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 Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Democratic strategists urge Joe Biden to take on Monsanto to win rural support https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:04:57 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333719 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/democratic-strategists-urge-joe-biden-to-take-on-monsanto-to-win-rural-support/feed/ 0 2333719 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 Zinc-fortified crops may fight diabetes, cardiovascular disease in poor countries better than supplements https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:03:49 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333716 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/zinc-fortified-crops-may-fight-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-in-developing-countries-better-than-supplements/feed/ 0 2333716 Babies’ brain waves could forewarn autism https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/babies-brain-waves-can-forewarn-autism/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/babies-brain-waves-can-forewarn-autism/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:03:30 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331829 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/babies-brain-waves-can-forewarn-autism/feed/ 0 2331829 Behold the sturddlefish: ‘It’s like if a cow and a giraffe made a baby’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/behold-the-sturddlefish-its-like-if-a-cow-and-a-giraffe-made-a-baby/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/behold-the-sturddlefish-its-like-if-a-cow-and-a-giraffe-made-a-baby/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:02:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332078 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/behold-the-sturddlefish-its-like-if-a-cow-and-a-giraffe-made-a-baby/feed/ 0 2332078 Cuba expects massive crop yield increase with GMO insect-resistant, herbicide-tolerant corn https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:02:19 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333713 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/feed/ 0 2333713 CRISPR cows could boost sustainable meat production, but regulations and wary consumers stand in the way https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:53 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330620 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/feed/ 0 2330620 GMOs ‘pose no health risks,’ biotech experts say, but ‘bioengineered’ food labels coming anyway https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:29 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333711 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/gmos-pose-no-health-risks-biotech-experts-say-but-bioengineered-food-labels-are-coming-anyway/feed/ 0 2333711 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 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 Will schools maintain immunization requirements as vaccination rates plunge? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331531 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/will-schools-maintain-immunization-requirements-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/feed/ 0 2331531 Future pandemics: Where dangerous pathogens lie in wait https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/future-pandemics-where-dangerous-pathogens-lie-in-wait/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/future-pandemics-where-dangerous-pathogens-lie-in-wait/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:17 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330364 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/future-pandemics-where-dangerous-pathogens-lie-in-wait/feed/ 0 2330364 Trump administration, CDC fumbling efforts to push back against vaccine deniers https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/trump-administration-cdc-fumbling-efforts-to-push-back-against-vaccine-deniers/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/trump-administration-cdc-fumbling-efforts-to-push-back-against-vaccine-deniers/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:15 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332321 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/trump-administration-cdc-fumbling-efforts-to-push-back-against-vaccine-deniers/feed/ 0 2332321 Brain activation: How to help the blind see https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/brain-activation-how-to-help-the-blind-see/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/brain-activation-how-to-help-the-blind-see/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:06:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331831 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/brain-activation-how-to-help-the-blind-see/feed/ 0 2331831 DNA shows Neanderthals mated with humans in two waves, not just once https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/dna-shows-neanderthals-mated-with-humans-in-two-waves-not-just-once/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/dna-shows-neanderthals-mated-with-humans-in-two-waves-not-just-once/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:05:18 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331249 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/dna-shows-neanderthals-mated-with-humans-in-two-waves-not-just-once/feed/ 0 2331249 Bt cotton in Africa: Role models and lessons learned https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333452 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/feed/ 0 2333452 Marijuana use during pregnancy increases infant’s chances of getting autism by 50% https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:04:21 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332072 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-increases-infants-chances-of-getting-autism-by-50/feed/ 0 2332072 CRISPR crop development proceeds rapidly, but ‘bottlenecks’ limit promise https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:03:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332618 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/crispr-crop-development-proceeds-rapidly-but-bottlenecks-limit-promise/feed/ 0 2332618 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