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Accuracy of eyewitness testimony: Is it all in our head?

Andrew Porterfield | 
The credibility of eyewitness testimony has taken some hits from DNA evidence-based refutation of memory. But there's more here than ...
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Should healthy patients with disease genes be told of their genetic risks?

Meredith Knight | 
Many people with gene variants that might cause disease have a very low risk of getting sick. Telling patients may ...
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Sports and war: When it comes to concussions, not much difference between football and fighting

Ben Locwin | 
Recent evidence is surfacing of ‘early aging’ in the brains of troops as a result of experiencing bomb blasts. It ...
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Genes illuminate how the brain ‘thinks’

Ben Locwin | 
Monitoring brain functions can tell us a lot about neurobiological structures and what's going on. But now we have the ...
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Concussion risk: How much weight should genetics carry

Nicholas Staropoli | 
As we attempt to establish risk factors for concussions and similar traumas, how much weight should we give genetics? ...
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Gene therapy is doing all that we’d hoped for* *(so far)

Ben Locwin | 
New gene therapies are showing evidence of advancing our treatment of genetic diseases. Scientists are 5 years along the 15 ...
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Science deniers stay home: Synthetic biology crucial to human missions to Mars

David Warmflash | 
Bioprocessing of lunar materials will allow us to transport more people and non-consumable supplies (such as equipment) back and forth, ...
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Endocrine disruption and fat-causing “obesogen” theories crumbling as research rolls in

Andrew Porterfield | 
The theory that certain industrial chemicals disrupt our endocrine system and contribute to obesity gained traction in some rat studies ...
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Not in our stars but our DNA: Is faith and embrace of religion (and astrology) hardwired?

David Warmflash | 
Our beliefs, including irrational ones and an embrace of pseudoscience, have been shown to be largely independent of one’s educational ...
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Cancer and the bad luck of random mutations

Arvind Suresh | 
New research suggests the risk of most cancers can be attributed to environmental factors, countering the so called "bad luck" ...
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Taboo: Modern genomics key to understanding basis of ‘race’

Andrew Porterfield | 
The fierce decades-long debate between postmodernist social scientists and population geneticists over the biological basis of group human differences is ...
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Orthorexia nervosa: Do anti-GMO activists and shoppers have it?

David Warmflash | 
Orthorexia nervosa is being evaluated as a possible psychiatric diagnosis -- which is causing symptoms of anxiety among some elites ...
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Why humans uniquely live long enough to become grandparents

Meredith Knight | 
The Grandma Hypothesis suggests that humans were evolutionarily successful because older females helped their daughters raise children. But living beyond ...
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White privilege? Will Western activists block CRISPR solution to protecting millions of Africans against malaria?

Eva Glasrud, Justin Smith | 
Scientists now have the ability to eradicate one the world's most deadly diseases--malaria, which kills as many as 2.7 million ...
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What makes us take risks? Can viruses affect our thinking ability?

Ben Locwin | 
Our body surfaces contain a wide range of microorganisms. The biological effects of these organisms, including on our brain and ...
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James Watson: Basing ‘war on cancer’ on genome research diverts resources

Andrew Porterfield | 
Billions have been spent on the "ultimate weapon" against cancer--gene-based, personalized medicine. But the money may be mis-aimed on the ...
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Could we functionally cure HIV through gene editing?

Meredith Knight | 
Charlie Sheen’s HIV announcement put AIDs back in the headlines. Gene editing may provide the chance to eliminate the disease ...
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Why Americans respond to drug placebos more than any other nationality

Ben Locwin | 
Remarkably the placebo effect--a fake treatment in which a person taking an inactive substance like sugar, water or saline solution ...
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Obesity is in our head and in our genes

Andrew Porterfield | 
The sources of obesity look more biological, and less psychological, which opens new avenues toward addressing the crisis. Finding answers ...
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Why elephants almost never get cancer–and why that might save human lives

Caitlin A. Nichols | 
Why don’t elephants die of cancer nearly as often as humans, even though they have about 100 times as many ...
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Understanding the Obesity Paradox: Why being overweight may be less concerning than being unfit

Ben Locwin | 
Instead of focussing purely on weight, an approach that also considers physical fitness provides the greatest potential to promote health ...
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Immune therapy for cancer needs the right gut stuff

Meredith Knight | 
A patient’s microbiome influences how well a new class of immune system cancer drugs work ...
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Will Chipotle’s food poisoning scare and Fukushima rethink help society overcome radiation phobia?

David Warmflash | 
Hype about radiation dangers is ever present, as we live in a radiophobic society, but the Chipotle food poisoning incidents ...
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White House announces microbiome initiative but science on gut bacteria still unsettled

Nicholas Staropoli | 
The Unified Microbiome Initiative seeks to unlock the mystery of the human biome and the role of genetics in shaping ...
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Can GMOs cure cancer? Genetically engineered algae found to kill cancer cells

Ben Locwin | 
Scientists have genetically engineered algae, transforming them into targeted drug delivery systems to target cancer. It's worked in the lab ...
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Clarifying ionophores: NRDC muddies science by suggesting all animal antibiotics lead to resistance crisis

Roy Williams | 
The Natural Resources Defense Council is the latest advocacy group to call for a broad based ban on antibiotics in ...
Transgenic pigs may usher in brave new world of xenotransplantation

Transgenic pigs may usher in brave new world of xenotransplantation

Aseda Tena | 
Genetic engineering is poised to make xenotransplantation a reality ...
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