Regulation & Bioethics
Voices come out in defense of Monsanto
Everyone's least favorite company has seen stories this week highlight its good side ...
What does it mean to be posthuman?
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. How would you like to be a posthuman? You know, a ...
SCOTUS rules Indiana farmer is “seed thief,” upholds Monsanto’s seed patents
The Supreme Court ruled that a farmer cannot reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without permission of the patent ...
Experts: Patients should have right to control genomic health information
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. May 9, 2013Â â Doctors should not have the right or responsibility ...
New generation of herbicide-tolerant crops face regulatory delays
Monsanto and Dow Chemical face delays in selling biotech crops engineered to survive older weedkillers after the the U.S. Department ...
Conservative immigration scholar claims genetic component to racial disparities in IQ
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full story below. Jason Richwine, the coauthor of the conservative ...
Precision StemCell: sellings stem cells and treating people as guinea pigs
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full story below. When journalists and health researchers write about ...
AquAdvantage salmon: “Frankenfish” or “Wunderfish”?
Even with approval inching ever-closer for the AquAdvantage salmon, the debate about its safety rages on ...
Ensure open access to genetic data to protect innovation
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full story below. Public investment in the Human Genome Project was expected ...
Study assesses impact of pending landmark US Supreme Court case on gene patents
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full story below. (Phys.org) âAs the U.S. Supreme Court moves ...
Bioethics: An attack on academic freedom?
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. Some bioethicists ...
Biological secrets of the criminal mind
The following is an excerpt. What is science revealing about the nature of the criminal mind? Adrian Raine, a professor ...
Israel Police skirt law, create migrant DNA database
The following is an excerpt. Police have been collecting for over a year now the DNA of African migrants who cross into ...
Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to ensure GM foods’ safety
The following is an excerpt. Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority ...
Unlocking crime using biological keys
The following is an excerpt. Bad brains result in bad behavior. A new body of knowledge is documenting beyond reasonable ...
You own your DNA, but who owns your genes?
The following is an excerpt. Last month, the American Civil Liberties Union and a host of co-plaintiffs appeared for oral ...
Washington: One grocer already labeling GMO products
The following is an edited excerpt. Before Stephen Trinkaus slapped âGMO Alert!â labels on dozens of products in his Bellingham ...
Scientists clash over future of GM crops in India
The following is an excerpt. Science sought to shed light on the issues and future of GM food crops in ...
Walking the ethical edge: âMade-to-orderâ embryos address genuine needs
Ethical watchdogs are stifling a much-needed discussion of the actual costs and benefits of a for-profit embryo donations. Despite the ...
Participants in Personal Genome Project identified by privacy experts
This is an edited excerpt. In 2006, the Personal Genome Project (PGP) was launched to collect genomic information from 100,000 ...
Will genetically engineered food feed a hungry world?
The following is an excerpt. Dick Tracy was right. So was Captain James T. Kirk and Maxwell Smart. Through their ...
5 points in favor of intellectual property for agricultural biotechnology
The following is an excerpt. CropLife International has identified the top five facts everyone should know about the importance of ...
Why scientists and science advocates shouldn’t fight the GM-labeling movement
Ramez Naam, a GLP contributor, makes the argument that -- despite the scientific evidence for the safety of genetically modified ...
Genetic engineering policy needs modification
The following is an excerpt. Writing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Plant Science, scientists from Spain and the United ...
Why GMO supporters should embrace labels
The following is an excerpt. Keith Kloor has graciously given me the opportunity to guest post here again. So let ...
Food labeling 101: GMO, organic, and other common grocery labels decoded
The following is an excerpt. Navigating the food labels at the grocery store these days can feel like reading through ...
Do patents hinder research?
The following is an excerpt. It is an argument frequently made by businesses: Intellectual property protection is essential to spur ...