Genetics & Molecular Biology
- Unravelling The Mystery Of The Glycome
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New chemical compounds that can make key modifications to common sugar molecules- glycans- which are found on the surface of all cells in our body are new tools for investigating treatments for chronic inflammation, autoimmune diseases, cancer metastasis a ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2012 - 10:35pm
- European Testing For 'Racial Purity': A Concern
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In the giant 'Europeans are far more anti-science than Americans' file, we can now add another section on racism. Science can use genetic testing to understand risk factors- some groups have a greater risk than others- but that means interested g ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 14 2012 - 10:38am
- GMOs: Gene Transfer Is Neither Unnatural Nor Dangerous
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Last week I wrote about the anti-science campaign being waged by opponents of the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture. In that post, I promised to address a series of questions/fears about GMOs that seem to underly peoples’ objections to ...
Article - Michael Eisen - Jun 27 2012 - 5:50pm
- How Bt Corn And Roundup Ready Soy Work- And Why They Should Not Scare You
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Last week I wrote about the anti-science campaign being waged by opponents of the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture. In that post, I promised to address a series of questions/fears about GMOs that seem to underly peoples’ objections to ...
Article - Michael Eisen - Jun 27 2012 - 9:58pm
- GMOs May Save Us From Climate Change
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While the world actually grows enough food to feed all its inhabitants, it isn't equally distributed. Nearly 500 million people in the developing world remain undernourished and, if projections hold true, that number could to 20% within a decade due ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2012 - 4:30am
- Genetic Discovery Could Make More Tomatoes Taste Like Heirlooms
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Genetic modification of food has happened for thousands of year. Tomatoes would still be the size of your thumb without genetic modification. A 2012 study may mean tomatoes of the future could get that much better. They're big business, on the order ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 28 2012 - 12:00pm
- The Frankenfood Paradox
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On Sunday there was considerable confusion about the alleged "GMO" grass that killed cattle. Turns out it was not GMO grass at all, but a hybrid. I received many inquiries about the difference between a GMO and a hybrid, as the latter sounded t ...
Article - Kevin M. Folta - Jun 28 2012 - 9:21am
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Skin Becomes Brain Cells
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Researchers have created "Huntington's Disease in a dish" by generating stem cells from skin cells obtained from a person with a severe, early-onset form of Huntington's disease and turned them into neurons that degenerate just like t ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 1 2012 - 1:09pm
- Atomic Gardening- The Ultimate Frankenfoods
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If you are not a fan of transgenic (GMO) technologies, just wait until you hear about the freakish practices scientists and big seed companies are sneaking under the radar! Now, scientists soak seeds or tissues in toxic chemicals or subject them to high ...
Article - Kevin M. Folta - Jul 7 2012 - 10:00pm
- Paleo-Experimental Evolution: Resurrecting A 500-Million-Year-Old Gene
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Researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli(E. coli)- the bacterium has now been growing for more than 1,000 generations, which has given the scientists a front row seat to observe ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 11 2012 - 4:00pm