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Google initiative turning eye towards brain science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After 13 years as ...
Throat bacteria show possible link between schizophrenia and microbiome
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. No one is quite ...
Biohackers have hands on CRISPR, but mostly to make beer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The advent of enzyme ...
Don’t snooze, you lose: Sleep deprivation has long-lasting consequences for genes, health
There’s a new reason to go to bed on time: late nights, in addition to a multitude of health effects, ...
Natural genetic mutations inspire promising bio-pharmaceutical treatments
Steven Pete can’t feel pain. Timothy Dreyer has bones several times thicker than the average human. Both conditions were caused ...
As dengue fever victims in Brazil tops 16 million, GM mosquito trial offers hope
Dengue fever is so excruciating that it is often called the “bone breaker,” causing severe pain in the joints and ...
Bed bugs’ odd genetic inheritance might help manage infestations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We already know that ...
Disinfecting equipment helps prevent spread of infection at the gym
In addition to water bottles, disinfectant spray bottles have become commonplace in many athletic facilities. The routine is simple to ...
Your brain interprets the world differently from everyone else’s
Sometimes, other people interpret your words differently than you may have intended--like you're not on the same wavelength. Turns out ...
Mammoth DNA successfully resurrected, but cloning won’t happen anytime soon
A group of researchers are getting closer to bringing the extinct woolly mammoth back to life. Geneticist George Church’s lab ...
Non-GMO hybrid yeast leads to greater beer diversity and faster brewing time
Last month, a Finnish group reported on their efforts to improve beer by altering the nature of the yeast. They ...
Supreme Court: Officers can seize your DNA without your consent
In 2009, a Maryland county court convicted Glenn Raynor of rape, the verdict hinging on a key piece of evidence: ...
Alligators to the rescue against antibiotic resistance
Among all the animals captivating our collective attention, one of the most prevalent has been the alligator. Historical records reveal ...
Designer children? Will movement for 3-parent babies change how we view parenthood?
Last week members of the British House of Commons passed a bill legalizing mitochondrial DNA transfers--a process that combines three ...
What’s lurking in New York City’s subway?
The Wall Street Journal released an interactive map of the bacteria in New York’s subway system. And as expected, it's ...
Kit creates accurate model of face from DNA sample
This winter, a biotechnology company began offering a whole new service to police departments. Virginia-based Parabon NanoLabs' Snapshot service allows ...
Reconstructing ancestors’ genomes using DNA data from descendants
David Speegle was a preacher in Alabama in the 1800s. Apparently he was very serious about the Bible's charge to ...
Precision mutagenesis: Are new genome crop editing technologies more ‘natural’?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the past 10,000 ...
Genome of worm removed from man’s brain mapped
For many years, a Chinese man in the U.K. experienced a range of debilitating neurological symptoms with no understood origin--including ...
Researcher probes why viruses remain genetically stable for some time, then rapidly mutate
Unlike most kids, Katia Koelle’s first love was math, a passion she picked up from enthusiastic instructors. “One of my ...
Lightning strikes donated energy to ‘primordial soup’ that became life
In the early 1950s, a chemist named Stanley Miller mixed up a bunch of gases including methane, ammonia and hydrogen. That's ...
Scientists create bacteria that excrete propane
Propane, the gas that fuels your barbecue (and perhaps one day your car), may soon have a new, renewable source ...
Do epigenetics reports unfairly target mothers?
Epigenetics studies expand what scientists understand about human genetics. It's a very cool field. It's gathered some media attention, as ...
Future ‘bleak’ for genetically identical Cavendish bananas
Two weeks ago, at a conference in South Africa, scientists met to discuss how to contain a deadly banana disease ...
Addressing ethical questions in pregnancy, genetic disease and baby traits
When Kira Walker was born, on June 13, 2013, her parents and doctors knew she might have health issues. Her ...
Popular Science debunks 10 GMO myths
Amid the ongoing controversy over genetically modified organisms and the debate over labeling them, science magazine Popular Science joins in ...
GM meat in development but politics, consumer concerns pose high hurdles
There are no genetically engineered animals sold for human consumption right now. The only candidate that's anywhere close, AquaBounty's fast-growing ...
Justice requires that forensic sciences be standardized to protect the innocent
Santae Tribble is one of more than 350 people who have been exonerated by DNA testing after going to prison ...
