“The eminent evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould once said: “Our planet has always been in the Age of Bacteria.” But scientists’ rapidly accelerating ability to harness microbes and turn them…
Psychologist Dr Ilan Dar-Nimrod from the University of Sydney talks about genetic determinism which he argues is encouraged by media reports that imply a greater risk from disease-related genes than…
The 26th annual SLSA meeting, titled “Nonhuman”, will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Sept 27-30, 2012. From its inception, SLSA has distinguished itself from other humanistic scholarly societies through its sustained…
Researchers working on the ENCODE project show that “what has been called junk DNA is actually teeming with an intricate web of molecular switches that play crucial roles in regulating…
Scientists, lawyers and politicians have raised new concerns over the quality of forensic evidence testing – so is the criminal justice system too reliant on lab tests without realising their…
ISG Director Dr. Eric Vilain writes an article for the NYTimes addressing gender testing for athletes. He writes, “When men are more talented than others, it is an expression of…