David Warmflash
“Orphan Black” is back! Reflections on reproductive cloning and eugenics
The Clones are Coming: Airing on BBC America, the popular show Orphan Black already has included a goldmine of conversation ...
What rocks women? Evolution suggests tall guys with hot cars
In prehistoric times, the more dominant male was the more successful hunter, and he was physically stronger than most other ...
Sex with robots? Androids are coming to our bedrooms and boardrooms
In the near future, people will interact with androids, converse with them, even have sex with them and artificial intelligence ...
Might astronauts bring back a deadly disease from Mars?
While it's possible that a human pathogen might exist on Mars or on another alien world , the extraterrestrial environment ...
WHO: Doomsday health crisis looms if we do not anticipate post-antibiotic era
Water sanitation and antibiotics still work well, but antibiotic resistance is growing, and there as signs that water chlorination could ...
Invasion of alien microorganisms: Humans are a walking petri dish, and our genes have been infiltrated
From childhood, we're taught to think of microorganisms as entities apart from us. But they are are really a major ...
Chip off the old block? Fathers pass along more of their DNA, disease problems and all
We receive an equal amount of raw DNA from our fathers and mothers, but dad's genetic trust fund comes with ...
Space twins: Scott Kelly’s one-year space mission could yield genetic bounty
On a one-year space mission, astronaut Scott Kelly will be the subject of medical and genetic experiments while his identical ...
You light up my life: High tech gene applied to erectile dysfunction
More than half of men over age 60 have experienced the issue at some time, so if it does happen ...
Life on Mars? Will we find it? Will we colonize the Red Planet?
Discovery of Martian life could provide us unprecedented insight into life's origins, and maybe help us understand how we can ...
Autism: No, it’s not caused by glyphosate or circumcision, but is likely in our genes
Vaccines, glyphosate herbicide, chemtrails and even circumcision have been blamed for the increase in autism cases over the years. But ...
It’s 2015: Do you know where your genetic data are?
Are pharmaceutical or insurance companies looking at your DNA? Even when genomes do not identify individuals to which they belong, ...
New packaging for old idea: Can a sense of purpose improve cardiac health?
Media are quick to promote sketchy studies suggesting that a "sense of purpose" is linked to good health. But feeling ...
Is dancing success ‘in your genes’?
Dance may have evolved for a variety of reasons. To what degree are athletes hardwired? Can your moves on the ...
We have the technology to make bionic hands
Bionic hands and other limbs are not futuristic hopes. Three people already have bionic hands that have been attached surgically ...
Vitamin and mineral supplements: Miracle potions, silent dangers or both?
The multi-billion dollar vitamin and supplement industries are largely unregulated, in part because of the endorsement of one of the ...
Lesson from Ebola: Tobacco plant key to developing GMO drugs of the future
While any tobacco is harmful if smoked, there's a kind of tobacco that's being put to positive use—namely, the use ...
You are what you don’t eat: Genetics of anorexia and bulimia
The latest research shows how eating disorders, and anorexia in particular, produce a cascade of physical and mental effects, including ...
Aphrodite’s little helper: Out of the box thinking on female libido
Based on the belief that female sexual dysfunction is more often upstairs than down, the drug flibanserin is being promoted ...
Preventing preterm births: Genetic cause could be in the fetus, not the mother
Given the complexity of pregnancy, taking all evidence-based precautions against preterm birth is a wise course of action. But it ...
Where’s the beef (and fat)? Are you ready for a juicy ‘test tube’ burger?
Lab created beef offers the possibility of ending the breeding of livestock for slaughter--and the ability to produce in vitro ...
Is Nature safer, healthier in medicine and food? Deadly take on controversial topic
It's called the "naturalist fallacy". Naturalist beliefs that seeds or foods developed in part by scientists, often working in laboratories, ...
Coming age of Xenotransplantation: Would you accept an organ from a pig to save your life?
21 people die every day in the US awaiting a transplant. A shortage of organs means a shortage of organs ...
Was Beethoven’s music inspired by genetic mutations for arrhythmia?
Arrhythmia is a largely a genetic condition that can greatly hinder--or in the rare case of Beethoven, inspire--life. New research ...
Is there a future for eco-friendly genetically engineered fish and animals? Maybe not.
Animal biotech has been stifled by political opposition. Could technological advances that move away from classic genetic engineering to novel ...
Jurassic World: Can cloning revive extinct species, protect endangered ones?
DNA can remain stable in bones for millions of years. Can it be mined to resurrect long-dead velociraptors? Woolly mammoths? ...
Starship “Egg”: Sending unborn, frozen embryos across interstellar space
Hibernation is a wonderful option for a small crew of explorers, but for a distant planet with an Earth Like ...
Alert for athletes and astronauts: Gene editing moving into clinics, results promising
An elite athlete, a mountain climber, an aspiring astronaut or test pilot—any of these might be a good candidate for ...
