Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
How environmental effects regulate genes
Swiss researchers provide evidence that a protein in the cell nucleus responds to environmental stimuli like a kind of sensor, ...
From stem cell to brain cell: New technique mimics the brain
A new technique that converts stem cells into brain cells has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The method ...
Stem cells curb chronic pain in mice, will it work for humans?
Replacing dead or dysfunctional nerve cells with new, healthy ones derived from stem cells eases chronic pain in mice, a ...
French ban of Monsanto GM maize rejected by EU
France's attempt to ban the planting of a Monsanto strain of genetically modified maize was rejected by the EU's food ...
Stem cell function loss can be delayed by finding their niche
Stem cells often lose their effectiveness when removed from their normal microenvironment in the body -- the "niche", as it's ...
A genetic cure for tomato rot
Gardeners are all too familiar with the experience. You plant a handful of shriveled sand-colored tomato seeds, urge them out ...
Size and stickiness predict stem cell future
The size and consistency of fat-derived stem cells can predict what type of cell they will become—findings that could lead ...
Study finds voter genetics may predict election outcomes
New studies led by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows specific genetic traits may predispose people to ...
Asia’s stinkiest fruit gets genetic makeover
Some liken it to heaven. Some liken it to a sack full of spoiled onions and jock straps. But durian, ...
Rights group aims to stop killing of Canada GMO pigs
A U.S. animal rights group hopes to save a herd of genetically modified pigs from early deaths after funding dried ...
FDA okays GMO carrot for rare Gaucher disease
The US Food & Drug Admin. just approved a drug made from genetically modified carrots to treat Gaucher, a rare ...
Squaring the genetically modified crop circle
CONTROVERSY over genetically modified wheat is building to what seems likely to be confrontation in the UK on 27 May ...
Nigeria: Activists flay genetically modified food
Environmental activists under the auspices of the 'Friends of the Earth Nigeria' have condemned the attempt by multinational agricultural companies ...
Stem cells to optimize match between patient and medication
One of the biggest barriers to the development of new medical therapies is the cost of taking a new drug ...
Singapore firm reveals new GM biofuel crop
Singapore-based bioenergy company JOil has announced a new genetically modified strain of the jatropha plant which produces a higher quality ...
Scientists deploy genetics in search for bigfoot
Scientists are turning to genetic testing to see if they can prove the existence of the elusive hairy humanoid known ...
Personalized genetic testing not ready says medical group
Getting personalized genetic tests that can pinpoint your risk of developing a number of diseases like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's or ...
Could stem cells cure MS?
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have become a popular potential therapy for numerous autoimmune and neurological disorders. But while these ...
GM crops: Protesters go back to the battlefields
A decade ago anti-GM protesters tore up fields and Britain roundly rejected so-called 'Frankenfood'. Now, as researchers trial new crops, ...
Researchers find gene that boosts sugar beet yields
A European team of researchers has discovered a gene with the potential to increase sugar beet yields. Presented in the ...
Professor argues that people will starve to death because of anti-GM zealotry
In 1968 Paul Ehrlich wrote in his book The Population Bomb that “mass starvation” due to “burgeoning population growth” was ...
Richmond passes ban on genetically engineered crops
Richmond council has passed a motion banning genetically modified plants and crops from being grown in the city, the first ...
Singapore firm reveals new GM biofuel crop
Singapore-based bioenergy company JOil has announced a new genetically modified strain of the jatropha plant which produces a higher quality ...
Stem cells to optimize match between patient and medication
One of the biggest barriers to the development of new medical therapies is the cost of taking a new drug ...
Africa’s First Sustainable Biofuel Plant Opens in Mozambique – Triple Pundit
Today marked the grand opening of the largest industrial park in Mozambique -and it’s got a sustainable edge to boot ...
Radical life extension is already here, but we’re doing it wrong
Over the past twenty years, biologists have begun to set their sights on the aging process itself, in part by ...
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon be routine part of each patient’s medical record
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual's medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in ...
