Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Why GM crops are a moral necessity
Professor of international development at Harvard, Calestous Juma has called on Africa to form an "International Institute for Biotechnology" that ...
Going hostile with $2.6 billion Human Genome offer
GlaxoSmithKline will take its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences direct to shareholders this week, after its ...
Green fuel is possible with artificial ecosystems
Algae could become an important source of sustainable biofuel, as production doesn't compete with food crops for land. But we ...
Tilghman reflects on DNA study
A solution to the ethical dilemma of using human embryonic stem cells to treat human diseases could be staring us ...
Busy beekeepers
“The role of the backyard beekeeper is extremely valuable,” said Serge Labesque, one of the North Bay's most knowledgable beekeepers, ...
Kenya: The GM debate is more than about biosafety
This month, after almost a decade of intense debate, Kenya is expected to become the third country in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Fighting breed-related diseases
The refinement of purebred dogs over the past four or five centuries has created interesting versions of Canis familiaris, such ...
Monsanto’s deep roots in Washington
Love it or hate it -- and there are plenty of people on either side -- the company controls much ...
Researchers report a gene-therapy success
For a quarter of a century, gene therapy has been stymied, largely because the patient's immune system attacks the treatment ...
GM crops still far from mass cultivation
Genetically-modified (GM) maize has yet to be grown en masse as there is still a requirement for tests if the ...
Pluristem stem cells save girl’s life
Pluristem Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq:PSTI; DAX: PJT: PLTR)has announced that a seven year-old girl suffering from an aplastic bone marrow whose ...
Balancing needs and fears in the GM crop debate
On Wednesday's Today programme a spokesman for the Rothamsted biologists doing the "urging" (Scientists send video plea to anti-GM crop ...
Sourcing stem cells from breast milk
A solution to the ethical dilemma of using human embryonic stem cells to treat human diseases could be staring us ...
Octopus genes may foretell climate rise problems
Now, genetic evidence from an Antarctic octopus reveals that this may have happened at some point in the not-too-distant past ...
Should we outlaw genetic discrimination?
The late US law Professor Paul Miller reflected recently that Beethoven, Stephen Hawking and Elton John were examples of individuals ...
Environmental influence on epigenetics
It is called epigenetics. This is where at the microscopic level the genes should function normal but something in the ...
Stem cells shield can protect patients from chemotherapy
It may be possible to use "stem cell shielding" to protect the body from the damaging effects of chemotherapy, early ...
Wolf found in New Brunswick for first time in 150 years, testing confirms
Genetic testing has confirmed that an animal fatally shot last month by a hunter in northern New Brunswick was a ...
A chance to move the GM debate on
Will something come of it after all? On Tuesday, crop scientists at one of Britain's leading agricultural centres pleaded with ...
FDA approves experimental stem cell therapy to help deaf ear repair itself
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a groundbreaking trial by the University of Texas Medical School at ...
Consumers trust food biotech, industry survey says
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) 2012 "Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology & Sustainability" survey shows that Americans remain highly ...
International study hopes to identify genetic markers to predict response to antidepressants
A group of research centers spanning five continents is in the middle of a clinical trial intended to identify genetic ...
Genetics of homosexuality: “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t publish”?
Critics of homosexuals portray it as a “deviant” lifestyle choice and a violation of God’s will. Some religious conservatives argue ...
Frankenfoods at Whole Foods Market grocery causes dispute
Even in a city full of people working for Monsanto, virtually everyone wants labels on food with genetically modified organisms ...
GM critics in Malyasia on attack
Contrary to national interest, Or hopelessly flawed. Take your pick. Whatever your choice, in what is billed as the Great ...
Geneticist develops tool to identify genes important in disease, tailoring individual treatment
Though the human genome has been sequenced, scientists are still trying to figure out how the accomplishment can help people, ...
Google founder targets cure for Parkinson’s disease
Sergey Brin, the 38-year-old co- founder of Google Inc. (GOOG), is making strides in his quest to find a cure ...
