Category Archives: Scientific breakthroughs

innovation in science and environmental impact

Bone marrow-derived cells and osteoblasts influence growth of cancers in other tissues

Posted on December 18, 2017 by DWN

A phenomenon many of us have always wondered about is: when patients are in their final stages of cancer, why do they lose their appetite and waste away? Although the tumor might remain localized to one organ/tissue, while many other … Continue reading →

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Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation from Genes in Human Embryos

Posted on August 3, 2017 by DWN

The day of “editing severe mutations out of the fertilized egg (zygote)” is here. The CRISPR/Cas9 editing must be done before the zygote divides beyond the eight- or sixteen-cell stage (after which differentiation into specialized cell types and tissues begins). … Continue reading →

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Substantially higher levels of certain cytokines are found in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Posted on August 1, 2017 by DWN

This [below] is an article from ABC News, and this topic fits perfectly within the ‘gene-environment interactions’ theme. When I was editor (1994-2oo6) of the Center for Environmental Genetics (CEG) newsletter “Interface”, we invited readers (many of whom were lay … Continue reading →

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Another form of fraud and corruption in science: This time it has to do with fake data in drug trials

Posted on May 30, 2017 by DWN

We’ve shared articles on “predatory online open-access” journals (at least 15,000 of them having popped up in the past 6-8 years) and recently fake research reagents being sold to scientists. Here [see attached article] is yet another form of fraud … Continue reading →

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Potentially a HUGE breakthrough !!! Liquid biopsies for lung cancer parients improves treatment (of tumors that are constantly changing their phenotype)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by DWN

The “evolution” of tumor formation (carcinogenesis) symbolizes the quintessence of gene-environment interactions. The “biggest obstacle” (to the survival of a cancer cell) is how it can mutate and undergo epigenetic changes –– in order to survive chemotherapy and any other … Continue reading →

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Graphene layers (atom-thick sheets of carbon, in near future) can provide a visual indication of “mechanical stress”, potential structural failure

Posted on April 6, 2017 by DWN

This email is not about your “garden-variety gene-environment interactions,” but rather it presents a detector system to search for early signs of architectural stress. From this standpoint, I find this exciting, intriguing. And perhaps, through further development, these graphene nanoplatelets … Continue reading →

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