Despite defeat, Prop 37 proponents will keep fighting

Stacy Finz | 
Despite losing the popular vote by six percentage points, the Proposition 37 campaign, which fought to require California labeling of ...

Proposition 37.1: let’s start this conversation

Kevin Folta | 
In the shadow of Proposition 37's defeat maybe we can have a real conversation. Angry, uninformed discussion based on fear ...

Genetic counseling and medical ethics in the age of personal genomics

Laura Hercher | 
On October 25th, Time Magazine ran an article about genetic testing of children with the provocative title, “What Your Doctor ...

Science versus values in personal genomics for children

When it comes to what a child should know I tend to disagree with the consensus among genetic counselors. It ...

India: 10-year moratorium on GM crops proposed

Jason Overdorf | 
Doing business in India is about to get harder for genetically modified seed companies like Monsanto, an article in this ...
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New gene-altering drug paves way for mass human modification

Mike Barrett | 
We’ve seen genetically modified mosquitoes, genetically modified plants, and genetically modified cows, but could we soon be dealing with our ...

Prop 37 — defeat or not — marks food movement coming of age

Twilight Greenaway | 
If Proposition 37, California’s GMO labeling measure, gets voted down today, it will be unfortunate and frustrating for many. But ...

RIP, food transparency

Leon Kaye | 
The death of Proposition 37 should not be surprising. The blame game surely will begin with Wednesday morning quarterbacking, starting ...

Proposition 37 defeated in California

Laurel Rosenhall | 
A measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods was defeated Tuesday. Proposition 37 was the second time nationwide that ...

Mom: you owe your kids “yes” on 37

Laetitia Mailhes | 
My stance, as a mother, is clear: I will do everything in my power to avoid subjecting my baby boy ...
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What does Prop 37 actually say?

Anastasia Bodnar | 
Unfortunately, as with any political debate these days, there’s a lot of mud slinging and less than accurate information coming ...

Examining the human health implications of GM-labeling debate

Louise Chu | 
“It’s really a value-laden decision. How do you act in the face of scientific uncertainty?” said Patrice Sutton, MPH, a ...

Prop 37 to be decided by dollars, not debate

Leon Kaye | 
The role of outside money in the fight against Proposition 37 has become a case study of how public policy ...

Danish ethics panel cautious about whole genome testing

Peter Stanners | 
As genetic tests become increasingly cheaper, the temptation to take one, principally to find out what illnesses we may be ...

Genetic Profiteering: Scandal of firm ‘hiding vital breast cancer data’

Steven Connor | 
The company that makes the world's biggest-selling gene test for breast and ovarian cancers is refusing to share groundbreaking knowledge ...

Human Apps: Israeli start-up wants to bring creation of life to the people

Ben Rooney | 
Technology is a democratizing force, but a digital start-up here in Israel is taking democracy to a new limit; in ...
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Farm workers’ interests neglected in Prop. 37 debate

Jesús Valenzuela Félix | 
SALINAS – As an organizer with the United Farm Workers, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing farm workers routinely be excluded ...
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Trial lawyer heaven/natural food hell: The real-life consequences of Prop 37

Jon Entine | 
The proponents of California Proposition 37 like to frame the vote as “right to know” issue. If only that were ...
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Political correctness alert: Science literacy collapses when male/female genetics are debated

Jon Entine | 
The difficulty in discussing what everyone intuitively knows—males and females are genetically programmed to respond differently, emotionally and intellectually, to ...
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Frozen egg banks – A “paradigm shift” for the fertility industry?

Jessica Cussins | 
Advertising for frozen egg banks has recently kicked into high gear. The spread of large frozen egg banks also see ...
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Human brains: Could we transfer the mind to other devices?

Katy Davis | 
There is no reason why the complex information processing at the core of human experience -- consciousness, the mind -- ...
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Arthur R. Jensen, who sparked debate about the genetics of IQ, dies

Margalit Fox | 
Jensen is most famous for arguing that the gap in intelligence tests between blacks and whites was due to genetic ...
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California Shakedown: Prop 37 could open floodgates to consumer suits

Robert Greene | 
Under Prop 37, any Californian would be able to sue any seller or manufacturer of a product that contained even ...
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Center for Genetics and Society escalates attack on life-saving gene therapy

Pete Shanks | 
CGS, a "progressive" but uber conservative-minded advocacy group that opposes many medical technology innovations is continuing its campaign against gene ...
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Greenpeace’s war on golden rice: Helpful or hurtful?

Henry Miller | 
Greenpeace's latest campaign involves golden rice and its availability to children in some of the poorest countries across the globe ...

Genetic studies may predict criminal tendencies

Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | 
A law professor believes genetic profiling should be used to identify children who are predisposed to violent criminal behaviors. Law ...

Three-parent fertility method could remove gene defects

Dan Vergano | 
Biologists in Oregon report they've produced early-stage human embryos with genes from three parents, a new method that some day ...
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