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Genetic embryo screening for health issues and IQ inch closer to

WEBDr. Barbara Pfeffer Billauer, JD MA (Occ. Health) Ph.D. is Professor of Law and Bioethics in the International Program in Bioethics of the University of Porto and …

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Explaining the debate over GMOs—and what is or isn't 'natural'— …

WEBModern molecular biology, however, offers potential solutions to the harmful effects of factory farming – say, through genetically engineering disease-resistant poultry …

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Marrying close relatives offers genetic risks and benefits for

WEBThe genetic screens look for risks of a number of disorders including, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, mental retardation, epilepsy, and …

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How a fetus's developing brain may be shaped by mom's mental …

WEBThe amygdala is a part of brain circuits involved in regulating emotion, in detecting and experiencing stress responses. The prefrontal cortex is involved in the …

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Environmental Defense Fund

WEBThe Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is “one of the world’s largest environmental organizations,” headquartered in New York City. Unlike many NGOs that explicitly …

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25 years of GMO crops: Economic, environmental and human …

WEBSince the first GMO crop was developed in 1994, genetically modified foods have provided countries around the world with economic, environmental and human …

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Cloud Mountain Foundation

WEBIn total, Cloud Mountain has given more than $4 million to Food and Water Watch, CMD and related anti-GMO groups. Financial Data. Annual Revenue: $1,143,397 (2016) Total …

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You have a genetic disorder: Should your family be told they …

WEBGenetic tests for everyone—carrier and predictive screening for potential health problems linked to gene mutations—are fast becoming a reality of the …

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‘Feed Your Mind’: FDA releases guide on GMOs, emphasizing their …

WEBGMO foods have been available to consumers since the early 1990s. Since then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture …

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Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

WEBThe Bloomberg Family Foundation, or Bloomberg Philanthropies, was founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and “focuses on five key areas for creating …

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Cloned animals: A safe, sustainable source of food and medicine

WEBFor now, cloning has a success rate of 10% (Howard, 2016), and on average it costs about $15,000 to clone a cow and about $4,000 to clone a pig (Plume, 2009). …

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How epigenetics, our gut microbiome and the environment …

WEBThere appears to be an incredible, largely invisible world, of cellular communication, symbiosis, and chemistry occurring between ‘us’ and the healthy …

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Genetically modified crops and sustainability: 25 years since their

WEBGenetically modified (GM) crops have increased global food, feed and fiber production by nearly 1 billion tonnes (1 tonne equals 1.10231 tons) since their …

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Why biodiversity might not always be such a good thing for our …

WEBThe notion was first proposed in 2001 in relation to the spread of Lyme disease, and in some circles, it has become settled science. “The evidence is already …

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Why some diseases confer lifelong immunity and others do not

WEBTake the flu. This is a virus that can change its genes easily, Jenkins said. Just as our immune systems kill off one version of the virus, another emerges that our …

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GMO FAQ: Do GMO Bt (insect-resistant) crops pose a threat to …

WEBPesticide products containing microbial Bt have been used in organic agriculture for many years. Bt crops have provided substantial human health, environmental and economic …

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Why touch is so important to emotional, physical wellbeing

WEBMaria Konnikova | New Yorker | March 11, 2015. Touch is the first of the senses to develop in the human infant, and it remains perhaps the most emotionally …

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Power of placebo: Here is how the ‘belief effect’ influences our …

WEBThere is a fascinating interplay between the power of belief and its profound impact on our corporeal health and nutrition. From the intriguing ability of belief to shape …

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When it comes to COVID, nurture trumps nature – so far

WEBOne study that made headlines identified the genetic signature among Neanderthals, which may partly explain why COVID-19 is less prevalent in Africa. The …

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How mental health patients suffer from the overuse of …

WEBThe chance discovery of the major classes of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s changed the status of psychopharmacology. These new compounds did more than …

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