Genetic Literacy Project
How our brains respond to mass shootings
Hollywood and the US government tend to share unrealistic scenarios for avoiding mass shootings. Neither accounts for how our brains ...
Activists played ‘no role’ in delaying Golden Rice’? Evidence challenges anti-GMO claim
Anthropologist Glenn Stone says golden rice has not been held back by activists, but what is the real story behind ...
Non-GMO label lies to consumers, says plant scientist
Today's genetic modification techniques are far less intense and precise than older ones, yet many foods are now misleadingly labeled ...
Janet Jackson pregnant at 50: Should aging moms and dads facing pregnancy worry?
Janet Jackson and her husband are now part of a growing trend of older parents, conventional wisdom says they should ...
Talking Biotech: Oregon State’s Steve Strauss reviving forests using GM tech
Oregon State’s Steve Strauss reviving forests using GM technology ...
Delicious mutant foods: Mutagenesis and the genetic modification controversy
The best Italian pasta, Ruby Red grapefruits and 3,000 other crop varieties consumed by millions every day were created by ...
Gene driving to combat insect-borne diseases: Powerful tool requiring science diplomacy
Gene drives raise ethical and practical concerns. What are the communication challenges? ...
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 ...
Hawaii honey bee die-off points to likely culprits—Not pesticides, but varroa and viruses
Hawaii study may hold the key to the mystery of why honey bees are struggling ...
Why men like women’s curves: How big a role has evolution played?
Evidence has been building in support of the belief that sexual attraction is hardwired, linked to evolution. But the case ...
Do you really understand modern farming? Scientist examines 10 truths of GMOs and organics
As the debate over GMOs has gone viral, city-dwellers often position themselves as experts on farming. But there's often a ...
‘3 person IVF’ closer to reality as cure for mitochondrial diseases
Scientists in the UK have taken a major step forward in perfecting '3 person IVF' embryos—a major step towards curing ...
Are there environmental and economic benefits to GMO crops? Study claims $150+ billion since ’96
An UK-based consultancy agency reviewed data on GM crops and found economic benefits for farmers, as well as a reduction ...
Experts split on whether current regulations can handle coming synthetic biology boom
As synthetic biology innovations make their way to market, questions arise on how these innovations will be regulated ...
Did National Academies report understate yield benefits of GMO crops?
The National Academies report on GMOs delivered a clear answer on the subject of to safety to humans, but less ...
Jon Entine on why ‘race’ matters in shaping the world’s elite athletes
With the Olympic Games on the horizon, Jon Entine explores why so many sports seem to be dominated by particular ...
Autoimmune diseases: Why our body sometimes turns on itself
Scientists have discovered how a gene mutation can lead to diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body ...
Scientist finds ‘genetically modified beauty’ everywhere at plant nursery
Your local commercial nursery has plants with an amazing array of colors and shapes--and most of these flowers and plants ...
Talking Biotech: Israel’s Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel
Israel's Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel; After the Gold Rush comic with a compelling sci-fi ...
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 ...
Proposal for second Human Genome Project draws mix of criticism and acclaim
A group of scientists have proposed a bold plan to build the human genome from scratch that could greatly benefit ...
Biotechnology could remove dirty feet from Uganda’s beloved beer
Ugandans make beer by squishing banana's with their feet. But biotech may be able to offer a better way that ...
No-till agriculture offers vast sustainability benefits. So why do many organic farmers reject it?
Conservation-minded farmers are embracing what is called no-till agriculture, which dramatically improves water retention and cuts down on greenhouse gas ...
