Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
FDA balances costs, patient safety in the biologics and personalized medicine revolution
Sometimes what you see is not all you get. Whether or not you support healthcare reform, the implementation of any ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Is Elvis in your children’s DNA future? Furor develops over possible use of ‘celebrity’ genes
A British artist’s plan to create a mouse with Elvis Presley’s DNA as part of a larger project to exploit ...
Scientist lashes ‘irrational’ green groups for hypocrisy over GM crops
A pre-eminent Australian crop scientist and the former head of the world wheat breeding centre has launched a scathing attack ...
Stand-off looms over US plans to cut GMO crop oversight
Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the new Farm Bill, are sparking a backlash ...
Epigenetics III: Further look into epigenetics, evolution and the environment: How are they all connected?
In this article, James A. Shapiro, professor of microbiology, explains the genetic relationships between epigenetics, evolution and the environment ...
Is IQ in the genes? The PC hypocrisy of intelligence studies.
In his new book, the brilliant psychologist James Flynn, of Otago University in New Zealand, has revealed that, for the ...
Tarnished medals: Will genetic engineering change the Olympics?
Will the Olympics as we know it survive genetic engineering? That seems to be the question behind a new opinion ...
World’s first patient-initiated, crowdfunded genome sequencing project uncovers young child’s unknown genetic disease
The Rare Genomics Institute (RGI), a non-profit organization that uses genome sequencing and other biotechnology to help children with rare ...
Arizona statute on genetic testing has young boy’s future in limbo
Evan Serrano, of Arizona, has a rare degenerative disorder called Friedreich Ataxia. At least, that's what doctors think. But Evan's ...
World renowned in vitro fertilization pioneer says stem cell acceptance is on the rise in the US
Public acceptance of stem cell therapies has increased in recent years, with a renowned global expert believing Australians could be ...
Senior advisor on biotechnology to US Secretary of State says Europeans are “strongly against GM foods”
Jack Bobo, senior adviser on biotechnology to US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, recently delivered a talk at University College ...
In defense of GM crops: Pro-biotech writer explains why GM crops save money and lives
A recent scientific study in Nature reported that merely cultivating GM crops provided a healthy boost to the local ecosystem, ...
China: Australia can feed our “dining boom” with GM crops
The Australian government’s first national food strategy underscores what agricultural scientists have been saying for the past decade – that ...
US and South American farmers unite to support biotechnology in the European Union
Farmers who produce 90 percent of the world’s soybean exports have joined forces to support biotechnology in the European Union ...
Biting into GMO apples: Are there any risks?
Last week The New York Times printed a story about the Arctic Apple, which is genetically engineered not to turn ...
House Ag Committee takes aim GMO regulation, says anti-biotech writer
Surprising no one, the House agriculture committee has passed a boldly regressive farm bill draft—trumping the recently approved Senate version ...
Physicians need more education on personalized medicine
Consumers armed with genetic testing information from the likes of 23andMe and a whole host of gene testing companies are ...
