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Venus of Willendorf (24,000BC?) Credit: MatthiasKabel
Gaining weight is partly the fault of genes. Gut microbes are involved in obesity too, although that's a complicated and uncertain story. Now a twin study shows that genes influence just which microbes are numerous in the gut�and that some of these microbes form a kind of network that seems to accompany being lean.
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The National Association for Genetic Safety (NAGS) is the organizing organization behind the controversial "Factor GMO" study announced on November 11 in London. The organizers, who now claim no links to NAGS, say it will cost $25 million, and will be undertaken by "independent scientists".
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Charlatans like Food Babe, Dr. Oz, Joseph Mercola, and Vandana Shiva represent everything disgraceful about unscientific propaganda. Cancer misinformation is among the most tragic unscientific rhetoric. What you deem �healthy� and what experts deem healthy are vastly different. What they're doing boils down to victim-blaming and fear-mongering.
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Current antibiotics may be reaching the end of their utility. They are often kill healthy parts of out microbiome along with pathogens, which are gradually becoming resistant to them. What can be done?
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From Ebola to breast cancer screenings, people have a difficult time understanding where their health risks truly lie. Our emotional connections are at least partially to blame.
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Over the past few weeks, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium of West Palm Beach has been eagerly promoting a Thursday, November 13, 2014, talk titled Science on Tap-GMOs Exposed! The featured speaker? Michelle Parenti Lewis. As Kevin Folta noted in a Friday post on his Illumination blog, she is a local dietician who has no background in […]
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A healthier, ecologically advanced GMO potato has been cleared, touching off theatrics of opposition by advocacy groups. The success of the next generation GM food could hinge on decisions by McDonald's and other food giants.
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In this radio interview, Australian Broadcasting Radio National asks Mark Lynas and the GLP�s Jon Entine about whether science is loosening the grip of the "Frankenfood" curse.
Google recently promised to develop early-detection technology for cancer, heart disease and strokes. While early diagnosis might seem like a worthy goal, it sometimes creates more harm than good for patients.
Recent studies suggest parenting activities don't impact intelligence in children much and have little impact on academic achievement. Is this that just genetic determinism taken to the extreme?
New research questions study that claimed humans can discriminate 1 trillion smells.
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