New York Times
Old age is programmed in human embryos
Researchers found senescent cells--normally associated with old and damaged tissue--in embryos. Now, they suspect senescence plays a role in differentiating ...
Genetics pioneer and Nobel winner Frederick Sanger dies
Biochemist and Nobel laureate Frederick Sanger died at age 95 on November 19th. His work created the basic tool kit ...
Answer to blindness hidden in the genes
Jasmine Carrero has big doelike eyes, an almond-shaped face and a willowy frame that she calls boyish. She also has ...
Will the FDA’s proposed ban on trans fats open the door for a new generation of ‘healthy’ GM soybeans?
Agriculture companies have developed a soybean that produces oils low in unhealthy transfats, but will restaurants and food manufacturers accept ...
Eliminating genetic mystery, for only $99
IF DNA is destiny, then Anne Wojcicki is in the right business. She is the co-founder and chief executive of ...
New York Times comes out against mandatory labeling, urges voluntary action
The New York Times has released an editorial coming out against mandatory GMO labeling laws like Washington's I-522, which is ...
DNA tests show adulteration, contamination, and mislabeling of herbal supplements
Americans spend an estimated $5 billion a year on unproven herbal supplements that promise everything from fighting off colds to curbing hot flashes and ...
Federal court confirms stance on patenting genes, invalidates Down syndrome test patent
A federal judge has invalidated a patent for testing for Down syndrome, confirming a Supreme Court ruling in June that ...
Senator Rand Paul cribs from Wikipedia’s “Gattaca” page
Senator Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican who is among his party’s top 2016 presidential prospects, has found himself accused of plagiarism. ...
I-522 becomes most expensive initiative battle in Washington State’s history
A ballot measure in next week’s election will give voters the chance to make Washington the first state to require ...
New anti-GMO battleground: Genetically engineered yeast for medicines and fragrances
Andrew Pollack, who covers business and biotechnology at the New York Times, recently reported on the revolutionary new trend of ...
Grocery Mantufacturers Association faces lawsuit over illegal GMO labeling campaign donations
A lobbying group for major American food manufacturers has violated campaign finance laws in its attempt to block a measure ...
Mark Bittman: More options for “solving” world hunger than biotechnology
"It’s been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy spoke of ending world hunger, yet on the eve of World ...
California Governor vetoes biotech bill that would have encouraged generic biosimilars
California bill SB 598, which would have required pharmacists to inform patients if they were being given 'biosimilars' instead of ...
Why good girls like bad guys—Does evolution explain?
In different cultures around the world, women are drawn to bad boys. The phenomenon is so common, in fact, that ...
Weighing surgery in light of a breast cancer gene
When Tracy Dunbrook, a bioethicist in Sherman, Conn., tested positive for the BRCA gene mutation, she was told she had ...
Breakthroughs in prenatal screening
Improvements in medical science make it prenatal screening tests that can detect chromosomal problems in the fetus accurate and commonplace ...
Fight over genetically altered crops intensifies in Hawaii
The balmy tropical isles here seem worlds apart from the expansive cornfields of the Midwest, but Hawaii has become the ...
Could DNA be encoding our political beliefs?
As scientists further investigate the human genome, more behaviors can be tied to genetics. Is political leaning one them? ...
Disease cutting corn yields, some speculate GM connection
ALTON, Iowa — It has come on like a tidal wave, washing across the Corn Belt from Minnesota to the ...
Pairing news and education: ‘Where Do Your Genes Come From?’ and ‘DNA Double Take’
A common student misconception about science is that it’s a bunch of facts and equations to be memorized and regurgitated ...
Gene therapy with a difference
Terri Ellsworth is convinced that her 12-year-old son Billy, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is being helped by an experimental drug ...
Misgivings about how a weed killer affects the soil
ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field ...
You may be a patchwork of genomes
A single body, a single genome: that's the rule. Or it was. Researchers are finding that many perfectly healthy individuals ...
Male sensitivity written in the genes
In human development, certain genes act as master switches, ensuring that we are born with similar attributes (one head, two ...
USAID Administrator pens “Letter to the Editor” on Golden rice
What’s really at stake in the genetic engineering debate? Better nutrition and incomes for poor families everywhere. Throughout history, our ...
Tomatoes ripe for improvement
Science is trying to build a better supermarket tomato. At a laboratory here at the University of Florida’s Institute for Plant ...
Prominent scientists and journalists in agreement: Golden Rice research should continue
Andrew Revkin weaves together narratives from journalists Amy Harmon and Mark Lynas about the critical need for Golden Rice trials ...
