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Does a population’s happiness come from its gene pool?
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Controversial scientist Goulson challenged on study claiming neonicotinoids cause butterfly declines
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. University of Sussex biology ...
Researchers now believe ‘bees addicted to neonics’ study was wrong
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What does the media ...
How do astronauts deal with microbes in space?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. State-of-the-art molecular analysis of ...
Citizen science will test hypothesis that wild animals avoid GMO corn
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One frequent Internet claim ...
Kevin Folta proposes new standard for transparency between industry and academia
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the last six ...
As organic moves into ordinary grocery stores will it lose elite, trendy cachet?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If you prefer an ...
First sequenced ancient Mediterranean genome fills gap in human history
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An international team of ...
Kashi cereal has Non-GMO label–and glyphosate residue
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Not only does organic ...
Should Australia allow sex selection in IVF?
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Could non GMO hybrid wine grapes create a Napa Valley in South Dakota?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Wine grapes specially bred ...
Do activists claiming pesticide Beemageddon really care about bee survival or is it tactical ploy?
We know that activist groups really care about bees. In 2013, about 200 activists held a funeral for 50,000 bumblebees that ...
Researchers grow mammary gland in petri dish to study breast cancer
A research group has developed an assay whereby cultured human breast epithelial cells rebuild the three-dimensional tissue architecture of the ...
Woman gives first-ever birth to child with ovarian tissue frozen before puberty
A case study reports on a young woman who gave birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility ...
Mystery of the shrinking Y chromosome solved
Several genes have been lost from the Y chromosome in humans and other mammals but essential Y genes are rescued ...
DuPont closes Kauai operations under pressure from anti-GMO activists
DuPont Pioneer, the seed company that sells corn, sorghum, alfalfa, etc. and was considering expanding Kaua'i operations just a few ...
Autism study reveals patterns in family genetics
A study of 2,377 children with autism, their parents and siblings - data from families with one child with autism ...
Genetics might help explain why some people have stronger emotions than others
Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to a new study which found that carriers ...
Stem cell therapy might help prevent brain tumors in breast cancer patients
Researchers have developed a mouse model of brain-metastatic breast cancer and found the potential of stem-cell-based therapy to eliminate metastatic ...
Link between serotonin and depression ‘marketing of a myth’
The widely held belief that depression is due to low levels of serotonin in the brain and that raising those ...
Modified broccoli reduces LDL-cholesterol
A broccoli variety modified to have two to three times more of the naturally occurring compound glucoraphanin, which is linked ...
Journal ‘pollution’ contributes to mistrust of science, GMOs
The scientific community is facing a 'pollution problem' in academic publishing, one that poses a serious threat to the "trustworthiness, ...
Multidisciplinary approach to biological research most valuable to health
Mitochondria are, basically, kind of weird, and that is because they contain puzzles and inconsistencies left over after billions of ...
GM soybean oil healthier than organic versions
Soybean oil accounts for more than 90 percent of all the seed oil production in the United States and genetically ...
Fruit tree gene could prevent GM cross-pollination with other plants
Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from environmentalists, who worry that there could be contamination of organic food or ...
Ancient battle of sexes explains promiscuity, good parenting
Making babies is one of the fundamental conflicts of interest between the sexes. Care by either partner is beneficial to ...
Parallel universe of scientists who doggedly oppose GMOs
A critical part of the scientific process is the conversation phase after the experimentation is done. Scientists share their findings with ...
Political views dictate what science issues receive the most attention
In American scientization of politics culture, evolution acceptance is a big deal, as is climate change. Yet other science acceptance ...
