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Why we sleep less as we age
It’s a known fact that as we age, we sleep less. But the reasoning behind this phenomenon is poorly understood ...
Octopuses can manipulate their own genes, perhaps to solve problems
Cephalopods...can solve a shocking number of complex puzzles, suggesting a cognition that rivals those found in the vertebrate world—even though ...
What are natural flavors and scents? Biotechnology blurs the definition
A company in the United Kingdom can transform chemicals found in oranges into the coveted flavor of grapefruit. By mixing ...
Genetically engineered killer zombie mice? Not quite
Neuroscientists at Yale University published a paper [On Jan. 12, 2017,] in the journal Cell showing how they could trigger a ...
Human-on-a-Chip: Future clinical drug trials may stop relying on humans altogether
Disasters [in human drug trials] are rare. But also rare are clinical trials that go well: Ninety percent of drugs ...
CRISPR democratizes biotechnology
The biggest mistake we can make... is to prematurely vilify CRISPR and the food it makes. We should instead push ...
Nutrition company ‘Habit’ will tell you what to eat based on your DNA
Over the past few decades, there have been diets that focus on increasing protein, eliminating fats, lowering calories—you name the ...
Genetic switch may dictate if you crave more high-fat or high-sugar foods
We all love eating junk food even though we know it's not part of a healthy diet...Now a team of ...
CRISPR corn: Dupont’s non-transgenic drought-tolerant gene edited corn could be on sale soon
[R]esearchers at DuPont Pioneer. . . have published a study about a strain of corn engineered with CRISPR to be ...
Video: Science and ethical wariness about CRISPR gene editing should not limit its transformative capabilities
Among the various technological advances in the twenty-first century, CRISPR is perhaps the scientific breakthrough with the most potential. However, ...
Machine learning helps uncover genetics of autism
Researchers at Princeton and the Simons Foundation turned the traditional approach on its head, teaching a machine learning algorithm to ...
Germs found on transit system barely pose threat, despite popular belief
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The subway is crowded--and ...
Computer algorithm analyzes faces to identify ‘likely’ criminals: Is it racial profiling?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As humans, we're taught ...
Single molecule may fight all kinds of viruses, IBM researchers hope
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Finding a cure for ...
Genetics changing how we define cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cancer is still one ...
DIY home CRISPR kits: Does egalitarian science compromise safety?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Growing up poor on ...
Artificial sperm on horizon? Scientists reprogram human skin cells into sperm parent cells
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For the 10 to ...
Hormone imbalance may explain some skin conditions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As far back as ...
Do genes make a murderer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It was a fall ...
Artificial intelligence proves its use in cancer diagnosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Identifying cancer based on ...
Scientists search for disease resistance genes to improve treatments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the past few ...
CIA taking interest in your skin’s DNA, cosmetics company claims
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Is the CIA funding ...
New brain scanner detects neural magnetic field
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Measuring the activity of ...
Why do we age? Reproduction may hold the answer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Life is destructive. Our ...
Did modern humans drive ancient ‘hobbit’ to extinction?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The extinct human lineage ...
Penis transplant, US first, to be performed on wounded veteran
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Soldiers give up a ...
Astronaut twins give NASA first glimpse at space’s effects on health, DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scott Kelly has returned to ...
Are homeopathy, alternative medicine losing steam with consumers?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Homeopathy, the form of ...
