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Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle for the first time, milk supply remains unaffected
Multiple U.S. agencies said on March 29 that for the first time, the rampant bird flu has spread to dairy ...
7-20 years older: Cognitive fog from COVID-19 causes damage, shrinking and accelerated aging of the brain
A large and growing body of evidence amassed detailing the many ways that COVID-19 leaves an indelible mark on the ...
Methane gas from cow burps and other sources accelerates global warming. Here’s a genetic tweaking technique that could transform it into organic fertilizer
A Bay Area biotech firm is working on a clever strategy to capture a worrisome greenhouse gas, and in the ...
Video: From wild wolves to domesticated pets, here’s the history of dog evolution
Survival of the friendliest: How dogs evolved to be man's best friend ...
Drinking lots of water ‘may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life’, study shows
We all know if you're going to be outside in the heat or exercising, it's important to drink water to ...
Video: Where did the wolf go? Here’s why dogs are so friendly towards humans
What do you actually know about where dogs come from? You're probably aware they evolved from wolves — but how, ...
Havana syndrome: Victims of mysterious and debilitating cognitive illness linked to US embassies often go untreated
Despite public assurances of medical care and financial support through congressional legislation for those suffering from the mysterious health condition ...
US expands vaccination program for migrants crossing US-Mexico border
The Biden administration is expanding efforts to vaccinate migrants in U.S. custody against the coronavirus as border authorities prepare for ...
Babies of vaccinated mothers less likely to be hospitalized with COVID, CDC study finds
Mothers who get vaccinated against COVID-19 while pregnant are likely to pass on protection against the virus to their newborn ...
With Omicron fading, England poised to end almost all COVID restrictions
Most legal restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in England will be dropped next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told ...
Wealthy countries brush aside WHO pleas to hold off on booster shots until vaccination rates in poorer nations dramatically increase
French President Emanuel Macron said [August 5] his country would join the handful of nations that plan to offer a ...
Why are vaccine passports running into such intense opposition?
[A]s gyms, theaters, and airplanes also start making new rules, it's still unclear exactly how they'll verify vaccinations or how ...
Carrot or stick? After offering incentives for staff to get vaccinated, Houston Methodist becomes first US hospital to require shots — or face termination
The [Houston Methodist] hospital system is requiring that all of its workers get their shots by June 7, making it ...
Dark web scam: Here is why you shouldn’t source your vaccine from the internet
Sellers on 15 different "dark web" marketplaces have dispersed hundreds of doses of what they allege are COVID-19 vaccines, according ...
How churches and community groups are responding to vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans
[West Baltimore resident Reverend Derrick] DeWitt is a field marshal in the local war against poverty, disease and hunger. "My ...
What happens if you don’t get the second shot in a COVID vaccine two-jab regimen?
Two separate vaccines due to be released from pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and biotech Moderna appear to be more than 90% ...
‘Long-haulers’ suffer from debilitating COVID-19 symptoms months after infection – and doctors can’t figure out why
Doctors "don't understand" why some formerly healthy people can have coronavirus symptoms that linger for many weeks or even months, emergency care ...
Lawyer in glyphosate-cancer suit arrested for alleged $200 million extortion plot against unnamed chemical company
Law enforcement officials have arrested a Virginia lawyer involved in litigation over the health risks of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer ...
Genetics pioneer George Church on support for human gene editing: As long as it’s open to everyone—rich or poor
Is it ethical to genetically engineer people? Leading geneticist George Church spends a lot of time thinking about the answer ...
Are plant-based proteins ‘meat’? Dueling food companies face off over labeling rules
A fierce constitutional fight is under way over how to label “veggie bacon” and other food items that use meat ...
Video: Can we keep this parasitic, bee-killing mite out of the US?
“Bees are not just an incredibly charismatic insect, they’re also incredibly vital to our way of life as human beings,” ...
With Burger King plant-based whopper available nationwide, meatless meat ‘here to stay’
Gone are the days when vegan meat was derided as tasteless — a sacrifice vegetarians made in service of a ...
As ‘GMO-free’ food market booms, Nestlé sued for mislabeling products containing GMOs
Nestlé is facing a federal class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging it sold products labeled as having "No GMO Ingredients" ...
How gene editing has evolved into ‘worldwide CRISPR frenzy’
CRISPR sounds more like a refrigerator compartment than a gene-editing tool, but it's giving scientists power they could only imagine ...
Video: Kansas state lawmaker Steve Alford makes racially charged genetics comments, will not resign
A white Kansas lawmaker who suggested at a public forum that blacks were predisposed to abusing drugs resigned from two legislative committee ...
The quest to make CRISPR gene editing as easy as a smartphone app
[Biohacker Josiah Zayner] lives and works in Oakland, California, where he's converted a house into a scientific lab. Here, he ...
Can a DNA test predict your food allergies?
Companies are jumping on the nutrigenomics bandwagon – the emerging science of how nutrition interacts with your individual DNA. Every ...
Built for success: Nigerian football players benefit vastly from their genes, culture, brains
[In the eyes of Bobby Burton, who has been covering college football recruiting for more than 20 years, Nigerian players ...
