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Genetic testing can help detect disorders early enough to have an impact. But the rising popularity of these tests has given way to a number of ethical questions. In the third article of a multi-part series, the GLP looks at the right to privacy issues that come with genetic testing.
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Previous GLP investigations into the anti-GMO movement in Hawaii have uncovered evidence of corruption in election financing. Now, Jon Entine looks at where the money to fund this movement is coming from and how it should impact the debate.
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As genetic database grow, they become increasingly more useful, but it also raises the looming specter of privacy concerns for those who test (and everyone related to them).
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In his latest, potentially controversial, statement, James Watson urges parents to have kids early and chastises older parents.
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Researchers are trying to catalog the DNA and molecular characteristic of thousands of tumors, to seek out similarities and one day tailor treatments.
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Removing the "unknown" factor from biotechnology with citizen science and DIY projects could increase acceptance of GMOs.
Organic activists have released a statement about the need to switch to a system that recognizes farmers as both producers of food, as well as managers of an agro-ecological system.
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Grist's Johnson does a microanalysis of the benefits of GMOs by interviewing individual farmers, finding that the technology may not always be the most profitable means of farming.
Of the several gene therapies that have already advanced to human trials, one of them hopes to seek approval from the FDA to be released in US markets.
Researchers predict that 15-40% of animal species will be extinct by 2050, due to climate change and human activities. We could probably use genetic engineering to safeguard biodiversity or even resurrect species. Now's the time to weigh the pros and cons.
Labeling foods containing GMOs may seem like a simple issue, but there are a multitude of perspectives that shape the debate.
In a recent report, the Washington Research Council reveals the story behind Washington State's Initiative 522 to label food containing genetically engineered ingredients, and "Yes, it will cost you a dime."
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