Antibiotic Resistance Can Make Bacteria Stronger
Unfortunately, disease-causing bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics that are meant to kill them.
Category: Genetics
Video Friday: Transhumanism and Christianity – N.T. Wright, Peter Thiel, and Ross Douthat
New testament scholar and retired bishop N.T. Wright, billionaire Peter Thiel, and moderator Ross Douthat share a discussion of hope, technology, politics, and theology at the Veritas Forum.
Notable Paper: The Formal Darwinism Project
Our new pick for a “notable” paper is “The formal darwinism project in outline” by Alan Grafen, published in Biology and Philosophy on 25 January 2014.
Can GMO Foods End World Hunger?
According to the World Food Program, some 795 million people – one in nine people on earth – don’t have enough food to lead a healthy active life.
Video Friday: Genetics of Cognitive Function Through the Prism of Autism
The 17th Annual Swartz Foundation Mind/Brain Lecture with Dr. Michael Wigler explores the genetic basis of cognition and autism.
Hacking Mosquitos to Cure Dengue
An Australian group led by Scott O’Neill at Monash University has infected mosquitoes with bacteria that prevent the dengue viruses from taking up residence in the mosquito.
The Science of Sexual Orientation
There is not a single gene or environmental factor that is responsible for sexual orientation but evidence points to a specific region on the X-chromosome.
Heritability
a handy guide to what it means, what it doesn’t mean, and that giant meta-analysis of twin studies
The Transhuman Age is Here (But Not Quite Yet) — CRISPR/Cas9 Used to Modify Human Embryos
Chinese scientists reported editing genomes of human embryos for the first time using CRISPER/Cas9. But it isn’t quite ready for prime time.
Not all GMO Plants are Created Equal
It may be more sensible to judge a plant by its specific traits rather than the way it was produced – GMO or not.