Genetic Literacy Project
Infographic: Climate change vs. GMOs: Comparing the independent global scientific consensus
What do the world's top scientists have to say about climate change and GMOs? Why do so many people who ...
Practice does not make perfect: Elite sprinters destroy myth that athletes made, not born
The old adage, hyped by Malcolm Gladwell, that hard work can turn almost anyone into a champion is popular among ...
Video: ‘Journey of a gene’ illustrates science of genetic engineering for consumers
With the ongoing push for labeling and transparency in the production of genetically engineered foods, some consumers want to know, ...
Are older dads genetically risky?
Dad's age at the time of conception increases risk of some genetically linked diseases including autism and schizophrenia. But older ...
What causes diabetes? Genes and viruses likely culprits
Scientists know there is a genetic component to diabetes, but the origins of the disease remain elusive, with genetics and ...
Sherpas inherited ability to thrive in high altitudes from extinct humans
A new study shows that Nepalese people who live at high altitudes have a gene variant inherited from human’s ancient ...
Viewpoint: Another Obama cabinet member falls short
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack’s ...
Rust threatening wheat crops worldwide could be thwarted with genetics, but anti-GMO fervor remains challenge
Scientists worldwide are racing to develop rust-resistant wheat varieties before wheat crops worldwide succumb to the deadly disease, wheat rust ...
DNA in rogue databases and genetic privacy
"Rogue databases," artistic renders, much can be learned from the DNA that each of us sheds all the time without ...
Anti-GMO advocates try to scare diabetics off life-saving genetically engineered drug treatment
Usually food-obsessed anti-GMO advocates have turned their sights toward one of modern technology’s must prized successes: genetically engineered synthetic human ...
Shaking up science with transgenerational epigenetics and blurred species boundaries
A "top five ideas shaking up science" list from The Guardian and author Michael Brooks hits on two of the ...
Vermont pro-GMO labeling groups play Monsanto ‘fear card’ in deceptive fund-raising effort
If the Internet is your source of record, and the Vermont labeling debate is on your radar, you might think ...
T-cells trained to fight viruses offer hope for bone marrow transplant patients
A team at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas has devised a much more efficient method for 'training' killer ...
What is ‘precision medicine’?
The future of precision medicine means every patient will have treatments and prevention tailored to his or her genes and ...
Shitty story: Oldest-ever human fossil feces suggests Neanderthal’s omnivory
Poop is the 'perfect evidence' when it comes to answering questions about diet, and a record-setting new find of fossilized ...
Herbicide-resistant crops can exacerbate ‘superweeds’ but new GM versions can help control problem
The growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds has weed scientists and regulators pushing for more solutions to tackle the problem, including ...
Under guise of ‘free market’, stem cell start ups take sick patients for risky rides
Some companies are marketing stem cell therapies to sick patients long before they've proven them safe or effective while governmental ...
Turning foe friendly: Domestication of infectious disease
With the shortage of antibiotics and resistant infections on the rise, evolutionary biologists might provide alternative for curbing infections disease ...
Examining Environmental Sciences Europe, journal that republished Séralini study
Following the publication of a retracted study claiming that genetically modified corn and the herbicide glyphosate causes tumors in rats, ...
Republished retracted Séralini GMO corn rat study faces harsh criticism from scientists
The new Séralini rat corn study looks a lot like the old retracted one. According to independent scientists who have ...
What to do when medical genetic screening reveals unexpected parent
When children's genes are analyzed to understand medical conditions, "incidental" information about parents can be revealed. The medical community has ...
Scientists react to republished Séralini GMO maize rat study
The GLP posts a collection of the responses from scientists worldwide to the republication of a controversial animal study on ...
Changing climates, mixing genes: Global warming may cause an increase in animal hybrids
A warming climate is shrinking many species' (e.g. polar bears, Bicknell's thrushes) habitats, to their detriment. It's also forcing many ...
Step toward gene screening in the doctor’s office also reality check
Clinical Genome and Exome Sequencing, CGES, is an exciting step forward in human medicine that should also be taken with ...
View from Quebec organic farm: Don’t knock our science-based technologically advanced methods
Julie Borlaug, the daughter of the father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, recently criticized organic farming as scientifically anachronistic ...
