Global Gender Gap Report 2012: The Best And Worst Countries For Women
Excerpt: “Gender equality has been more of a national focus than usual in the United States over the past few months, thanks to the 2012 presidential election. But how does…
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Belinda Martineau: A Scientist Says Yes On Prop 37 To Label Genetically Engineered Food
Dr. Belinda Martineau is the Principal Editor at the UC Davis Genome Center. In an excerpt from the article, Martineau states: “Once scientists have told the truth, warts and all (and genetic…
Geneticists Breach Ethical Taboo By Changing Genes Across Generations
Geneticists from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland reported Wednesday(10/24) that they had crossed a threshold long considered off-limits: They have made changes in human DNA that can be…
California Boy Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene
Excerpt: Colman Chadam, an 11-year-old California boy, has been ordered to transfer from his current school to another one miles away because of his genetic makeup. Now, his parents are…
Genetics Plays Vital Role In Building Better Bees
The new research from York University, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that the reason worker bees are such a highly skilled and specialized…
Abigail Saguy – "Weight-Based Stigma and Bullying"
Our national “obesity epidemic” is spawning disease, shortening life spans and bankrupting our health care system. Or is it? Could our negative attitudes about fatness-a disease that people bring upon…