Genetic Literacy Project

Scientists have modeled a Star Trek-like transporter illusion to learn about how the human brain shapes our sense of spatial ...

Some day, human organs from pigs may fill the organ gap, and the needed science and engineering is advancing rapidly, ...

Student scientists join global march in support of science, offer their thoughts on where things stand in Uganda ...

GMO Bt eggplant has reduced insecticide use 80-90% in Bangladesh, ushering in burgeoning era of sustainable agriculture--and more GM crops ...

Genetic screening offers prospective parents new insights into the potential disease risks facing their offspring -- and maybe a chance ...

The debate among scientists over whether the 2016 NAS report unnecessarily muddied the debate over GMO regulations spilled over into ...

Some prominent ethicists push for limiting the release of prenatal testing for fear the information could be used by parents ...

The popular science site IFL Science whiffs at covering a major study; and can we please stop talking about 'space ...

Plant virologist Jan Kreuze: Disease-resistant sweet potatoes could make nutritious, naturally GMO crop key tool to fight malnutrition ...

Public tax money in Europe is being given with limited or no accountability to organizations actively working to undermine consensus ...

How US NGOs are exploiting Europe’s precautionary chemophobia to ban glyphosate and GMOs | David Zaruk Can epigenetics help fuel personalized ...

The one-size-fits-all approach, that imposes the patent system on the agricultural sector irrespective of the consequences, may not be in ...

Scientists disagree on the probability that advanced extraterrestrials exist somewhere in the universe. Among the biggest arguments against aliens is ...

Critics of GMOs tend to align with the political left. But an ongoing feud between a right-wing news service and ...

Already, doctors, to some degree, use personal genomics tests that integrate our unique genetic makeup into clinical decision-making. However, there ...

The nation lost out on $431 million in economic gains, while also missing a chance to cut greenhouse gas emissions ...

Environmentalists often blame neonicotinoid insecticides for the plight of wild bee species. But the science doesn't support this hypothesis, and ...

Databases on life-threatening genetic mutations -- including the BRCA variants linked to breast cancer -- are maintained by corporations for ...

Environmental NGOs have a harder time influencing the evidence-based US regulatory system, so they're taking the fight to Europe — ...

Sociologist Matthew Harsh: Poor communication between Kenyan scientists, policymakers, farmers and anti-biotech activists slows GMO adoption ...

A researcher's decision to broadcast his controversial hypothesis about the evolution of instincts is irresponsible, and a study throws cold ...

GMO corn that resists cancer-causing aflatoxin showcases biotech’s life-saving potential | Steve Savage Behold the octopus: Problem solver, tool user and now, ...

In many ways, communicating science can be more difficult than scientific research. As advances in biotechnology speed up, scientists around ...

'Moving on up' is a cherished American value (and important in other societies, too). But there could be a cost ...

The more we learn about octopuses and squids, the more mysterious they become. The ability to edit their own RNA ...

New gene-editing techniques like CRISPR can be detected, but can't be distinguished from "natural" genetic changes. Should regulators and the ...

The current EU ban on neonics has been disastrously counterproductive, resulting in an increased use of more damaging pesticides, mainly ...

Rarely mentioned by academics is the fact that Ethiopian Jews historically owned slaves. From a genetics perspective, it means this ...