It makes a clear case that GMOs are unsafe, particularly for children. Please
pass the link onto as many parents and school personnel as you can …
This marks the first time the agency has given the okay to a transgenic
therapy–a drug developed in genetically engineered animals–and the first
recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S. …
“Transgenic animals are probably going to be the drug stores of the future,”
said biologist Bryan Pickett, who works with genetically engineered zebra fish
at Loyola University of Chicago. …
the Executive Director of the Institute for
Responsible Technology says, “GM foods are likely responsible for
several negative health trends in the US. The government must impose an
immediate ban on these dangerous crops.” He says, “Consumers don’t need
to wait for governmental action. They can download a free Non-GMO
Shopping Guide at www.HealthierEating.org …
Using valproic acid, a chemical often used as a medication to treat seizure
disorders, the scientists loosened the chromatin—the packaging of the cellular
chromosome—making it easier to alter the cell’s DNA to transform ordinary human
skin cells into more powerful induced pluripotent cells, or iPS cells. …
In the long term, Kornfeld’s goal is to identify compounds that could
potentially delay human aging. …
scientists in the company and collaborators in the US and Canada found that the
drug was transported rapidly across the blood-brain barrier and into the
functional part of the brain, the parenchyma. …
Synthetic biology could be used to create new drugs and medical devices,
solve ecological problems and even create new organisms. …
“We are working on making sure only pancreatic cancer cells see this suicide
gene,” Brody says. “By this, we are putting tighter regulation on the expression
of this toxic gene. We hope to just help pancreatic cancer patients.” …
The Harlem DNA Lab is the result of a collaboration between the New York City
Department of Education and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. …