American Council on Science and Health
Why people feel nervous about gene drives–and why they shouldn’t
[A]lthough gene drives are opening up boundless possibilities in the world of genetic manipulation, real concerns lie in the unknown consequences of using ...
How gene drives work to permanently establish inheritable traits
In recent history, techniques such as PCR, large scale DNA sequencing and CRISPR-Cas9 fall into this category. More commonly than designing techniques from ...
Technology-doubting postmodern academics undermine public acceptance of science
The backlash against modern technology is widespread: Protests against genetic engineering, vaccines, "chemicals," modern agriculture, neuroscience, nuclear power (and almost any ...
IARC accused of selectively excluding ‘best’ scientists from glyphosate review
To scientists... what was really alarming was [the IARC] finding that the pesticide glyphosate, the main ingredient in the common product ...
‘March Against Monsanto’ now promoting anti-vaccine myths
The international protest "March Against Monsanto" (MAM) was never based on truth. The movement perpetuated myths about GMOs to demonize a company ...
With Bayer acquiring ‘Monsatan’, anti-GMO activists need new bogeyman
The German conglomerate Bayer has agreed to buy Monsanto ... Now the speculation has turned to American anti-science groups and how ...
Human hair may act as perfect support structure for growing nanoparticles
[Researchers have] demonstrated the use of human hair to grow catalytic nanoparticles (i.e., nanoparticles that are capable of carrying out chemical reactions). Why human hair? Nanoparticles, ...
Rachel Parent’s call to “teach the controversy” on GMOs echoes creationist attack on evolution
One of the latest contributions from [Huffington Post] . . .comes courtesy of self-described teenage "food safety activist" Rachel Parent. . . Her new article is ...
WHO’s IARC finds link between obesity and cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)...released a summary [on August 25] of its report on the likelihood that excess ...
Losing genes may contribute to evolution just as much as gaining them
Traditionally, but incorrectly, an assumption exists that more complex organisms have larger genomes. As a result, biologists have tended to ...
Cancer survivors at high risk to develop obesity
A recent report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology presents some puzzling news — survivors of some types of cancer ...
Is Alzheimer’s blood test too good to be true?
Anyone who has ever visited a doctor’s office is familiar with the use of blood tests for the diagnosis of ...
Discovery of fire likely evolutionary boon for early humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How and when did ...
What happens when we die? Microbes in your ‘necrobiome’ take over body
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What happens when we ...
Does Dannon’s anti-GMO yogurt characterize moms as dumb, neurotic?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Go watch the latest video in ...
Is Europe’s stance on GMOs selfish?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .[A] very ...
Molecular markers may predict brain tumor treatment outcomes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers have developed a new ...
Coca-Cola reportedly pulling products from VT over GMO labeling law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Vermont’s somewhat capricious GMO ...
Why we should be concerned that WHO’s IARC reversed course on coffee’s carcinogenicity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The World Health Organization’s ...
Do all brains interpret music the same way?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last night, as I was ...
Mechanisms behind epigenetics still widely misunderstood
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The scientific community reacted ...
How does CRISPR-Cas9 work?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If you haven’t already ...
It’s too early to draw conclusions about how epigenetics affects health
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a recent study, ...
Varroa mites again implicated in bee losses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Bee Informed Partnership ...
How do babies learn two languages at once?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Any adult who has ...
City uses vinegar instead of glyphosate for weed control, odor proves problematic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It borders on hilarious ...
NRDC plays scary Agent Orange card about 2,4-D herbicide found safe by regulators
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There has been a ...
Brain’s neuron composition may be responsible for insomnia
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The importance of sleep ...
