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Is world ready for gene editing in human embryos?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Discussions on human genome ...
Genes predisposing childhood cancer identified, point to future treatments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As a doctor who ...
Bacon substitute made from seaweed next superfood?
The world's most perfect food may have just arrived. Researchers from Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center say they’ve ...
How oxytocin, the ‘breastfeeding hormone,’ makes social interactions possible
Oxytocin, this molecule that’s classically associated with child birth and breastfeeding, is released in all kinds of settings in which ...
French court grants legal recognition of surrogate children born abroad
France’s highest court has granted legal recognition to surrogate children, in a major turnaround that will make their daily lives ...
DNA forensics could help fight illegal elephant poaching
Every year criminals around the world trade billions of dollars in products derived from wildlife. The elephant trade in particular ...
Some epigenetic changes in DNA are heritable, and research is beginning to explain how
In recent decades scientists have learned that DNA alone is not destiny, and they’ve been focusing on another layer of ...
Study claims organic farmers earn more than non-organic counterparts
Growing organic food can be significantly more profitable than traditional farming, netting organic farmers 22 percent to 35 percent more than their conventional counterparts, ...
Shoppers question validity of organic labels
Organic products are all over grocery store shelves and menus, but consumers don’t have much faith in the “o” word, ...
Celiac disease linked to nerve damage, but doctors still not sure why
Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes intestinal damage when a person eats gluten, is still something of a medical mystery ...
First baby born through promising new IVF technique using stem cells
Doctors in Canada have begun a new chapter in medical history, delivering the first in a wave of babies through ...
Two decades of GMO crops in the US in infographics and charts
The use of GMOs is undoubtedly widespread. Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted in the ...
The GMOs you may already be eating, USDA approved
The bar chart below shows all deregulated crops, sized by the number of genetic varieties approved for each. The ten ...
Another study confirms vaccines still don’t cause autism
In the latest study on the vaccines, researchers find even more evidence that childhood immunizations aren’t linked to autism. In ...
Airborne antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Texas may pose major threat to health
A new study says the DNA from antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in American cattle yards has become airborne, creating a new pathway ...
Stem cell cure for ‘bubble boy’ disease breakthrough in treating genetic disorders
Alysia Padilla-Vaccaro and Christian Vaccaro owe their daughter’s life to stem cells. Evangelina, now two, is alive today because she ...
How the world has fumbled the Ebola crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently projected that if trends continue unimpeded, cases of Ebola could pass the million ...
Alzheimer’s, heart disease and other age-related conditions share risk factors and genetics
The two seemingly unrelated conditions may be driven by similar unhealthy states, including high blood pressure and diabetes. According to ...
Over-active immune proteins possible links between depression and dementia
The link between depression and dementia is puzzling for researchers. Many studies have noticed a correlation between the two diseases ...
CIA will stop using phony vaccination programs to collect DNA to aid spying
Three years after the CIA set up a phony hepatitis vaccination program in Pakistan as part of the hunt for ...
Put things off until tomorrow? Blame your genes
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder has found that a tendency to procrastinate is affected ...
Is good parenting in the genes?
Scared expectant parents are always told that knowing how to take care of their offspring just comes naturally. Turns out ...
Children of older fathers have higher risk of mental illness
For so long, mothers – particularly older moms — bore the brunt of responsibility for genetic disorders in their children ...
Gene scans solve mystery diseases in kids, adults
They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years — adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, ...
Genetic condition often misdiagnosed as autism
Up to half of children with a genetic disorder are mistakenly diagnosed with autism, and the treatment can make the ...
Study shows diet and exercise changes increase cell telomere length
It’s not quite the Fountain of Youth, but it may be the river that leads to it. In a paper ...
Could embryo donation become common practice?
Embryo donation seems like a reasonable solution: IVF leads to potentially viable, unused embryos. Other people desperately want them ...
Common genetic ground found for depression, schizophrenia, austism
New research bolsters the idea that the risk for psychiatric and developmental disorders isn’t specific to particular conditions— and that ...
