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Research uncovers possible mechanism for Zika’s damaging effects on brain
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Organic Consumer Association invokes chemical scares in suing organic infant formula maker
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U.S. government convenes panel of biotech researchers ahead of update to regulations
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Cancer-suppressing gene frequently defective in autism patients
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Botched DNA forensic analyses land innocent people in prison
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On 27 February, a ...
DNA forensics not so infallible after all
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On a Tuesday morning ...
Improving crop yields necessary to save biodiversity, lower greenhouse emissions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Expansion of land area ...
Heritable mutations significantly impact cancer risk
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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 ...
