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Extending healthy life through gene manipulation: Sounds cool but it’s complicated

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There has been a recent flurry of news and excitement about tracing the the genetics of athletic ability, effects of ...
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Private umbilical cord cell banking: Good idea or scam?

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You only have to Google search “cord blood” or similar phrases, or even just read an article about pregnancy and ...
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Can we yet use genetics to determine which sports are best for our kids?

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Can you choose sport based on your biology, or better yet a sport that might be good for your kids? ...
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How to spot a science ideologue

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Critics of consensus science--those who challenge the certainty of evolution, the reality of human caused global warming, or the safety ...
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Searching for messages from ET in life’s Genetic Code

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Did human life begin on Planet Earth or was life seeded by another civilization in a distant galaxy? As proposterous ...
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While almost all celiac and gluten sensitivity claims are misguided, symptoms are real and treatable

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There is no scientific evidence for a GMO-celiac disease link. It's also clear that non-celiac gluten allergies are wildly overstated ...
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Genetic information: How much to share, how much to keep private in age of Big Data

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Genetics and computational biology are evolving so quickly that it’s impossible to predict the medical answers that they’ll reveal in ...
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Slowing the aging process: How the Mediterranean diet preserves your chromosomal telomeres

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People who stick closely to a Mediterranean diet were found to have longer telomeres—a biomarker of aging found at the ...
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DNA of Niemann-Pick disease victims might offer clues in finding Ebola cure

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Niemann-Pick is a debilitating disease that retards movement and development of an infants ability to think and reason, as if ...
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Warrior genes? Genetic screens for “evil” traits likely to remain science fiction, at least for now

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The idea that people who are might commit a crime can be identified in advance of any wrong doing has ...
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Glyphosate used with GMO crops under attack for disrupting microbiome: Science or a gut feeling?

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Despite professional science and health organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...
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Are we Martians? DNA survives entry into Earth’s atmosphere–Are planets source of life?

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Exposed to the high temperatures of rapid transit through the upper atmosphere, DNA, the hereditary material in all life, survives ...
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Of mice and men: Comparing genetics raises new questions about reliability of rodent studies

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The laboratory mouse really lies at the foundation of numerous life science studies, but is it an appropriate model in ...
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Genetics may explain why many near Fukushima nuclear disaster unaffected by radiation exposure

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People fear the effects or radiation, particularly in the aftermath of nuclear disasters, but not all the health news after ...
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Sex in space: What does the future hold when space tourism catches on

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The recent crash of Virgin Galactic notwithstanding, we are on the cusp of an era of space tourism. We just ...
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Ben & Jerry’s dilemma: Should the concern be GMOs or artery clogging treats?

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Ben & Jerry's has taken the lead among self-proclaimed 'socially responsible' firms in criticizing GMOs and attempting to remove any ...
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