Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Africa: Gov’t takes measures to increase cotton production
The Government of Ghana has pledge its commitment towards the increment of cotton production in the country. To this end, ...
Stem cells used to repair damaged eyes in world-first Aussie trial
A medical breakthrough by Australian scientists has shown how sheets of stem cells grown on contact lenses can repair damaged ...
Gene therapy paves way for new cancer treatment
Gene therapy has been proven effective in inhibiting breast tumor growth in mice, marking a new pathway for cancer treatment, ...
Stem cells market – Is the government holding it back?
Stem cell research is very dynamic with research trends, focus, and approaches evolving rapidly - but increased government restrictions on ...
Mechanism that maintains stem cells readiness identified
An immune-system receptor plays an unexpected but crucially important role in keeping stem cells from differentiating and in helping blood ...
Nature, nurture or neither? Epigenetics is the new twist in an age-old argument
It is a shibboleth of family life – that every individual is the product of their genes and environment, the ...
U.S. House biotech proposal would bypass courts-critic
A provision in a U.S. House bill would allow farmers to grow genetically modified crops while court battles are under ...
Genetic screening of unborn babies ‘may not be 100 pc accurate’
New tests for genetic screening of unborn babies will not be 100 per cent accurate and may scare parents into ...
Anti-GM group find drought-resistant GM corn lacking
The Union for Concerned Scientists (UCS) said the only genetically altered corn approved by regulators and undergoing field trials in ...
Japan team create liver from stem cells
Japanese researchers have created a functioning human liver from stemcells, a report said Friday, raising hopes for the manufacture of ...
Nigeria: ‘Genetically modified foods safe for humans’
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says consumption of Genetically Modified (GM) foods will not pose any threat to human ...
Campaign to label biotech foods a waste of time and money, says GM supporter
Occasionally you just have to stop and ask yourself what the public has against scientific progress; especially when it comes ...
Creator of drought-tolerant corn says value is to be determined by farmers
The makers of the first corn genetically modified to be tolerant of drought said they are confident it will prove ...
How do you live knowing you might have an alzheimer’s gene?
Though as much as 99 percent of all Alzheimer’s cases are not a result of a known genetic mutation, researchers ...
Scientist knocks view of genes as “blueprints” for development
The report that sequencing of a fetal genome demonstrates that we have a crude "blueprint" for adulthood has spawned the ...
Can genes accurately predict human health?
One of the most controversial aspects of the genetic screening revolution is the proliferation of gene tests by such organizations ...
GM corn needs bigger refuges to slow pest resistance
Genetically modified crops that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have reduced reliance on insecticide sprays since ...
Noninvasive genetic test for Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome highly accurate
Using a noninvasive test on maternal blood that deploys a novel biochemical assay and a new algorithm for analysis, scientists ...
Genetically modified crops are, indeed different says GM critic
In the recent article in the Des Moines Register, “Ag critics called threat to economy” (April 6), Paul Shickler, Pioneer ...
Stem cells behind clogged arteries, mouse study reveals
A previously unknown type of stem cell is the culprit behind blocked blood vessels that can lead to heart attack ...
Personalized medicine and the Human Genome Project
It’s nearly a decade since the completion of the Human Genome Project, (1) which aimed to sequence the complete human ...
Senate says GM salmon don’t need more testing, says Organic Consumers Association
Despite strong lobbying from northwestern senators for a measure that would require more testing of genetically engineered salmon before it's ...
Researcher to unravel mysteries of hot chile
A graduate student in New Mexico is setting out to unlock the genetics of the state’s signature crop – the ...
Stem cell research finds new answers
U of C professors Derrick Rancourt and Roman Krawetz have developed a bioreactor that produces stem cells efficiently. Rancourt and ...
Baby’s genome deciphered prenatally from parents’ lab tests
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a baby in the womb without tapping its protective fluid sac. This non-invasive ...
DNA blueprint for fetus built using tests of parents
For the first time, researchers at the University of Washington have determined almost the complete genome of a fetus, using ...
Monsanto opposition criticizes Obama for leading company to Africa
Last week President Barack Obama announced a plan that puts Monsanto, as well as other large argi-businesses, in charge of ...
