner has been stripped of his famous victories by the United States ...
Gene to gene interactions important to trait variance
Gaining more insight into predicting how genes affect physical or behavioral traits by charting the genotype-phenotype map holds promise to ...
Shortness: Environmental factors can alter genetics
Pamela Surkin, an associate professor at the university, led a team of researchers in analyzing data of over 6,000 mothers ...
West Australian government dismisses as scaremongering call to abandon GM wheat trial
SCIENTISTS from three countries are warning a CSIRO-led push to make Australia the first nation in the world to introduce ...
Kenya divided on use of GM crops
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), a semi-autonomous government research institution, recently announced that after years of trials, genetically modified ...
Are biorefineries the future?
I caught an interesting report last week by John Licata, founder of Blue Phoenix Inc. via CME Group in a ...
Free market view of California Prop 37
When Californians go to the polls this November, one of the ballot initiatives they will vote on will be the ...
Highest European court confirms GM crop rights
On Sept. 6, the European Court of Justice clarified the legal requirements for the cultivation of genetically-modified (GM) crops in ...
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, ...
Genetic blueprint of unborn baby in sight
Sequencing the whole genome of a fetus could provide a medical early warning on a previously unknown scale - but ...
Myriad Genetics patent dispute: Genes are patentable, and that’s OK, says author
The recent Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Geneticspatent dispute involving two genes for breast and ovarian cancer, BRCA 1 ...
Will personalized medicine challenge or reify categories of race and ethnicity?
In the last 5 years, medical geneticists have been conducting studies to examine possible links between DNA and disease on ...
Fumbled DNA tests mean peril for breast-cancer patients
Debbie McCarron was prepared to get both of her breasts taken off if a blood test in December 2006 revealed ...
Could internet addiction be genetic?
Not only is Internet addiction a legitimate compulsion, it may have the same genetic component as nicotine addiction, a new ...
The genetics behind Venus, the mysterious two-faced cat
A cat named Venus is one of the most famous felines on the planet. The three-year-old torty has her own ...
Brahman genetics provide relief for drought-stricken herds
Two summers of dire drought conditions in a vast majority of the U.S. has made drought relief a hot topic ...
UC Davis professors warn of high cost of Prop 37
The No on Proposition 37 campaign emailed Thursday to tout a new study by UC Davis professors. It concludes that ...
Are GMO labels a scarlet letter?
Proposition 37 could make California the first state in the country to require labels on foods made with genetically-modified ingredients ...
