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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 ...
Former doctor continues selling unproven stem cell procedures after license revoked
In fall 2014, two decades after Malibu psychiatrist William Rader began selling unproven stem cell treatments to desperate patients with ...
Doctors save children’s lives with 3-D printed ‘airway splint’
Doctors at the University of Michigan have created the first 3-D printed device that can grow with an infant and disintegrate ...
Brain irony: It needs to shut down sometimes to promote thinking
It turns out that a little bit of disconnect goes a long way in learning motor tasks, according to a ...
Tooth DNA reveals unknown origins of buried African slaves
Researchers have analyzed the DNA of ancient teeth to identify the regional origin of three African slaves buried more than ...
Toronto Star’s take on vaccines ignores science, spreads irrational fear
The Toronto Star, Canada's highest-circulation daily newspaper, has built a reputation for excellent investigative reporting, including justly celebrated exposes of Toronto Mayor ...
Woman’s rapid weight gain raises questions over fecal transplant
The case of a normal-weight woman who rapidly became obese after receiving a fecal transplant from an overweight relative has ...
Growing privacy concerns over California DNA collection
Privacy advocates are calling for more safeguards related to a state collection of DNA samples from 16 million Californians in ...
Why is LA trying to ban GMO crops?
Even if you hate the idea of genetically modified food, you would gain nothing from a Los Angeles City Council ...
General Mills shareholders reject proposal to dump GM foods
General Mills Inc. has made strong commitments this year to natural and organic foods. It took genetically modified ingredients out ...
‘Bigger’ issues in food production than GMOs to worry about
There are some ways of modifying food that haven’t been around for hundreds, much less thousands, of years and are ...
Food industry spent $9 million lobbying against GMO labeling laws in first quarter
The food industry spent $9 million lobbying Congress to oppose laws requiring labeling for genetically modified products in the first ...
Most of us have some mitchoandrial DNA mutations
The arrival of fast and relatively inexpensive genome sequencing is likely to open whole new avenues for diagnosing and treating ...
Controversial stem cell papers finally, officially retracted
Following months of controversy, editors at the scientific journal Nature have retracted two high-profile studies that purported to demonstrate a ...
Reverse reefer madness? Schizophrenia genes predict heavy pot use
Does marijuana smoking cause psychosis? Or could psychosis drive pot smoking? If you believe the panned and parodied 1936 film ...
Rapid gene test identifies bacteria in battlefield wounds
After an American GI is wounded in combat, his or her life depends on the speed of evacuation, the degree ...
Vermont’s law requiring GMO labels could trigger nationwide rules
Under a law signed this month, the tiny New England state, population 626,000, will soon require that food companies tell ...
DNA of colorblindness: One woman’s take on how the genetic lottery shaped her family
My 7-year-old son has fallen in love with Rainbow Loom, the wildly popular sets of pegs and rubber bands kids ...
Readers react to Los Angeles Times’ editorial pointing out flaws in California’s GMO labeling bill
The Times points out many of the flaws in legislation (SB 1381) proposed in the California Senate that would require ...
Los Angeles Times editorial: California GMO labeling bill promotes “scare campaign”
The scientific evidence on genetically engineered food, which has been around for two decades, indicates that it is as safe ...
Synthetic protein halts bacterial infection
Between vaccine refusal, drug resistant strains of bacteria, and the growing ranks of the immuno-compromised, it sometimes seems that we ...
Three genetic parents = one healthy baby
Since January, a new California law allows for a child to have more than two legal parents. But children are ...
Center for Food Safety sues USDA over genetically modified alfalfa
A food safety group filed a lawsuit in hopes of forcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release documents in court that ...
FDA wins high-profile support over 23andMe dust up
When the Food & Drug Administration last November ordered the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm 23andMe to stop marketing its health-related ...
NASA studies twins to see what happens to astronaut DNA in space
What happens to our DNA, RNA and proteins if we spend a long time in space? A pair of 50-year-old ...
Ben & Jerry unveils non-GMO flavors
Ben & Jerry's is known for its unconventional ice cream flavors, but now it's attempting to reshape the way we ...
Can a genetic model predict next year’s flu strain?
The seasonal flu has met its enemy, and it’s calculus. A theoretical physicist and computational biologist analyzed the genetic code ...
When tinkering with our DNA, researchers should take it slow
The manipulation of human genes could lead to profound advances in our ability to cure or prevent terrible diseases. But ...
