Science Literacy Project Daily Digest

Though human reproductive cloning is still in its infancy, it is believed to have several benefits ...

One example of a promising but under-studied therapy is "green care" or "care farming," a type of intervention that uses ...

These are just a few of the kinds of innovations and initiatives that experts say will be critical if the ...

The FDA announced it considers the Genetically Engineered AquaAdvantage salmon safe before Labor Day. The Alaskan Senator Mark Begrich called ...

New research shows that gene therapy can have long-lasting effects on the immune cells of HIV patients -- a promising ...

Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant’s mother, a discovery from scientists at The University ...

Last year, this team reported recurrent changes in the genomes of human pluripotent stem cells as they are expanded in ...

Toad Pear raises some good points. Almost all the food we grow is a modification of ‘natural’ foods – plants ...

Adult stem cells saved quarterback Peyton Manning’s career following a neck injury that kept him sidelined for the entire 2011-12 ...

An international team of researchers has created revolutionary proteins that can copy synthetic genetic material – the so-called XNA (Xeno-Nucleic ...

Jason Padgett, 41, sees complex mathematical formulas everywhere he looks and turns them into stunning, intricate diagrams he can draw ...

In his new book, “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist and professor at ...

If your grandparents were able to celebrate their 90th birthday there’s a good chance you might do the same. Our ...

When a person suffers a heart attack, scar tissue forms over the damaged areas of the heart, reducing the organ’s ...

YOU NEED TO SAY IN AN EDITOR'S NOTE WHO THIS 'MOM' IS When my son was a baby, organic was a ...