Biomedicine & Disease – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Biomedicine & Disease – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Stem cell transplants show promise as possible AIDS cure https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/stem-cell-transplants-show-promise-as-possible-aids-cure/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/stem-cell-transplants-show-promise-as-possible-aids-cure/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330028 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/stem-cell-transplants-show-promise-as-possible-aids-cure/feed/ 0 2330028 Why flu vaccines don’t work for very long https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/why-flu-vaccines-dont-work-for-very-long/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/why-flu-vaccines-dont-work-for-very-long/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:21 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332389 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/why-flu-vaccines-dont-work-for-very-long/feed/ 0 2332389 Podcast: Vaccines take years to develop? This one took 43 days https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/podcast-vaccines-take-years-to-develop-this-one-took-43-days/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/podcast-vaccines-take-years-to-develop-this-one-took-43-days/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:02:49 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332673 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/podcast-vaccines-take-years-to-develop-this-one-took-43-days/feed/ 0 2332673 Vaccine danger? Rare complications after getting a shot could increase severity of COVID-19 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:39 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157075 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/vaccine-danger-rare-complications-after-getting-a-shot-could-increase-severity-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 2157075 Gene therapy for hemophilia delayed until 2022 after FDA rejects one-time treatment, shocking doctors and scientists https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/gene-therapy-for-hemophilia-delayed-until-2022-after-fda-rejects-one-time-treatment-shocking-doctors-and-scientists/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/gene-therapy-for-hemophilia-delayed-until-2022-after-fda-rejects-one-time-treatment-shocking-doctors-and-scientists/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:06 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333455 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/gene-therapy-for-hemophilia-delayed-until-2022-after-fda-rejects-one-time-treatment-shocking-doctors-and-scientists/feed/ 0 2333455 GMO crops don’t cause infertility, systematic evidence review finds https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333177 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/gmo-crops-dont-cause-infertility-systematic-evidence-review-finds/feed/ 0 2333177 ‘Will a COVID vaccine work on the grossly overweight? Our prediction is no’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:03:21 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330633 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/will-a-covid-vaccine-work-on-the-grossly-overweight-our-prediction-is-no/feed/ 1 2330633 Would you volunteer to get intentionally infected with COVID? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/would-you-volunteer-to-get-intentionally-infected-with-covid/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/would-you-volunteer-to-get-intentionally-infected-with-covid/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:02:42 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332661 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/would-you-volunteer-to-get-intentionally-infected-with-covid/feed/ 0 2332661 $10 COVID saliva test with results in three hours approved for rollout https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:53 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332671 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/covid-saliva-test-costing-10-with-results-in-here-hours-approved-for-rollout/feed/ 0 2332671 Fewer infants test positive for the coronavirus. Understanding why could help all of us https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/fewer-infants-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-understanding-why-could-help-all-of-us/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/fewer-infants-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-understanding-why-could-help-all-of-us/#disqus_thread Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:02:42 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157210 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/fewer-infants-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-understanding-why-could-help-all-of-us/feed/ 0 2157210 Italy and Israel bet on GM microalgae to develop edible COVID vaccine https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/italy-and-israel-bet-on-gm-microalgae-to-develop-edible-covid-vaccine-2/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/italy-and-israel-bet-on-gm-microalgae-to-develop-edible-covid-vaccine-2/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:01:01 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327746 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/italy-and-israel-bet-on-gm-microalgae-to-develop-edible-covid-vaccine-2/feed/ 0 2327746 Podcast: Rebel Cell: Cancer, evolution and the science of life https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/podcast-rebel-cell-cancer-evolution-and-the-science-of-life/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/podcast-rebel-cell-cancer-evolution-and-the-science-of-life/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331437 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/podcast-rebel-cell-cancer-evolution-and-the-science-of-life/feed/ 0 2331437 FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn: ‘Decisions about approving vaccines will be based solely on good science’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn-decisions-about-approving-vaccines-will-be-based-solely-on-good-science/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn-decisions-about-approving-vaccines-will-be-based-solely-on-good-science/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:00:43 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331187 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn-decisions-about-approving-vaccines-will-be-based-solely-on-good-science/feed/ 0 2331187 Sputnik V: Putin claims win in ‘vaccine race,’ as Russia registers first COVID-19 shot amid concerns it is compromising safety https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/sputnik-v-putin-claims-win-in-vaccine-race-as-russia-registers-first-covid-19-shot-amid-concerns-it-is-compromising-safety/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/sputnik-v-putin-claims-win-in-vaccine-race-as-russia-registers-first-covid-19-shot-amid-concerns-it-is-compromising-safety/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:57:26 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331442 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/sputnik-v-putin-claims-win-in-vaccine-race-as-russia-registers-first-covid-19-shot-amid-concerns-it-is-compromising-safety/feed/ 0 2331442 Video: Death by COVID: The projected grim toll in historical context https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/video-death-by-covid-the-projected-grim-toll-in-historical-context/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/video-death-by-covid-the-projected-grim-toll-in-historical-context/#disqus_thread Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:10:40 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157084 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/video-death-by-covid-the-projected-grim-toll-in-historical-context/feed/ 1 2157084 ‘Tantalizing solutions’: How we are developing the next generation of cancer drugs https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:05:51 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2142009 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/feed/ 0 2142009 DIY COVID-19 vaccine? George Church, other scientists experimenting with home brewed versions https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/diy-covid-19-vaccine-george-church-other-scientists-experimenting-with-home-brewed-versions/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/diy-covid-19-vaccine-george-church-other-scientists-experimenting-with-home-brewed-versions/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:05:02 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329459 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/diy-covid-19-vaccine-george-church-other-scientists-experimenting-with-home-brewed-versions/feed/ 0 2329459 Anti-viral drugs might be safer, more effective, and easier to develop than COVID-19 vaccines https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/anti-viral-drugs-might-be-safer-more-effective-and-easier-to-develop-than-covid-19-vaccines/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/anti-viral-drugs-might-be-safer-more-effective-and-easier-to-develop-than-covid-19-vaccines/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:02:22 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2326746 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/anti-viral-drugs-might-be-safer-more-effective-and-easier-to-develop-than-covid-19-vaccines/feed/ 0 2326746 World War II Jewish Warsaw ghetto in provides blueprint for how US might contain coronavirus https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/world-war-ii-jewish-ghetto-in-warsaw-provides-a-blueprint-for-how-us-might-contain-coronavirus/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/world-war-ii-jewish-ghetto-in-warsaw-provides-a-blueprint-for-how-us-might-contain-coronavirus/#disqus_thread Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:05:36 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327743 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/world-war-ii-jewish-ghetto-in-warsaw-provides-a-blueprint-for-how-us-might-contain-coronavirus/feed/ 0 2327743