Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Opponents of this crop trial are blind to the food crisis, says GM supporter
The battle over GM food has begun again and it seems there is little in common between those in favour ...
Turning DNA into a hard drive
Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can ...
Is addiction genetic?
Is addiction a moral defect, a mental illness or a party trick gone wrong? Two events, a policy and a ...
It’s in the genes: Research pinpoints how plants know when to flower
Scientists believe they've pinpointed the last crucial piece of the 80-year-old puzzle of how plants "know" when to flower ...
Stem cell therapy helps paralysed man walk
For nearly three years, Sundar (26) was waiting to be told that he could to regain control of his bladder ...
Genes culled from desert soils suggest potential medical resource
Despite their ecologic similarity, soils from three geographically distinct areas of the American southwest harbor vastly different collections of small, ...
GM benefits are plain to see, comments GM supporter
IF CROP biotechnology had not been available to the 15.4 million farmers using it in 2010, maintaining global food production ...
The Geek Manifesto on GM crops
On Sunday, an anti-GM crop group called Take the Flour Back is planning a “day of mass decontamination” at the ...
Old drug could have new use as cancer stem cell killer
An old drug once routinely used as a treatment for schizophrenia appears to have a hidden talent, Canadian researchers have ...
An all-out war over lab-food labeling
For more than a decade, almost all processed foods in the U.S. -- cereals, snack foods, salad dressings -- have ...
Stem cells take root in drug development
Stem cells have assumed near-mythical status in the popular imagination as a possible cure for every disease under the sun ...
Researchers use light to switch on gene expression
Imagine being able to control genetic expression by flipping a light switch. Researchers at North Carolina State University are using ...
The GM scientists’ risky strategy that won public support
The phrase "Frankenfood" entered tabloid English at the turn of the last century when protesters, backed by the green movement, ...
Gene find suggests hormone-free male birth control possible within 5 years
Scientists have found a gene that plays an integral part in male fertility, giving researchers hope for the future development ...
European activists link up against GM wheat
Around 200 protestors from across the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium have been marching against the return of open air ...
Two patients get eye stem cells transplanted to restore sight
Two people have had stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight ...
Biotech a drug discovery engine
We sometimes hear about diminishing returns in cancer research and development in the big pharmaceutical companies. They tell us, traditional ...
Do obesity genes influence our eating habits?
Is there an obesity gene? Or at least a genetic trigger that drives some people to eat more than others? ...
Mexican farmers block Monsanto law
Progressive small farmer organizations in Mexico scored a victory over transnational corporations that seek to monopolize seed and food patents ...
Researchers find a way to delay aging of stem cells
Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered a series of biological events that implicate the stem ...
Seeds of doubt over GM wheat
The field trial of GM spring wheat has raised questions about the technology and the intentions of the researchers. Research ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Genetic marker may predict smoking quantity in African Americans
In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has ...
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, ...
