Wall Street Journal
Public debate reignites in China following investigation of illegal GMO corn and cotton
A war of words in China has reignited public debate over just how far genetically modified food - still mostly ...
Nicholas Wade on race: Genes and evolution trump culture in shaping human differences
No subject is more taboo than race. New York Times science writer Nicholas Wade takes on the nature-nurture debate in ...
Adult stem cells made into insulin producing cells
For the second time in recent weeks researchers said they used cloning technology on adult tissue, rather than from a ...
Drug developed first in mice may help elderly keep muscle mass
In 1997, scientist Se-Jin Lee genetically engineered "Mighty Mice" with twice as much muscle as regular rodents. Now, pharmaceutical companies ...
Court challenge looms as Vermont legislature passes law requiring GMO labeling by 2016
The movement against genetically modified crops scored a signal victory Wednesday, as the Vermont legislature passed a bill that would ...
Adult cells cloned to create embryos that match adult donors
Scientists for the first time have cloned cells from two adults to create early stage embryos, and then derived tissue ...
U.S. corn exports to China dwindle because of GMOs
China’s tougher stance on imports of genetically modified corn is roiling U.S. agribusiness, largely halting trade in the biggest U.S ...
Video: Cargill says mandatory GMO-labeling is ‘long-term mistake’
Cargill executive chairman Gregory Page discussed the impact of global warming on the nation’s food supply, rising food prices and ...
Five allegations against Riken Institute stem-cell researcher
Japan’s Riken institute said this week it was weighing a retraction of breakthrough stem-cell research led by a Japanese scientist ...
China wants to develop its own GMOs
China has long faced unfavorable food math: It feeds a fifth of the world’s population on a seventh of its ...
Family selects for children with lower genetic cancer risk
To shield any future children from the fear she harbors of getting breast cancer, Katie Dowdy underwent a controversial procedure ...
A height gene? One for smarts? Don’t bet on it.
As I skimmed my emails one morning, one stopped me in my tracks. "Is overeating in your genes? Take an ...
Grain groups request Syngenta stop selling some GMO corn seeds
U.S. grain industry groups are urging Syngenta AG to stop selling new genetically engineered corn varieties that aren't approved in ...
General MIlls emboldens fringe groups by removing GM ingredients from Cheerios
This month General Mills announced that it would begin labeling its flagship product, the breakfast cereal Cheerios, as containing no ...
Using DNA to personally predict drug reactions
Scientists searching for a way to avoid prescribing medications to patients that may cause dangerous physical or behavioral responses are ...
What to consider before undergoing a DNA test
As the price of sequencing a person’s entire DNA has tumbled from $1 billion a decade ago to a few ...
Myriad BRCA test Medicare reimbursement rate (and price?) cut
Medicare reimbursement rates for a popular genetic breast cancer test will drop by half in the new year as a ...
23andMe FDA flap just a bump in the road say investors
When the Food and Drug Administration told personal-genetics company 23andMe in November to stop sending consumers detailed information about their ...
23andMe halts marketing efforts
Genetic-test maker 23andMe Inc. said Monday, December 2, that it stopped all marketing of its service last week in response ...
Life in genetic limbo: You’ve got the gene but, so far, no disorder
Genetic testing is teaching some people they have the genetic markers of disease, but no symptoms yet. Neither patients nor ...
Telomeres lengthened by weight-loss surgery
Researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery, which can assist in weight loss, may also lengthen telomeres and, as a ...
You can’t control your child’s destiny through genetics
With the rise of prenatal genetic testing and the new techniques for editing DNA, you'd think we'd be able to ...
Key Chinese government officials back GMOs
The Chinese government has been rolling out statements and public events in support of GMOs, writes Wall Street Journal reporter ...
Poverty can trump a winning hand of genes
For rich kids, IQ is genetic. But for the poor, lucking out--managing to get educational opportunities--matters more than genetics ...
China: As officials allow more GMOs, the public’s anti-GMO voices grow louder
A popular newspaper in China published an article by a prominent member of the anti-GMO community, prompting responses from pro-GMO ...
Genetic manipulation extends mouse lifespan by 20%
Suppressing specific gene expression improved mouse longevity, but we're a long way from using the technique to control human aging ...
Oil palm gene may be step to sustainable plantations
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for determining the yield of oil palm fruits. The discovery is being hailed as ...
Gene breakthroughs spark a revolution in cancer treatment
Researchers have identified fifteen lung-cancer variants, most of them in just the past four years, by decoding DNA in tumors—akin ...
