Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Keeping the green in putting greens
An ARS researcher has developed a tool to more accurately identify non-uniform plants that can adversely affect the appearance and ...
Spinach ‘reduces epigenetic bowel cancer risk’
Scientists have shown that eating spinach could partially offset the risks of developing the cancers associated with a carcinogen in ...
Energy beet project moves forward
An energy beet project is going toward planned commercialization in 2014 in North Dakota, despite the loss of a key ...
‘Waking up’ hair follicles could help cure baldness
Experts have found a way of waking the hair follicles to help restore a natural growth ...
Time for a re-think on GM crops?
What would it take to break the impasse on GM crops? That's a problem that has been exercising minds at ...
Genetically modified grass blamed for mass cattle deaths in Texas
A form of genetically modified grass is being cited as the likely culprit in the sudden death of a herd ...
Asiatic pear genome sequenced
The first sequencing of the Asiatic pear genome has recently been completed by an international consortium of seven worldwide universities ...
Genetic testing for nutrition – it’s finally here
After Nutrigenomix testing, patients will no longer be given generic advice such as “cut back on salt.” Instead, they will ...
South African Police back in Parliament to recommend DNA database
Some years ago a draft bill — the Criminal (Forensic Procedures) Bill — was tabled in Parliament but was sent ...
Monsanto crop bans by courts would be reversed in bill
A House of Representatives committee voted to let farmers grow genetically modified crops developed by Monsanto Co. (MON) and its ...
Fake meat: is science fiction on the verge of becoming fact?
The race to make fake meat just got interesting. Two scientists on opposite sides of the world both claim to ...
Manipulating chromatin loops to regulate genes may offer future treatments for blood diseases
In exploring how proteins interact with crucial DNA sequences to regulate gene activity, researchers have shed light on key biological ...
Plea for allowing research trial on developing genetic crops
Government should allow scientists to conduct research trials for developing genetically modified crops and ensure technology is taken to the ...
Some embryonic stem cells more powerful than first believed
Here's a biggie uncovered by scientists led by Samuel L. Pfaff of the Salk Institute: A small number of human ...
Overcoming obstacles to GM crop adoption
This policy brief, published by the UK's Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), examines the potential benefits and challenges ...
Researchers say Parkinson’s cure may lie in the human nose – USA Today
University of Louisville researchers hoping to find a cure for Parkinson's disease have discovered an unlikely potential treatment — stem ...
How did species evolve? Giants of genetic theory go mano a mano
A disagreement between the twin giants of genetic theory, Harvard University's Richard Dawkins and EO Wilson of Oxford University, is ...
Stem cells in the news and Yokohama, Japan
The tenth annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is winding down in Yokohama, Japan. But ...
Genetic control of germination in plant
The tiny seeds of the obligate root parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae do not germinate unless they detect chemical signals ...
Canada’s swine genetics industry poised to help feed growing population
Last week’s announcement that the Ukrainian market has opened to live swine and swine genetics is a step in the ...
Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells
The blood-brain barrier may be poised to give up some of its secrets as researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
GMOs, fastest path to enhanced ag productivity in Africa
Executive Director at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Denis Kyetere, has said improved seeds, especially by genetic modification ...
Govt should promote GM crops to meet food demand, say GM supporters
In a bid to meet the food security needs of Pakistan’s growing population, the participants at a seminar urged the ...
Genes significantly misregulated in autistic kids
Scientists have found genetic changes that help explain why one person has an autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and another does ...
Scots-US tie-up on stem cells
Scientists in Scotland and California are to collaborate on medical research that could give new hope to millions with life-threatening ...
GE food labeling rejected by American Medical Association
The American Medical Association House of Delegates adopted a formal statement in opposition to the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered, ...
Ovarian cancer: experts call for genetic screening
Women with nonmucinous ovarian cancer should be routinely screened for BRCA1/2 mutations, say the Australian authors of groundbreaking research which ...
