David Warmflash
Extending healthy life through gene manipulation: Sounds cool but it’s complicated
There has been a recent flurry of news and excitement about tracing the the genetics of athletic ability, effects of ...
Private umbilical cord cell banking: Good idea or scam?
You only have to Google search “cord blood” or similar phrases, or even just read an article about pregnancy and ...
Can we yet use genetics to determine which sports are best for our kids?
Can you choose sport based on your biology, or better yet a sport that might be good for your kids? ...
How to spot a science ideologue
Critics of consensus science--those who challenge the certainty of evolution, the reality of human caused global warming, or the safety ...
Searching for messages from ET in life’s Genetic Code
Did human life begin on Planet Earth or was life seeded by another civilization in a distant galaxy? As proposterous ...
While almost all celiac and gluten sensitivity claims are misguided, symptoms are real and treatable
There is no scientific evidence for a GMO-celiac disease link. It's also clear that non-celiac gluten allergies are wildly overstated ...
Genetic information: How much to share, how much to keep private in age of Big Data
Genetics and computational biology are evolving so quickly that it’s impossible to predict the medical answers that they’ll reveal in ...
Slowing the aging process: How the Mediterranean diet preserves your chromosomal telomeres
People who stick closely to a Mediterranean diet were found to have longer telomeres—a biomarker of aging found at the ...
DNA of Niemann-Pick disease victims might offer clues in finding Ebola cure
Niemann-Pick is a debilitating disease that retards movement and development of an infants ability to think and reason, as if ...
Warrior genes? Genetic screens for “evil” traits likely to remain science fiction, at least for now
The idea that people who are might commit a crime can be identified in advance of any wrong doing has ...
Glyphosate used with GMO crops under attack for disrupting microbiome: Science or a gut feeling?
Despite professional science and health organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...
Are we Martians? DNA survives entry into Earth’s atmosphere–Are planets source of life?
Exposed to the high temperatures of rapid transit through the upper atmosphere, DNA, the hereditary material in all life, survives ...
Of mice and men: Comparing genetics raises new questions about reliability of rodent studies
The laboratory mouse really lies at the foundation of numerous life science studies, but is it an appropriate model in ...
Genetics may explain why many near Fukushima nuclear disaster unaffected by radiation exposure
People fear the effects or radiation, particularly in the aftermath of nuclear disasters, but not all the health news after ...
Sex in space: What does the future hold when space tourism catches on
The recent crash of Virgin Galactic notwithstanding, we are on the cusp of an era of space tourism. We just ...
Ben & Jerry’s dilemma: Should the concern be GMOs or artery clogging treats?
Ben & Jerry's has taken the lead among self-proclaimed 'socially responsible' firms in criticizing GMOs and attempting to remove any ...