Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Stem cell scientists take hope from first human trials but see long road ahead
Hilton has the distinction of being the first person in the UK to receive a transplant of human embryonic stem ...
GM crops imperative to improve agri productivity
The agriculture experts and scientists have termed the adoption of modern agricultural technology vital to improve the productivity of agriculture ...
Device picks up GM fruit contaminates
The production and commercialization of of genetically modified (GM) crops is still a relatively new technology that was adopted to ...
Roundup Ready beets move closer to deregulation
A U.S. Department of Agriculture statement issued Friday marked another step that could fully deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets, potentially ...
Scientists take shot at Monsanto’s drought tolerant corn
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has issued a report saying that Monsanto's new drought-tolerant corn, DroughtGard, might not yield ...
Artificial DNA copies just like the real thing
The language of life is about to expand its vocabulary. An international team of researchers discovered that the body's copying ...
A turning point for GM crops in the EU?
It's not a big secret that many Europeans are afraid of new, cutting-edge technologies. Microbiologist Dr. Anne Glover, the very ...
Time to start reaping GM benefits, says GM supporter
Ever since the Asilomar Conference on ‘Recombinant DNA' in February 1975, regulatory policies relating to recombinant DNA technology have focused ...
African agriculture: Antipathy to GM crops still strong in Zambia
Zambia has one of the strongest records of official opposition to GM crops in Africa. An official of the recently ...
Scientists map and sequence genome of switchgrass relative foxtail millet
A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass and an important food crop ...
Israel in all of US? Research find Jewish links in unusual places
This is not a story of Lost Tribes, but of lost history–the discovery of “Jewish genes” in Hispano Christian populations ...
Stem cell resting state regulation revealed
The growth or production of hematopoietic stem cells (stem cells that give rise to all blood cell types) is known ...
European GM crop area diminishes
Fewer and fewer field trials with genetically modified plants are conducted in Europe. The only exception is Spain, where large ...
Bioethics and corruption: What’s the link?
Corruption is not a chapter heading in most bioethics textbooks. But a passionate article in a recent issue of the ...
GM food, war metaphors and the perils of political entrenchment
Over a decade ago ago I wrote a few articles on cloning and GM, GMOs, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods ...
Variations of a single gene can lead to too much or too little growth, study shows
A gene previously linked to too much growth in patients has now also been linked to growth restriction. Different forms ...
Gene therapy approval?
After 20 years of high-profile failure, gene therapy is finally well on its way to clinical approval ...
Precautionary principle should apply to GM food, claims former scientists
Genetic modification is not simply the insertion of genes which act independently of the rest of the genome. These genes ...
U.S. House Democrats defeat sex-selective abortion ban
The House of Representatives voted down a bill Thursday that sought to ban sex-selective abortion, 246-168, according to the Washington ...
Expanding the genetic alphabet may be easier than previously thought
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute suggests that the replication process for DNA -- the ...
Should government financed DNA research be practical or theoretical?
Scientific breakthroughs like Jeffreys's exemplify what is known in modern science as "impact". This contentious concept tiptoes along the intersection ...
Growth factor in stem cells may spur recovery from multiple sclerosis
A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in ...
Blood test due for postpartum depression?
A simple blood test soon may be able to predict which new mothers will suffer from postpartum depression, a condition ...
Poland beekeepers kick Monsanto out of the hive
The decision comes after thousands of protesters recently took to the streets in demonstration of the undeniable fact that both ...
Patient’s stem cells show promise in treating urinary incontinence
Findings from a multi-center trial led by researchers at Beaumont Hospital may give urologists another minimally invasive treatment option for ...
Hawaii’s biotech papayas hold a lesson for America
A new supply of fresh papayas from Hawaii will reach grocery-store shelves in Japan this year and consumers have biotechnology ...
GM foods: Science and society
Last weekend protesters gathered at Rothamsted Research, north of London, threatening to destroy a field of genetically modified wheat. In ...
