Wall Street Journal
Rising demand for sex selection through IVF poses ethical challenge for fertility clinics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. About one out of ...
Lawsuit challenges fertility clinics’ suppression of ‘free market’ for egg donations
How much is a human egg worth? The question is at the heart of a federal lawsuit brought by two ...
Bees not dying; Europe should lift neonics ban
Brussels banned a class of pesticides to avert a ‘beepocalypse’ that wasn’t happening. Now bugs threaten crops, and farmers may ...
Point-counterpoint: Organic vs. conventional farming—which is best?
Some think organic one day could replace conventional agriculture. But do the technological limits that define organic farming—no synthetic fertilizers, ...
Andrew Kimbrell vs Nina Fedoroff: Should GMO foods be labeled?
One of the biggest arguments in the food world these days involves products that have been genetically modified. Consumer advocates ...
Is altruism just selfishness in disguise?
Evolution proceeds by the differential reproduction of genes, so the challenge is to explain the persistence of a trait that, ...
Cooked food may have given humans evolutionary edge in intelligence
The human brain is an exceptionally hungry organ—an energy-guzzling appliance if ever there was one. As you sit still and ...
Pharmaceutical companies join forces to advance precision medicine in cancer treatment
The National Cancer Institute is launching a major trial in which it will play matchmaker between 1,000 advanced cancer patients ...
People’s IQs are rising every year, but why?
IQ tests are “normed”: Your score reflects how you did compared with other people, like being graded on a curve ...
Can Myriad Genetics maintain hold on breast cancer tests two years after loss of patents?
Myriad Genetics Inc., used a patent-protected monopoly to become one of the most successful and controversial DNA testing companies in the world ...
Maple syrup may be newest ally in fight against antibiotic resistance
Maple syrup may help fight disease-causing bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains that often grow in healthcare settings, says a study published ...
How can we best consider the consequences of altering a human genome?
The advent of CRISPR/Cas9 again sees a biomedical technology challenging norms and raising concerns. CRISPR/Cas9 makes it comparatively easy to ...
Organic and biotech leaders clash at summit meant to promote cooperation
Can genetically modified crops grow in harmony with their non-GMO counterparts? The debate between the pro-biotech and non-GMO camps increasingly ...
How will approval of first copycat biotech drug impact consumer costs?
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first copy of a biotechnology drug for the U.S. market, firing the starting ...
EPA limits planting of GM corn to curb pest resistance
U.S. regulators for the first time are proposing limits on the planting of some genetically engineered corn to combat a ...
Drug-resistant malaria may pose enormous threat, doctor warns
Despite a sharp drop in malaria-related deaths over the past decade, a veteran doctor here, in the heart of the ...
Money talks: Some farmers go non-GMO because of price premiums, not rejection of biotech
A small but growing number of Midwestern farmers in the United States are moving away from biotech seeds, drawn by the premium price non-GMO crops ...
Cumbersome regulatory approval of GMOs in China hurts innovation
China’s government has too many rules restricting the adoption of genetically modified food, and that’s ultimately hurting its long-term competitiveness ...
U.S. regulators to blame for lack of progress in biopharming
Dr. Henry Miller’s cri de coeur is well-earned: he was the founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology (too ...
Push for Ebola cure continuing into new year
Global health experts are preparing to test new treatments for Ebola in West Africa that they hope will eventually vanquish ...
Progress and promises of immunotherapy in cancer treatment
’s stomach ached. The New York City teacher had been drinking cup after cup of coffee as he labored to ...
Anti-conventional ag movement spurs Big Ag to look to organic pesticides
Seed and pesticide makers like BASF SE , DuPont Co. , Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. are investing heavily to ...
Time lapse video: GMO Arctic Apple, awaiting US approval, does not brown over 24 hours
Two sliced apples sit on either side of a clock as a time-lapse video compresses 24 hours into 30 seconds ...
Genetic screening of embryos for Alzheimer’s but hiding results from parents
Doctors are devising new ways to shield patients from information about their odds for disease as genetic testing becomes more ...
Cost barriers limit promising GM blood cancer treatments
Cancer treatments that genetically modify patients’ blood cells to target the disease have shown amazing results in clinical trials. Now ...
Stress caused by poverty reduces mom’s ability to nurture—and may be passed on in genes
From the inside, nothing in the world feels more powerful than our impulse to care for helpless children. But new ...
Some patients with genetic risk start Alzheimer’s prevention strategies in their 30s
Max Lugavere seems an unlikely patient to be sitting in an Alzheimer's clinic. The fit, 32-year-old, dressed in Converse All-Star ...
Sperm contains dad’s lifestyle information alongside basic genetic material
Since I'm a guy, this may sound weird, but I've always found sperm to be pretty boring as cells. You ...
