Science Literacy Project Daily Digest

The discovery of a gene mutation that gives some Soloman Islanders platinum blond hair has important implications for medicine and ...

The genomic data generated from next-generation sequencing machines doesn't amount to much more than alphabet soup if it's not subjected ...

KENYA is set to benefit from a US $ 3 million grant seeking to enhance knowledge sharing and awareness on ...

Today, I had the opportunity to speak with Calestous Juma, professor of the practice of international development at Harvard. Juma ...

As biotechnology requires huge investment in terms of facilities as well as manpower, it was suggested that “Centre of Excellence” ...

The European Commission (EC) is urging industry players, public bodies and ordinary citizens to take part in its consultation exercise ...

Researchers at the institute will identify DNA markers that can be used in barley breeding programmes to eliminate potential varieties ...

Algae as a base for fuel is becoming less common since subsidies dried up and speculative algae-based biofuel companies are ...

Despite early predictions of huge public demand for direct-to-consumer genetic testing, it’s safe to say personal genetic data isn’t clogging ...

One day, a serious fracture might not take months to heal. Instead, with the injection of a putty made of ...

Nearly 70 percent of adults age 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth, and by age 74, ...

Cleveland Clinic has become the latest to jump into the hot field of personalized medicine, announcing plans to open a ...

Gene Research Foundation, part of Dr Agarwal Hospitals and Manacells, has set a new benchmark in the field of healthcare ...

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

Almost halfway through a $600 million state program supporting stem cell research, eight medical schools around New York are reporting ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...