Science Literacy Project Daily Digest

"Much of the research on GE trees in Brazil is focused on eucalyptus trees, which are being engineered for faster ...

Collections of human biological samples used in medical research should be governed by clear rules that safeguard ethics while advancing ...

Scientists have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidneys of ...

The debate over regulating genetically modified crops in India is back after two years of silence that followed the moratorium ...

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein molecule may hold the key to turning cardiac stem cells into ...

Results from a new study suggest low doses of the diabetes drug metformin may effectively destroy pancreatic cancer stem cells, ...

Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, easily adopted by producers and ...

Biotech giants Monsanto were awarded a victory by lawmakers in Washington this week after a congressional panel voted to let ...

Researchers at the University have developed new methods to track stem cells and further understanding of what happens to them ...

Last week I wrote about the anti-science campaign being waged by opponents of the use of genetically modified organisms in ...

A major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease – the E4 variant of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene -- manifests ...

Medication selection is part of the art of psychiatry, but, now, testing is available that promises to make it more ...

In their groundbreaking study, a European team of researchers evaluated embryonic stem cells grown in a pure undifferentiated state. The ...

A potentially revolutionary way to help breast cancer survivors uses a woman's own stem cells to repair missing or disfigured ...

No matter where one stands on the Genetically-Modified (GM) food divide, a new study appearing in the journal Nature provides ...

A cutting-edge method developed at the University of Michigan Center for Arrhythmia Research successfully uses stem cells to create heart ...

Russian scientists have proven the existence of very serious health risks for animals given genetically modified (GM) feed. This statement ...

Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, researchers have discovered. The findings underscore the importance of closely ...

One of the most popular biofuels crops is giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus). This fast-growing hybrid is unable to produce ...

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. has received approval for its stem-cell therapy drug in New Zealand, the second country to approve the ...

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

Chicagoan Ieshea Thomas is the first Midwest patient to receive a successful stem cell transplant to cure her sickle cell ...

Scientists worldwide are racing to sequence DNA -- decipher genetic blueprints -- faster and cheaper than ever by passing strands ...

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

A Danish plan to break the deadlock in Europe over genetically modified crop cultivation has failed ...

There is a controversy in the food industry over so-called “Agent Orange corn.” The genetically modified vegetable is protected from ...

Center for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) has been promoting the farming of castor bean, a seed producing plant that ...