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How human evolution—and racism—could be altered by climate change
Evidence suggests that a warming planet could melt away differences between human races — or population groups, as scientists more ...
98: That’s how many humans it would take to start over on another planet
Are we too vulnerable to asteroid strikes and other cataclysms to stick with our single planet? … Frédéric Marin is ...
Chocolate producers look to CRISPR gene editing to help cacao trees adapt to climate change
With the help of a suite of genetic engineering tools including CRISPR — and money from Mars Inc., one of the world’s ...
Fighting Zika with drones and genetically engineered mosquitoes
At Rutgers University ... engineers are developing “skeetercopters” that can detect and map mosquito-infested sites from the air — and douse ...
Senator Chuck Schumer sounds alarm over personal genomics privacy
[W]ith the holiday season in full swing, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on [November 26] called for more scrutiny into popular ...
Genetically modified skin grafts could monitor glucose, end needle sticks for diabetes
Painful and inconvenient, needle sticks are part of daily life for many people with diabetes. Wouldn’t it be great if ...
Debate rages over whether your DNA can help create a personalized diet
Companies now want to take the buzz over DNA testing one step further and market the tests as a way ...
Finding the right antidepressant could be easier with genetic test
The burgeoning field of pharmacogenomics — how genes affect a person's response to drugs — is helping more patients avoid ...
Return of the woolly mammoth and 3 other ways CRISPR could change the world
The woolly mammoth has been extinct for more than 4000 years. Now scientists are talking about bringing it back with ...
Pink-fleshed GMO pineapple coming to your dinner table
A strain of pineapple genetically engineered to be pink instead of yellow got the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and ...
Scientists successfully test three different Zika vaccines on monkeys
The race to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the Zika virus got one step closer [on August 4], ...
Are genes or lifestyle key to Icelanders’ longevity?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tourists know Iceland for ...
Leading bioethicist says food industry should voluntarily label GMO foods
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Should labels be required ...
Legionnaires bacteria discovered in more NYC buildings as death toll rises
Twelve people have died from Legionnaires' disease amid the largest outbreak the city has experienced in its history, Mayor de Blasio ...
White House asks scientists to hold off on editing the human genome
Scientists should hold off on experiments that could permanently alter people's DNA and pass the changes along to future generations, ...
‘Angelina Jolie effect’: How genetic tests for cancer risk help patients with difficult decisions
Lori Heid was about to get the results of a genetic test that looked for mutations in 25 genes known ...
Could genetically engineered cattle hold Ebola cure?
On a farm outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a herd of cloned, genetically engineered cattle are busy incubating antibodies against ...
More US clinics offering stem cell therapy, but is it safe?
Plastic surgeons, other doctors and naturopaths at more than 100 clinics round the country are charging thousands of dollars for ...
Bill Nye on why evolution denialism persists
More than two in five Americans believe that God created human beings in essentially their current form within the last ...
Meet the Press Online video debate: Should GMO foods be labeled?
Colin O'Neil, director of government affairs for the Center for Food Safety, and Val Giddings, senior fellow at the Information ...
GE microbes address climate change, sequester carbon dioxide by making plastics
What's the fix for a warming planet? Just one word: Plastics. As the world grapples with greenhouse gas emissions still ...
Artist uses van Gogh’s relative’s genetic material to create replica of famous ear
A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh's ear that was grown using genetic material ...
Teenage cancer survivor sequences her very rare tumor
As a child, Elana Simon suffered for years from crippling stomach pain. Yet despite trips to multiple specialists, her pain ...
Rare genetic disorder causes severe impairment in siblings, but also conveys super immunity
A brother and sister with an extremely rare genetic condition have a stunning ability to fight off viruses — an ...
Three-parent babies are the ethical choice
The FDA is considering approving an experiment to repair a genetic disease in humans by creating embryos with DNA from ...
Family thwarts genetic disease by narrowing the bloodline
Days before she ended her pregnancy, Joselin Linder was thrilled to imagine herself as a parent. Linder is not a ...
Genes show dogs are descendants of now-extinct wolf breed
The latest genetic study to trace the origins of dogs confirms the view that they were domesticated by hunter-gatherers at ...
Rare mutation may explain Tourette syndrome
A rare genetic mutation that disrupts the production of histamine may help researchers unravel the mystery that surrounds Tourette syndrome ...
