Genes and Science – 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 – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 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 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 Viewpoint: GMO vs non-GMO foods? There’s no difference to your body or health https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2115381 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/feed/ 0 2115381 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: How prosperity and technology are defeating ‘environmental pessimism’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331214 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/feed/ 9 2331214 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 Podcast: Covid conspiracies; Cuba embraces GMOs; biotech vs. nature’s ‘mindless dangers’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:38 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332626 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/feed/ 0 2332626 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: How body building culture and fad diets mislead consumers about protein https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:27 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329687 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/feed/ 0 2329687 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 Viewpoint: ‘All natural’ pet food is no better for Fido, and it’s terrible for the environment https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/#disqus_thread Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329696 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/feed/ 0 2329696 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 Viewpoint: Europe must abandon ‘fear of progress’ to defeat anti-science chemophobia https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:01 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2147710 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/feed/ 0 2147710 Podcast: Arguing with vaccine skeptics works; Ban GMO labels? Agroecology keeps Africa poor https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331467 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/feed/ 3 2331467 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 ‘No change in insect population sizes’: Massive North American study challenges ‘insect apocalypse’ claims https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:01:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331462 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/feed/ 0 2331462 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 Viewpoint: Glyphosate-tainted hummus? Environmental Working Group’s latest pesticide scare short on facts https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:01:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329376 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/feed/ 1 2329376