Ellen Goodman / TruthdigOct 23, 2008
A cohort of entrepreneurs and scientists is the cutting edge of the Personal Genome Project. In an act of altruism and/or exhibitionism, the PGP-10 have put their medical records, traits and genetic codes on the Web where all the scientists, paparazzo and peeping Toms can see them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 20, 2007
Nobel-winning scientist James Watson, half of the DNA-pioneering team Watson and Crick, is undergoing a firestorm of criticism for recent comments he made in London's Sunday Times about how he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours -- whereas all the testing says not really." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2007
In one of the more startling scientific discoveries of late, two teams of researchers have found that a baby hammerhead born in a Nebraska aquarium six years ago was conceived via parthogenesis -- i.e., without the genetic contribution of a male. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2007
The same research lab that cloned Dolly the sheep has found a way to produce cancer-fighting proteins in genetically modified chicken eggs. Although practical treatments could be years off, the process promises to reduce the cost and complexity of generating cancer medicine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2007
Using a combination of genetic engineering and cloning, scientists from the U.S. and Japan have successfully eliminated the protein that causes mad cow disease. So far the cows in the lab have proven immune to the illness, which shreds its victims' brains, driving them mad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 28, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration is set to approve food products derived from cloned animals and their offspring. Though eating beef from a cloned cow may seem incredibly creepy, the FDA has decided the manufactured twin is just as safe as the original animal, and requires no special identification once in the food supply. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 4, 2006
Doctors on the frontier of in vitro fertilization now offer to test embryos for predisposition to treatable cancers and other ailments using the same technique that detects some serious childhood maladies. As scientists learn more about the code that builds human life, critics warn of an age when the wealthy will be able to buy a healthier brood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sam Harris / TruthdigAug 16, 2006
The bestselling secularist author of "The End of Faith" delivers a scathing review of "The Language of God," a new book by Human Genome Project head Francis Collins that attempts to demonstrate a harmony between science and evangelical Christianity. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Gene Gerard / TruthdigJun 17, 2006
A new report shows that Bush has slashed anti-AIDS programs across the board. Meanwhile, he's pandering to the religious right by pushing abstinence-until-marriage programs--regardless of the fact that they are proven ineffective at stopping the spread of HIV. Don't bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Gene Gerard / TruthdigJun 2, 2006
New Truthdig contributor Gene Gerard, a longtime college professor of history, religion and ethics, examines the efforts of conservative legislators to stifle discussion of contraceptives in public schools--in favor of abstinence-only education. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 30, 2006
Researchers have discovered that differences in human sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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