Genetic Literacy Project
Clothing may soon be made from plants rather than petrol based sources
Companies from Invista to Genomatica from BASF to Cargill and Novozymes are making biopased polymers designed to replace the synthetic materials used to make clothing, shoes, diapers and a ...
Hydrocooling helps sweet cherries survive the long haul
People like their sweet cherries sweet but getting them from place to place in the modern world isn't without challenges ...
Can evolution can be explained by genes alone?
Charles Darwin conceived of evolution by natural selection without knowing that genes exist. Now mainstream evolutionary theory has come to ...
Pest odor science is a citrus disease cure environmentalists can embrace
The Asian citrus psyllid carrying the huanglongbing bacterium is a devastating combination vector that causes a lethal citrus disease which is a threat ...
Wall Street Journal: GMO label promoters are ‘organic protectonists’
Many commentators frame the various state fights between those who support GMO labeling and opponents as a 'David versus Goliath' battles ...
Before sperm meets egg
In high school biology, we all learned that development of a new organism is a complex endeavor ...
How the human immune system resets after Staph infection
When pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella or Staphylococcus invade our bodies, we go into a state of high alert and alter ...
Genetics of congenital heart defects in Down syndrome
In Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans, a third copy of all or part of chromosome 21 is ...
Nina Fedoroff’s Ted Talk: How to feed 10 billion dinner guests
How can we hope to feed a world population that is expected to reach 10 billion or more by 2050? That's ...
Gluten-free fad food choice, rarely medically dictated
Millions of people have lately adopted a gluten-free diet by self-diagnosing with gluten sensitivities in spite of the fact there ...
Genetic secret that attracts females (fruit flies to humans?)
A new study has found that female fruit flies don't simply choose a mate based on things like wing colors. They look ...
Genetic mutation missed in 20% of colorectal cancers responsive to drugs
A new research effort has identified a genetic mutation that has been overlooked in recent large, comprehensive gene searches - ...
Cancer genetics: YEATS protein as target for cancer
The human body has an unprecedented capacity to move genetic material from place to place, including a packaging and delivery system ...
Genomes show early contact between Easter Island and the Americas
The Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen may not have arrived on Easter Island until 1722 but new genomic evidence finds that the Rapanui people living there ...
Genetic variant helped in the Arctic, but now makes us fat
Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that arose thousands of years ago in people living in the Arctic. It helped them then, ...
3 biggest truths about modern agriculture
Farming and food conjure up many images in people's minds: romantic visions of hardworking family farmers toiling away on behalf ...
Will Hawaii County judge follow Kauai’s lead in invalidating anti-GMO law?
In August, a United States magistrate through out a Kauai law that required seed and chemical companies operating in the ...
Greenpeace claims GM technology eclipsed by ‘safer’ genetic techniques, renews Golden Rice attack
Greenpeace is launching another offensive against Golden Rice, promoting organic-based agriculture as an alternative model and promoting alternative forms of ...
Promising Ebola drugs trapped in a ‘biotech valley of death’
The news that yet another American, New York City physician Craig Spencer, has tested positive for Ebola has stoked an ...
Is egg freezing a smart move for companies and employees?
The announcement that Apple and Facebook will start offering female employees a $20,000 benefit to freeze their eggs and delay childbirth has ...
Do ‘brain games’ live up to their hype?
Some neuroscientists are speaking out against "brain games," computer-based games that purportedly improve memory and cognitive functioning, and even claim to ...
Animated infographic: Story of biotech seeds
Crop Life International presents the "story of seeds"--an animated look at the evolution of germination. Seeds are the basis for ...
Ethiopia sidesteps enviros attempt to block GMO cotton imports
The Ethiopian government is inching towards opening its market to more GMO imports, particularly Bt cotton, which could jumpstart the ...
How to sell a toxic pesticide the smart way–call it organic
Puzzled about how organic pesticides and synthetic ones have such a different perception among Whole Foods shoppers? Here is an ...
US Ebola hysteria and money pit highlight lack of resources to confront diseases that kill far more people
The Ebola hysteria underscores how frenzy rather than need drives government responses and resources. Listeria is a disease that's not ...
Addiction can be measured by epigenetics
Both alcohol and cocaine dependence are regulated by epigenetic changes in the brain that begin with abuse. Matched with the ...
National Wildlife Refuge System bans on GMOs and neonics lack transparency, scientific rationale
While not identifying any specific evidence that pesticides or genetically modified crops might cause environmental or human damage, the NWRS ...
Women carry fetal DNA long after children’s birth
Women and their offspring exchange small amounts of DNA during pregnancy. Those fetal DNA signatures can last a lifetime in ...
