Genetic Literacy Project
Longevity is increasing: Can we extend our lifespan, one gene at a time?
How much do "good genes" matter? In some countries, average lifespan is creeping towards 90. New research is beginning to ...
Scientist develop ‘biofortified’ canola seed for production of oil with heart-healthy fats
Canola oil is one of the healthiest plant derived oils humans regularly consume--and soon it may get even healthier ...
ACLU to Myriad Genetics: Patients, not companies, own personal genetic data
Myriad Genetics is back in another legal dispute. This time it's in hot water for denying patients a portion of ...
Media again mangles epigenetics: Shutting off ‘love hormone’ unlikely to make us less social
LA Times coverage of a study involving the 'moral molecule' overstates the science of epigenetics ...
Vermont not victim of GMO ‘pollution,’ as organic activist claims
The increase in the state's chemical usage is largely tied to sustainable-friendly cover cropping ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Discovery of stalagmites, burned bones provides insights into pre-modern Neanderthal culture
A new cache of artifacts found in a French cave are evidence of a rich Neanderthal culture and a reminder ...
Genetic test can predict Alzheimer’s disease risk in teens, but how accurate is it?
A new test predicts Alzheimer's disease risk in young people, but experts question how accurate it really is ...
African farmer: Europe vote blocks GMOs and modern farming, dooming us to food subsistence
An African journalist and farmer speaks out against the European Parliament's call to block GMO cultivation in Africa, calling it ...
Mosquito mysteries: Genetics of bite vulnerability
Scientists think there is a genetic component to who gets bitten most, but popular reports ignore a slew of other ...
African farming sacrificed to European green politics, blocking GMO innovation
A biotech expert from Africa says European Parliament must let Africa reap the same benefits the rest of world has ...
Six consequences for consumers of labeling GMOs
What will happen if GMO labeling becomes required? Here are 6 real consequences for consumers ...
How did social media react to Nobel laureates call on Greenpeace to end ‘misleading’ campaign against Golden Rice
The announcement by more than 100 Nobel laureates for Greenpeace to end its 15 year effort to discredit Golden Rice—a beta carotene ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Anti-GMO activists brandish disputed Stone-Glover Golden Rice paper in attacks on Nobel laureates
Anti-GMO activists are trying to discredit Nobel laureates' rebuke of Greenpeace for attempting to discredit Golden Rice humanitarian project. Here's ...
Rhesus macaques provide scientists with model to study Zika, could lead to vaccine, treatments
Our fight against the Zika virus may have gotten a big lift with the announcement of a working primate model ...
Adrian Dubock, Golden Rice scientist: Greenpeace, GMO critics misrepresent humanitarian project
In a letter sent exclusively to GLP, a leader of the Golden Rice project speaks out against recent criticisms of ...
110 Nobel Laureates to Greenpeace: Stick with science, don’t block Golden Rice
A letter from 107 Nobel Laureates calls on Greenpeace, the UN, and Governments around the world to support and advance ...
How Brexit will impact the future of farming, GMOs and gene editing in Britain and Europe
What does Brexit mean for crop and animal biotechnology in Britain or Europe? How might CRISPR and New Breeding Technologies ...
Do GMO mosquitoes designed to eradicate Zika pose unique environmental risks?
Could we live without mosquitos? Maybe, but something else might take their place ...
