Human Genetics Features – 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 Human Genetics Features – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Is artificial intelligence (AI) medicine racially biased? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:27 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330870 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-medicine-racially-biased/feed/ 0 2330870 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 Viewpoint: Media focus on COVID-19 deaths ignores lasting impact of ‘calamitous pandemic’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332354 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/morgue-count-deaths-dramatically-under-estimate-impact-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 2332354 Viewpoint: ‘Health impact of chemicals doubled in last 5 years’? Gullible media misreporting flawed studies mislead the public https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:15 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332655 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/feed/ 1 2332655 Viewpoint: Is there a scientific basis to ban gene drive technology that can rid us of virus-carrying rodents and mosquitoes? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-is-there-a-scientific-basis-to-ban-gene-drive-technology-that-can-rid-us-of-virus-carrying-rodents-and-mosquitoes/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-is-there-a-scientific-basis-to-ban-gene-drive-technology-that-can-rid-us-of-virus-carrying-rodents-and-mosquitoes/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:19 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332367 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-is-there-a-scientific-basis-to-ban-gene-drive-technology-that-can-rid-us-of-virus-carrying-rodents-and-mosquitoes/feed/ 3 2332367 Why SARS disappeared in 2003 while the coronavirus keeps on spreading https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/why-sars-disappeared-in-2003-while-the-coronavirus-keeps-on-spreading/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/why-sars-disappeared-in-2003-while-the-coronavirus-keeps-on-spreading/#disqus_thread Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:01:44 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330277 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/why-sars-disappeared-in-2003-while-the-coronavirus-keeps-on-spreading/feed/ 0 2330277 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 ‘Vaccine nationalism’: Will the spoils go to the victors in the vaccine race? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/vaccine-nationalism-will-the-spoils-go-to-the-victors-in-the-vaccine-race/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/vaccine-nationalism-will-the-spoils-go-to-the-victors-in-the-vaccine-race/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:05:27 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327049 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/vaccine-nationalism-will-the-spoils-go-to-the-victors-in-the-vaccine-race/feed/ 0 2327049 Why do humans mate in private? Instinct or morality? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/why-do-humans-mate-in-private-instinct-or-morality/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/why-do-humans-mate-in-private-instinct-or-morality/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:05:56 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330898 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/why-do-humans-mate-in-private-instinct-or-morality/feed/ 3 2330898 Real life Jurassic Park? Recovered prehistoric DNA raises prospect of resurrecting species https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/real-life-jurassic-park-recovered-prehistoric-dna-raises-prospect-of-resurrecting-species/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/real-life-jurassic-park-recovered-prehistoric-dna-raises-prospect-of-resurrecting-species/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:05:17 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328447 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/real-life-jurassic-park-recovered-prehistoric-dna-raises-prospect-of-resurrecting-species/feed/ 0 2328447 COVID-19 conspiracy theories give people the feeling of being in control https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/covid-19-conspiracy-theories-give-people-the-feeling-of-being-in-control/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/covid-19-conspiracy-theories-give-people-the-feeling-of-being-in-control/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:05:03 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156361 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/covid-19-conspiracy-theories-give-people-the-feeling-of-being-in-control/feed/ 1 2156361 ‘Immunological dark matter’: Is this why some people have a pre-existing immunity to COVID-19? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/immunological-dark-matter-is-this-why-some-people-have-a-pre-existing-immunity-to-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/immunological-dark-matter-is-this-why-some-people-have-a-pre-existing-immunity-to-covid-19/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:05:36 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2155834 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/immunological-dark-matter-is-this-why-some-people-have-a-pre-existing-immunity-to-covid-19/feed/ 0 2155834 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 Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:01:16 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329954 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/feed/ 2 2329954 How to argue about ‘race’: Charles Murray and Adam Rutherford are not so far apart https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/how-to-argue-about-race-charles-murray-and-adam-rutherford-are-not-so-far-apart/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/how-to-argue-about-race-charles-murray-and-adam-rutherford-are-not-so-far-apart/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:12:00 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327026 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/how-to-argue-about-race-charles-murray-and-adam-rutherford-are-not-so-far-apart/feed/ 26 2327026 Vaccine ‘durability’: COVID-19 immunizations coming soon but will they last? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/vaccine-durability-covid-19-immunizations-coming-soon-but-will-they-last/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/vaccine-durability-covid-19-immunizations-coming-soon-but-will-they-last/#disqus_thread Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:05:24 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328719 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/vaccine-durability-covid-19-immunizations-coming-soon-but-will-they-last/feed/ 0 2328719 Podcast: From the Black Death to COVID-19—Investigating the ancient war between genes and disease https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/podcast-the-ancient-war-between-genes-and-disease/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/podcast-the-ancient-war-between-genes-and-disease/#disqus_thread Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:10:09 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328695 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/podcast-the-ancient-war-between-genes-and-disease/feed/ 0 2328695 Evolutionary puzzle: Why do fraternal twins exist? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/#disqus_thread Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:05:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2151290 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/feed/ 0 2151290