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Is science really about evidence? How convention trumps new findings on obesity and health
In 2005, Katherine Flegal, a senior scientist studying obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published a counterintuitive ...
Viewpoint: Republican war against ‘cancel culture’ moves from targeting Dr. Seuss to transgender children, claim LQBTQ activists
What does a wave of legislation targeting transgender children in state houses across the country have in common with the ...
COVID variants present new threat as US virus cases plateau
Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and a leading expert on infectious diseases, ...
After watching family member suffer ALS-related anxiety, family launches campaign to encourage patients to try medical marijuana
[Pete Frates, a] Boston College graduate who had been diagnosed with ALS years earlier, was already seeing top psychiatrists and ...
Vitamin D from sunshine or supplements does not reduce risk of depression
According to [a] study from Massachusetts General Hospital released [August 5], vitamin D, also known as the sunshine supplement, does ...
Disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes are coming. Was EPA too quick to approve them?
[In May], the US Environmental Protection Agency approved the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Under a 2-year Experimental Use Permit, ...
‘It’s the only strategy’: Coronavirus pandemic cannot end without herd immunity
For weeks, the most pressing policy challenge has been relieving the life-and-death pressure on our hospitals. But all that justifiable ...
‘Soylent,’ ‘clean meat,’ ‘Impossible Burger’: What we call food is just as important as how it tastes
When we talk about the food of the future, we conjure images from science fiction: the pureed brown stuff in ...
Hypoallergenic foods: Genetic engineering could help prevent 30,000 US ER visits annually
Hortense Dodo has genetically engineered a hypoallergenic peanut. But she isn’t targeting people with peanut allergies. Not directly, anyway. ...
Viewpoint: Why ‘do-it-yourself’ genetic testing is a dangerous game
A few years back, I learned of a patient who had her DNA tested by one company and then interpreted ...
Future of biofuels: Are alternative, sustainable, GMO bacteria-based fuels a pipe dream?
[Joule Unlimited] was designing a system that would produce diesel fuel or gasoline using nothing more than the sun, carbon ...
Life hacking: Gene editing won’t solve all of society’s problems
Science is threatening a new era of “market-based eugenics,” whereby gene editing in combination with in vitro fertilization techniques will ...
Broad Institute’s Eric Lander warns we must not overpromise genomic medicine
Is the promise genomic medicine overhyped? ... I think the answer is a clear yes — and a resounding no ...
GMO yeast could make flavorful home-brews less expensive
Ginkgo Bioworks [is] a Boston company that tinkers with the genes in microorganisms, transforming everyday yeast and bacteria into living factories capable of pumping ...
With gene editing, can society achieve immortality?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Within my lifetime, it ...
President Obama explains why America needs precision medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. HEALTH CARE is always ...
Murky world of stem cell tourism ensnares hopeful patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Jim Gass suffered ...
Boston Globe calls Massachusetts GMO labeling bill “worst bill of all”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [H]ere’s ...
FDA says Whole Foods not adequately responsive to listeria, dripping pipes at MA facility
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Food and Drug ...
Rise in opioid abuse leads to more newborns experiencing withdrawal symptoms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The scourge of opioid ...
Boston Globe opposes Massachusetts mandatory labeling law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A BILL that would require labeling ...
Are genetic counselors over promoting certain exams for personal gain?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Little Kate Summersgill certainly ...
Can genes predict criminal behavior?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The country has made unprecedented ...
Promising gene therapy could help kill tumors
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cancer scientists toiling in ...
Unlikely agent for fighting cancer found in herpes virus
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Viruses are usually thought ...
Wildlife flourishes in irradiated, human-free Chernobyl zone
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The sound was like ...
Does collecting accused felons’ DNA violate constitutional right to privacy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Suffolk District Attorney Daniel ...
Boston Globe Editorial: GMO state labeling bills misguided, exaggerates illogical fears of food and Big Ag
Congress created mandatory nationwide food labels, and it is Congress that has a responsibility to ensure they don't stray from ...
