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Dietary supplements filled with dangerous ingredients but “natural” industry blocks labeling, transparency
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. Pieter Cohen, an internist in ...
Rice with barley genes emits less greenhouse gas
A new type of genetically modified (GM) rice might significantly lessen the impact of agriculture on the climate. The plant, ...
Triceratops’s newly discovered cousin displays unique evolutionary history
They call him “Hellboy,” and it’s easy to see why. Had you been there when it lived 68 million years ...
Microbes engineered to sniff out tumors and diabetes
Two groups of synthetic biologists seeking to repurpose living microbes for human benefit have reported genetically modifying bacteria to detect ...
German scientists lobby for GM labeling of all products—saying there’s nothing to fear
When it comes to labeling genetically modified (GM) food, the battle lines are usually clear: Those who oppose genetic engineering ...
‘European’ genetic traits evolved recently, spread rapidly over continent
The origins of Europeans have come into sharp focus as researchers have sequenced the genomes of ancient populations, rather than ...
Real paleo human microbiome specially designed for hunter-gatherer diet
Eat like a hunter-gatherer and you’ll be healthier—so goes the thinking behind so-called paleo diets. But a new study suggests ...
Common additives in processed foods could cause inflammatory diseases
The ingredients that lend a smooth, stable consistency to ice cream, chocolate bars, and other packaged snacks may promote certain ...
Feeding toddlers peanuts may prevent peanut allergies
It may sound radical, but it works: Eating peanuts slashes the chance of a peanut allergy, at least in children ...
Mimicking Climategate, anti-GMO activists fund legal attack on biotech academics
US Right to Know, funded mostly by organic activists, is using the Freedom of Information Act to target scientists it ...
Mining genetic wealth of agricultural gene banks
Agricultural gene banks hope soon to cease serving primarily as warehouses for plant seeds and start capitalizing on the often ...
Does smoking while pregnant harm babies’ DNA?
Pregnant women who smoke don’t just harm the health of their baby—they may actually impair their child’s DNA, according to ...
MERS papers are duplicates, point to dysfunction is Saudi scientific community
A great story can be told again and again. But scientists working on the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) ...
Dolly and other animals cannot be patented says court, rattling cloning proponents
Dolly the sheep enjoyed a brief and highly publicized life as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell before ...
Why don’t humans grow into Goliaths?
It’s no secret that a mouse stops growing before it becomes the size of a whale. But the physiological and ...
Department of Defense makes new push into biotech
The U.S. Department of Defense’s research arm is making a concerted grasp at biotechnology. On 1 April, the Defense Advanced ...
Q: Why are we still shouting about GMOs? A: Because we’re not listening.
Why is it so hard for scientists and the public to agree about the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) ...
Fifty years later, dispute over who discovered Down Syndrome
It would have been a personal triumph for Marthe Gautier, an 88-year-old pediatric cardiologist and scientist living in Paris. On ...
Genetic study reveals new species of rainbow-colored lizard
A genetic investigation into the illegal trade of sailfin dragons has unearthed a surprise: a new species of the rainbow-colored ...
Independent scientists dismember new Seralini pesticide scare study
Controversial French biologist Gilles-Eric Séralini's report in BioMed Research International describes how pesticides kill cultured human cells, with the hair-raising conclusion that pesticides may ...
Ancient DNA links Native Americans to Europe
Where did the first Americans come from? Most researchers agree that Paleoamericans moved across the Bering Land Bridge from Asia ...
Rare genetic variant reduces heart disease risk from dietary fat
We all know people who seem to have been born with good genes—they may smoke, never exercise, or consume large ...
3d cell culturing helps scientists investigate the gene expression associated with hair loss
Scientists have successfully grown new hair follicles from the skin cells of balding men. While the research team hasn’t yet ...
Testicular cancer may be the price paid for sun protection
A genetic variant that increases the risk of testicular cancer may be favored by evolution because it helps protect those ...
Reaffirming commitment to science, AAAS condemns Golden Rice vandalism
Standing up for GMOs, a group of the world's top scientists have come together, through the American Association for the ...
Swiss scientists spent 78% of research funds on security
The Swiss government will create a permanently protected area on federal land for experiments with genetically modified (GM) crops. The ...
X chromosome may control male fertility
Researchers have found that the X (i.e."female") chromosome contains scores of genes that define male-only traits ...
Iceland denies DNA data mining of country’s genealogical records
The following is an excerpt. deCODE Genetics, the company known for mining the DNA of Iceland's population to find links ...
