Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Elephant grass used for energy
An Ontario company wants to help turn elephant grass into electrons at a biomass plant proposed for Hantsport. Pro Farm ...
Human microbiome project provides census of thousands of microbes that live in and on us
It was a major feat when more than a decade ago, scientists deciphered the first human genome, containing 22,000 or ...
Controversy flares over Agent Orange
The food industry is embroiled in a controversy over what critics call "Agent Orange corn." The genetically-modified vegetable is protected ...
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise for biomedical science
With their potential to treat a wide range of diseases and uncover fundamental processes that lead to those diseases, embryonic ...
A ban on the use of crops with transgenic traits is unscientific, says GM supporter
Science and technology hold the key to developing low-input, high-output agriculture. The challenge is to use new technologies creatively and ...
Vein grown from stem cells saves 10-year-old girl
Doctors in Sweden have replaced a vital blocked blood vessel in a 10-year-old girl using the first vein grown in ...
Death of “Frankenfood”?
For more than a decade, Europe has faced fierce debate over genetically modified organisms—specifically, consumer crops that have had their ...
Stroke patients see ‘improvements’ after stem cell trial
The first patients to take part in a clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for stroke have seen reductions ...
Timeline: A brief history of stem cell research
From early fetal tissue research to the first successful human treatments, this timeline documents the progress in stem cell science, ...
US sending money to North Carolina, New York farmers for energy crops
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to announce Wednesday that North Carolina and New York each will receive about $4 million ...
Food and Agriculture Organization official urges Zambia to accept GM
Zambia has consistently expressed its official opposition to GM crops, but as elsewhere in Africa, the pressure to adopt them ...
A brief history of stem cell research
The stories of research involving human embryonic stem cells and the policy governing that work are intertwined and stretch back ...
Genetically modified crops shrink farming’s pesticide footprint, says GM supporter
No wonder modern apocalyptic mythology about agriculture, sinister stories about pesticides and assertions that genetic engineering of crops break a ...
Older dads may produce offspring with long lives, study suggests
Fathers who wait until they're almost 40 to have children may provide a unique benefit to their offspring: longer lives ...
Cell transplantation of lung stem cells has beneficial impact for emphysema
When autologous (self-donated) lung-derived mensenchymal stem cells (LMSCs) were transplanted endoscopically into 13 adult female sheep modeled with emphysema, post-transplant ...
Is genetic testing for dementia appropriate?
Would you want to know if you had a genetic risk factor forAlzheimer's or dementia? And, if you did know, ...
How California’s GM food referendum may change what America eats
Last month, nearly 1m signatures were delivered to county registrars throughout California calling for a referendum on the labeling of ...
The epigenetic jury is still out on C-sections
Unbeknownst to Bennett, giving his wife a C-section might have affected their daughter’s DNA, her children’s and her grandchildren’s. People ...
Hungary tightens rules limiting GMO crops
The ministry of rural development on Tuesday welcomed a law on GMO-related activities, unanimously passed, which maximises chances of the ...
GM crops good for environment, study finds
Crops genetically modified to poison pests can deliver significant environmental benefits, according to a study spanning two decades and 1.5m ...
Let’s get real on synthetic biology
EXCITING but terrifying. Powerful but scary. This is what some say about the emerging field of synthetic biology. Not surprising, ...
California voters to decide on GMO labeling
The California Secretary of State's office has announced that the Right to Know initiative to label genetically engineered foods will ...
Doctors try to make sense of cancer’s genetic jumble
Not too long ago, knowing the organ where a cancer first takes hold was generally all a doctor needed to ...
Russia to allow GMOs in order to enter WTO
As Russia aims to join the World Trade Organization, it is sweetening the deal by offering to drop its restrictions ...
Adult stem cells: Big benefit, no controversy
In my research for these articles to find newer items, ideas, and medical advancements for and about people with disabilities, ...
Germany to oppose easing of GM trace rules
Germany will oppose any European Union move to allow traces of unapproved genetically-modified (GM) organisms in food in a similar ...
Brave new world of genetics requires safeguards, some experts say
Advancements in human genetic research could lead to improved patient care, but safeguards are needed to protect against the misuse ...
