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Science News: How At-Home Genetic Tests Are Raising Questions About Law Enforcement, Bees And Stem Cells, And How Gut Bacteria Shines Light On Common GI Diseases

By J. Carlisle Larsen

A compound fed to queen bees in their larval stage could hold some promise in human stem cell research. We'll learn what researchers are hoping to learn from royal jelly. Also, California police accessed databases from popular at-home genetic tests to make breaks in cold cases, raising some ethical concerns about access to our genetic material. We talk about those stories and more with Anna Groves of Discover Magazine.

Related Links: 
[D-Brief] A Compound that Makes Bees Into Queens Could also Aid Human Stem Cell Therapies [2]
[The Crux] Gut Microbes Could Soon Diagnose and Explain The Cause of IBS and IBD [3]
Host: 
Rob Ferrett [4]
Guest(s): 
Anna Groves [5]
Producer(s): 
J. Carlisle Larsen [6]

Source URL: https://www.wpr.org/science-news-how-home-genetic-tests-are-raising-questions-about-law-enforcement-bees-and-stem-cells

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[1] https://www.wpr.org/programs/central-time
[2] http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/12/05/honey-bee-royal-jelly-human-stem-cells/
[3] http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2018/12/20/gut-microbes-could-soon-diagnose-and-explain-ibs-and-ibd/
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/rob-ferrett
[5] https://www.wpr.org/people/anna-groves
[6] https://www.wpr.org/people/j-carlisle-larsen