Science
Ancient DNA suggests South Asians descended from 3 Eurasian groups—hunter-gatherers, farmers, herders
[A] study of the first ancient DNA recovered from South Asia shows that populations there mingled repeatedly thousands of years ...
Are we moving closer to detecting cancer through blood tests?
The elusive dream is that a simple blood test could detect a small tumor growing in your body, giving doctors ...
Review: David Reich’s ‘Who We Are and How We Got Here’ fails to examine ethical issues around DNA research
In Who We Are and How We Got Here, David Reich gracefully describes how recent advances in genomics have enabled ...
Uncovering ‘hidden stories of slavery’ in modern Latin American DNA
If you walked the cobblestone streets and bustling markets of 16th and 17th century Mexico City, you would see people ...
Proposed Chinese cancer mega-center named after Nobel laureate James Watson may refocus on precision medicine
James Watson, the Nobel laureate who turns 90 this week, was front and center on a red-carpeted stage before an ...
Canola oil causes Alzheimer’s? How the media mis-covers science, feeds NGO misinformation and scares the public
Sensationalist press coverage fueled by a poorly written university press release misled the public about a recent study on mice—a ...
Neurologic disorders may be linked to brain’s immune system
New research suggests there could be a link between certain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, and the brain's inability to clear ...
Why we need peaceful co-existence between GMOs and organics
Could organic and GM farming step past the rhetoric and vitriol, and co-exist? The science says yes ...
A co-existence peace plan for GMOs and organics
Could organic and GM farming step past the rhetoric and vitriol, and co-exist? The science says yes ...