Jonathan Latham Ninety six leading psychiatric geneticists have publicly requested their scientific funding agencies not to abandon the search for genetic links to mental health. In a letter, published Aug 9th in the journal Molecular …
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23andMe disproves its own business model
Jonathan Latham Online gene testing company 23andMe last week published its first genetic research study into Parkinson’s Disease. The study was funded by the participants (many of whom are customers of 23andMe), the company itself, …
Continue readingHow Agriculture Can Provide Food Security Without Destroying Biodiversity
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson According to conventional wisdom, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte (pop. 2.5 million) has achieved something impossible. So, too, has the island of Cuba. They are feeding their hungry populations …
Continue readingBee Learning Behaviour Affected by GMO Toxin
Jonathan Latham, PhD and Allison Wilson, PhD Concerns over bees, especially the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) have rarely been higher. Although there are few hard data there is a general consensus that both solitary …
Continue readingHow the Science Media Failed the IAASTD
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Note: An excellent complementary piece, from one of the IAASTD authors, is: The IAASTD report and some of its fallout – a personal note By Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, ETH Zurich, …
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