Nicholas Staropoli
Pew survey: Americans don’t trust scientists on GMOs, but are warming to GM foods
Skepticism of GM foods remains strong in America, although the embrace of the safety of biotechnology has grown dramatically over ...
Epigenetics around the web: Epigenetics initiative IHEC releases 41 studies in one day; your office has a microbiome
Epigenetics around the web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics. This ...
Ronda Rousey vs. Muhammad Ali: Does sex before athletic events impact performance?
Does sex the night before help or hurt athletic performance? Everyone from Plato to Joe Namath has weighed in on ...
What human evolution says about using CRISPR to edit diseases out of patient’s genome
Using CRISPR, scientists may soon be able to cure sickle cell disease by correcting the causative gene from blood cells ...
Humans would not exist if viruses hadn’t intervened in our evolution
Viruses are parasites that cause a number of devastating diseases: AIDS, cervical cancer, the flu. They have led to a ...
Does first-ever epigenetics-based test to assess male fertility rely on flawed science?
In as many as 40% of cases, the man is the sole cause or a contributing cause of a couple's ...
Australian chemical agency joins EPA, Canada, Europe in rejecting IARC’s glyphosate cancer claim
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, which serves as the country's chemical regulatory agency, has concluded that the herbicide glyphosate ...
Should next US President abandon the Biden-Obama ‘moonshot’ cancer initiative?
Obama's cancer-cure initiative may sound like a winning policy, but critics are lining up to suggest it shouldn't be continued ...
Message to college students: How your all nighters affect your learning and memory
The all-nighter is now as synonymous with a college student's life as the frat party, but it is detrimental to ...
Jon Lester, Mario Lemieux, Lance Armstrong—Why do so many athletes in their prime get cancer?
Why do some studies show that athletes--the fittest amongst us--show peculiarly high rates of some cancers? ...
Tale of two sites: Science communication pitfalls covering Alzheimer’s drug
The same drug trial has been covered in completely different ways by various news outlets. It serves as a lesson ...
Designer babies vs. Designing your baby: Can personal genomics harm your children?
You can now optimize your baby's life based on their personal genetics. But should you? ...
Can understanding epigenetics help stave off 6th mass species extinction?
Species are disappearing from our planet at an alarming rate, can understanding how they regulate their genes help us save ...
Media again mangles epigenetics: Shutting off ‘love hormone’ unlikely to make us less social
LA Times coverage of a study involving the 'moral molecule' overstates the science of epigenetics ...
Bipartisan Senate GMO labeling agreement under attack from activists
A bipartisan compromise on GMO labeling has been reached in the Senate. But the bill is still far from being ...
Swan song for antibiotics? Can phage therapy and gene editing fill the gap?
Antibiotics revolutionized medicine, but nature has found a work around. What tools are left for scientists? ...
Did Interbreeding with humans give dwindling Neanderthals new lease on life?
Did ancient human's arrival in Europe actually help Neanderthals and not hurt them as most popular theories suggest? ...
SynBio tobacco plant that produces vital malaria drug met with skepticism by scientists
A vital—yet hard to manufacture—malaria drug can now be made easily via transgenic tobacco plants, yet many scientists are underwhelmed ...
Janet Jackson pregnant at 50: Should aging moms and dads facing pregnancy worry?
Janet Jackson and her husband are now part of a growing trend of older parents, conventional wisdom says they should ...
‘3 person IVF’ closer to reality as cure for mitochondrial diseases
Scientists in the UK have taken a major step forward in perfecting '3 person IVF' embryos—a major step towards curing ...
Are there environmental and economic benefits to GMO crops? Study claims $150+ billion since ’96
An UK-based consultancy agency reviewed data on GM crops and found economic benefits for farmers, as well as a reduction ...
No-till agriculture offers vast sustainability benefits. So why do many organic farmers reject it?
Conservation-minded farmers are embracing what is called no-till agriculture, which dramatically improves water retention and cuts down on greenhouse gas ...
Gene edited hornless cow improve animal welfare but regulatory fate unclear
A new publication reports how scientists created healthy, hornless cows via gene editing. These cows could improve animal welfare on ...
GMOs, seed availability, national security concerns threaten Syngenta-ChemChina deal
In a merger of a Swiss agricultural company and a Chinese state-owned chemical company, the U.S. may be the biggest ...
Moving around and fooling around: Tracking early human matings
Mating with other species is a very common occurrence in nature, but have humans ever done it? ...
Getting humans to Mars may rely on space twins, astronaut roundworms, and epigenetics
Do your genes change their behavior during space travel? Experiments on the epigenetics of astronauts may soon provide an answer ...
Do ‘genetic superheroes’ exist? Or did media overhype Resilience Project?
A study claimed to identify 13 'genetic superheroes.' The media hyped it, claiming these 'resilient' individuals may hold the key ...
Can DNA identify injury-prone athletes? Soccer giant Barcelona believes so. Should you?
Some sports teams have experimented with using personalized genetic data to help manage player injuries, despite the science on this ...
