Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Is choosing a sperm donor a roll of the genetic dice?
Sharine and Brian Kretchmar of Yukon, Okla., tried a number of medical treatments to conceive a second child. After a ...
Long-held genetic theory doesn’t quite make the grade, biologists find
New York University biologists have discovered new mechanisms that control how proteins are expressed in different regions of embryos, while ...
GM crops threaten gluten free sorghum
Sorghum is a staple food crop that feeds millions of people in Africa and Asia. It is a popular breakfast ...
Study shows how mitochondrial genes are passed from mother to child
Research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University helps answer some long-standing questions ...
Gene therapy extends mouse lifespan by 24 %
Scientists have successfully extended the lifespan of mice using gene therapy, a strategy never before employed to combat aging. The ...
Who influences GMO approvals?
An article from the Harvard Business School proposes a theory about what factors influence how genetically modified crops are approved ...
Big promises backed by bad theory: Synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is the newest purported cure-all technology for remedying our social, environmental, and public health ills. As many prominent ...
Doubling the information from the double helix
Our genes control many aspects of who we are -- from the color of our hair to our vulnerability to ...
Decision due on GM potato trial
Sir, – It’s not often these days that one finds oneself in agreement with virtually anything said by a government ...
First study of nausea genetics
RESEARCHERS are planning the first genetic study to help determine which patients are at risk of nausea and vomiting after ...
Court battle for GM buffer zone
Steve Marsh, of Kojonup in Western Australia, lost his organic certification for almost 70 per cent of his 478ha farm ...
We’re all mutants now
The field of study called population genetics has played a critical role in the development of modern biology, helping unite ...
GM corn and sick honey bees – what’s the link?
No farmer in their right mind wants to poison pollinators. When I spoke with one Iowa corn farmer in January ...
India loses faith in GM cotton
Ten years after it was introduced to India, genetically modified cotton is not living up to its promise. It is ...
Cord blood banking takes off in India
Nagpur is emerging as a big destination for companies associated with 'cord blood banking' or CBB. In the last few ...
The upside of Frankenfood: Can GM crops reduce global food insecurity?
Last month, when I summarized the views of Calestous Juma, professor of the practice of international development at Harvard, on ...
Researchers showcase ‘easy’ GM tracking technology
A new technology could help to monitor and track genetically modified crops in the food processing chain, say researchers ...
Lethal pufferfish genes could transform human dentistry
Human teeth can be engineered to regenerate, thanks to the world’s most poisonous fish. British scientists have been studying the ...
As gene mapping nears $1,000, will it improve our health?
The cost of mapping a person's full genetic profile has been dropping quickly. Now, doctors are struggling with a new ...
Monsanto’s deep roots in Washington
Love it or hate it -- and there are plenty of people on either side -- the company controls much ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fighting breed-related diseases
The refinement of purebred dogs over the past four or five centuries has created interesting versions of Canis familiaris, such ...
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 ...
