Genetic databases are a gray area in international benefit-sharing agreements

Organisms Diversity & Evolution - The toolbox of instruments regulating access, transfer and use of biological material is currently re-equipped: the Nagoya Protocol was initiated to provide a...

Biological diversity in the patent system is an enduring focus of controversy but empirical analysis of the presence of biodiversity in the patent system has been limited. To address this problem we text mined 11 million patent documents for 6 million Latin…

As genetics enters the digital era, international regulations are straining to catch up and some fear they threaten to stifle innovation.

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Testosterone levels in men have been declining rapidly worldwide. The average testosterone level of a man has decreased by about 1% per year since the 1980s.1 This is not just affecting middle aged men, either: teenagers are now being diagnosed with levels…

There are mixed opinions regarding the effect of WiFi exposure on human health. This article looks at whether WiFi affects the brain.

Men take note: Storing your cell phone in your pants pocket may result in impaired sperm and lower testosterone and may cause infertility.  In addition, new research suggests that carrying around a cell phone in your pocket could lower sperm motility and…

Environmental Working Group, an organization that advocates against the use of toxic chemicals, has released a list of the 12 worst hormone disrupting chemicals.