Dan Vergano
Articles written for the GLP list the source as Genetic Literacy Project. All other articles were written for the sources noted with excerpts provided by the GLP.
This 11-year-old girl inherited her genes almost entirely from one parent, her father
An 11-year-old girl from the Czech Republic was born with genes that came almost entirely from her father, instead of ...
Factor GMO: The curious disappearance of the ‘world’s largest international study on GMO safety’
In late 2014, an obscure Russian group called a press conference in London to announce the launch of the “world’s largest ...
Asymptomatic Zika infections complicate efforts to stop spread
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Zika infection in a ...
5,300-year-old Iceman may have suffered from bacterial ulcers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Wracked by arthritis, bitten ...
US ceasing use of chimpanzees in medical research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The National Institutes of ...
Is it more than water? FDA scrutinizing homeopathic “medicine”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The FDA is taking ...
Man’s unborn twin became genetic father of his child: Here’s how
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How can a man ...
Will genetically modifying embryos create real life dystopia?
Citing safety fears for babies, genetics researchers called for a halt to experiments that would alter the DNA of human ...
Surprise: Ancient europeans had dark skin and blue eyes
Ancient Europeans may have been dark-skinned and blue-eyed (a combination rarely found in modern times) according to DNA from a ...
Bioethical questions arise from advances in neuroscience
A new article looks at the five biggest potential moral and ethical dilemmas that might arise from recent advances in ...
Tiger genome shows big cats evolved to kill
The first sequenced tiger genome shows that big cats evolved to kill. Genes for strong muscle fibers and for meat-eating appear narrowly shared, ...
Researchers find gene for underarm odor
The following is an excerpt. Ah, the sweet smell of science: An English study published Monday confirms a link between ...
Three-parent fertility method could remove gene defects
Biologists in Oregon report they've produced early-stage human embryos with genes from three parents, a new method that some day ...
