Irish Times
Oil-based chemicals are used in everything from pillows to house paint. What are possible substitutes?
Petrochemicals are in everything from cleaning agents, paints and cosmetics to pillows, acrylic worktops and much of our clothing and ...
Viewpoint: ‘Ireland and EU are falling behind in crop improvement because of outdated policies on gene editing’
The EU is falling behind in crop improvement because of its outdated policies on gene editing, say crop scientists. Japan, Canada, ...
Viewpoint: Public genome project would be good for Ireland’s health
Ireland needs to join the growing number of countries performing national public genome projects. Our European neighbours in Finland, Denmark, ...
Ireland’s ag minister wants to make island GMO-free global seed refuge
Ireland should work to have all-island status as GMO-free to maintain biodiversity, according to Minister of State for Agriculture Andrew ...
Irish professor: Don’t listen to ‘lunatic fringe’ myths that foods cause—or cure—cancer
Most cancers are caused by bad luck and genetic factors, with little evidence to link specific foods to the disease, ...
Hundreds of patients with genetic ailments denied treatment abroad
Hundreds of families with inherited conditions who have been waiting up to two years for an appointment at the State’s ...
Mendel’s groundbreaking work not appreciated during his time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gregor Mendel bred and ...
Ancient Irish closely related to Middle Easterners, genome analysis shows
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Evidence of massive migration ...
GMO myths hold back advances in eco-conscious farming
Few scientific avenues are as controversial in the public mind as genetic modification of crops. Many scientists are allured by ...
New GM omega-3 seeds approved for trials in Britain
Permission has been granted by the British department of environment, food and rural affairs for the planting of a genetically ...
Irish human rights group warns of expanding use of DNA testing by police
A Government proposal which would allow the taking of DNA samples for “mass screening” of certain “classes”of individuals should be ...
Irish Supreme Court says motherhood is genes, not gestation
Motherhood can no longer be decided on the basis of giving birth but must be decided according to inheritable characteristics, ...
Irish potato farmers, facing blight scare, look to GMOs but EU turns blind eye
GM is important for Ireland. The country's staple pototao crop is being threatened. Farmers typically spray 10-20 times against blight; ...
Broccoli may trump your genetics when it comes to your chances of getting arthritis
What your post code is and whether you fancy a few florets of broccoli for dinner may trump your genetics when it ...
Ireland: blight-resistant GM potato study to begin second phase
The following is an excerpt. Teagasc hopes to begin planting out more than 5,000 potato plants in the next two weeks, ...
What big data can tell you about your genome
Faster and cheaper computing power and software has meant that decoding work on the human genome, which took months of ...
Fears of GMOs based on ‘commercial politics’, says Gates director
The following is an excerpt. European fear of genetically modified organisms has more to do with “commercial politics than it ...
Personalized genomics: Do you want to know what illnesses await you in the future?
The following is an excerpt. Geneticists are predicting that within five years, a single genetics test will show what diseases ...
Controversial GM potato trial to yield results in weeks
A controversial study into the environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in Oak Park, Co Carlow, is expected to ...
DNA test to guarantee Irish pigmeat
A NOVEL paternity test for pigs has been introduced to determine if meat sold as Irish actually comes from Irish ...
Anti biotech activists claim that “GM ‘cure’ threatens to be much worse than any agricultural disease”
“I KNOW an old lady who swallowed a fly” — we all know the song from our childhood, but what ...
Ireland: Green light for GM potatoes test
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the go-ahead for a genetically modified blight-resistant potato crop to be tested on ...
Senior advisor on biotechnology to US Secretary of State says Europeans are “strongly against GM foods”
Jack Bobo, senior adviser on biotechnology to US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, recently delivered a talk at University College ...
Central body to oversee ‘biobanks’ storing human tissue
THE CREATION of a single Government-funded body to oversee the retention of human tissue samples has moved a step closer ...
Decision due on GM potato trial
Sir, – It’s not often these days that one finds oneself in agreement with virtually anything said by a government ...