Los Angeles Times
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The promise of genetic engineering in medicine could be threatened by ‘bad press’
Because the disorder is caused by a single mutation in a single gene, sickle cell disease has long been seen ...
Challenging Nature’s decision to run a stem cell advertisement portrayed as research
Readers of Nature, one of the world’s most important scientific journals, might have been struck recently by an audacious claim ...
Why teaching evolution is still difficult in many public schools
[November 12] marked the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Epperson vs. Arkansas, which struck down the state’s ...
Viewpoint: Monsanto is no victim, but Roundup-cancer verdict isn’t backed by science
At the outset, let’s stipulate — as the lawyers might say — that the chemical giant Monsanto is not well ...
3 questions to ask before buying a home DNA test
[One] DNA test found that my family’s dog, Teddy, is part pit bull, which comes as no surprise. Many rescue ...
‘I’m the golden guinea pig’: New immunotherapy ‘eliminated’ aggressive breast cancer
[S]cientists have reported a new approach that eliminated all evidence of advanced-stage breast cancer in a 49-year-old woman who had ...
‘Ata’ was no alien: DNA analysis solves mystery of tiny mummified Chilean skeleton
In the 14 years since it was found in an abandoned mining town in Chile's Atacama Desert, the bizarre 6-inch ...
EPA reaffirms global scientific consensus that glyphosate herbicide does not cause cancer
The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Monday [Dec. 19] said glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the weed killer Roundup and ...
Non-GMO condoms? Label’s proliferation confuses consumers
The National Milk Producers Federation launched a “peel back the label” campaign this summer, aimed squarely at a growing list ...
Should cancer be treated based on what part of the body it attacks—or its genetic make-up?
[D]octors have organized their notions of cancer according to that fundamental principle of real estate: location, location, location. Oncologists often ...
Biblical mystery solved: Ancient Canaanites DNA lives on in Lebanese
The Canaanites lived at the crossroads of the ancient world. They experienced wars, conquests and occupations for millennia, and as ...
‘Internet driven cult’ pushing patients from statin medications despite proven safety
Denial is not just for climate-change anymore...The newest charge of “fake news” has been lodged against those who would argue ...
Robots replacing workers on labor-short California farms
Driscoll’s is so secretive about its robotic strawberry picker it won’t let photographers within telephoto range of it. But if ...
LA Times: Food Evolution GMO movie persuasive not polemical, ‘potentially revolutionary’
Calm, careful, potentially revolutionary, "Food Evolution" is an iconoclastic documentary on a hot-button topic. Persuasive rather than polemical, it's the ...
9,000-year-old ‘skull cult’: Oldest human temple discovered in Turkey
More than 9,000 years ago, a mysterious group of hunter-gatherers built what might be described as the world’s first known ...
Hazard vs risk: California’s Prop 65 relies on ‘flawed approach’ of WHO’s IARC cancer agency
[Editor's note: Read the GLP's coverage of the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer here.] [Editor's note: ...
Should California continue its controversial use of familial DNA to catch, convict criminals?
The “Roaming Rapist” is one of a handful of cases that California authorities have quietly solved in recent years using a controversial ...
Gene linked to Alzheimer’s may cause developmental disorders in children
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The gene that makes ...
Scientists suspect link between red hair, freckles and skin cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [S]cientists are beginning to ...
Newest genetic test can predict Alzheimer’s risk at very young ages
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. New research into the ...
Startups, Big Ag betting soil microbes will bring next agricultural revolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David Perry believes the ...
Are GMO researchers resisting transparency about corporate funding?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In science as in ...
Zika found in brain of fetus supports virus’s role in brain damage, microcephaly
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Zika virus, thought ...
Gay men’s DNA reveals genetics and environment shape sexual orientation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For men, new research ...
Should there be limits on FOIA requests used to harass scientists?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Both the GMO and ...
New show ‘Becoming Us’ explores family complexities when parents transition gender
Anchored by an instantly likable teen, "Becoming Us" uses a screen that often subdivides into video blogs, FaceTime chats and ...
Endangered fish surprises biologists with apparent ‘virgin’ reproduction
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which may explain why some critically endangered smalltooth sawfish are reproducing asexually in the wild. The smalltooth ...
Researchers genetically engineer E.coli bacteria to detect cancer and diabetes
In two articles published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers reported they had equipped E. coli bacteria with ...
