Marlene Cimons
Articles written for the GLP list the source as Genes and Science. All other articles were written for the sources noted with excerpts provided by the GLP.
Maybe Darwin got it wrong: ‘Survival of the Friendliest’
Most people assume that Darwin was talking about physical strength when referring to “survival of the fittest,” meaning that a ...
Summer heat waves can turn common medications deadly
Heat waves kill more people than any other single weather event, making them dangerous by themselves. But if you are ...
Chronic inflammation a silent threat that can ‘damage DNA and lead to heart disease, cancer’
Chronic inflammation begins without an apparent cause — and doesn’t stop. The immune system becomes activated, but the inflammatory response ...
‘Unlearning fear’: Why women are twice as likely to experience PTSD
[W]omen — both civilians and women from the military — are more than twice as likely as men to suffer ...
High obesity rates among African Americans may be linked to gene variant
African Americans have the highest rate of age-adjusted obesity (48 percent) of all ethnic groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Scientists reconsider phage therapy to battle antibiotic-resistant infections
Today, the world faces an alarming public health threat from multi-drug-resistant infections. The World Health Organization calls bacterial resistance “one of the ...
Secret to living past 90 mostly in good genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mary Harada’s father lived ...
Controlling destructive locusts by manipulating their genetics
Swarming locusts are among the most serious pests in the world and can be extremely destructive to agriculture. Understanding the ...
