Science Controversies
US House committee approves amendment requiring genetically engineered salmon to be labeled
The [House Appropriations Committee] ... approved, over a handful of objections, an amendment that would subject genetically engineered salmon to ...
Viewpoint: ‘Regulating gene-edited crops as GMOs will do nothing to support sustainable agriculture’
Gene editing is the latest and sexiest DNA editing tool in the continuum of plant breeding innovations. With genetically modified ...
Early feedback on USDA’s GMO labeling proposal reveals ‘significant disagreement’
If the first wave of comments to its proposed rule on GMO labeling is anything to go by, USDA’s agricultural ...
European Seeds Association: Foods made with new breeding techniques shouldn’t be labeled
Labelling products that result from the so-called new plant breeding techniques would provide little new information and would therefore make ...
Psychedelic drug therapy could provide a ‘radical new answer’ to depression, PTSD, anxiety
For years now a band of dedicated scientists has been quietly building a case to redeem the reputation of MDMA ...
Paying for pricey gene therapy without insurance: Amish community faces challenge
[A]t $850,000 a person, Luxturna was more budget-busting than just about any other drug. [Company] Spark had proposed a few different ways of helping ...
Which foods does the USDA’s proposed ‘bioengineered’ label cover?
The United States Department of Agriculture has proposed new guidelines for labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. Food makers will ...
Leukemia defense: Y-chromosome offers ‘extra layer of protection’
Scientists have discovered the first example of a gene that is only found in one sex and provides protection against ...
Our bodies churn out trillions of mutations each day—why aren’t we ‘walking bags of cancer’?
As you read this article, the cells in your body are dividing and the DNA in them is being copied, ...
Unable to gain weight: Mice kept thin by blocking fat-storing enzyme
A compelling study from a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen has demonstrated a way to completely stop ...
5 key things we should know about the gut microbiome
Here are five of the most important questions that lie ahead for microbiome science. 1) What makes a gut microbiome ...
Autism test that appears to work for monkeys may open research doors for humans
Researchers have been left empty-handed so far in their quest to uncover some measurable biological signal that could be used ...
Woman survives removal of 132-pound ovarian tumor
A 132-pound ovarian tumor was removed from a 38-year-old Connecticut woman this year, according to two doctors involved in the ...
FDA moves against stem cell clinics selling unapproved procedures in Florida, California
The Food and Drug Administration is asking federal courts on opposite sides of the country to permanently stop two stem ...
USDA wants your opinion on its GMO labeling proposal
There's nothing inherently unsafe about genetically engineering crops or agricultural animals. ... But the public has been consistently uneasy about ...
Viewpoint: Brazilian anti-GMO activists should stop supporting fear-mongering label
What is the difference between these two signs? Both show a black T inside a yellow warning shape. But in ...
Up to 270 of 450,000 British women who missed breast cancer screens because of computer error died…or maybe not
It was announced...that, between 2009 and 2018, a computer error meant that 450,000 women aged around 70 in the UK were ...
Death of controversial biohacker Aaron Traywick puts movement at ‘crossroads’
At just 28, [Aaron] Traywick was among the most infamous figures in the world of biohacking—the grandiose CEO of a ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s friendly ‘bioengineered’ food label could help undo anti-GMO activists’ stigmatization
Though anti-GMO activists have long pushed labeling as a way to stigmatize genetically modified foods, America’s draft proposal for labeling ...
Future of New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) in EU depends on European Court of Justice’s looming decision
The future of new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) at the EU level lies in the European Court of Justice’s interpretation ...
Viewpoint: Monsanto GMO Bt cotton patent case ‘shows socialism’s hold on Indian politics’
The Delhi High Court has just decreed that Monsanto cannot claim any intellectual property right (IPR) over its Bt cotton ...
Immunotherapy as a last resort for terminal cancer patients
Dr. Oliver Sartor has a provocative question for patients who are running out of time. Most are dying of prostate ...
Writer agrees to be biohacked. Now she wonders if it was worth it
Grinders are hackers, but the hardware they aim to hack is the human body. They are transhumanist in the most ...
Common autism syndrome linked to medical issues in ‘gut, eyes, heart and brain’
Mutations in a gene called ADNP result in a distinct syndrome that includes autism, intellectual disability and problems with the gut, eyes, ...
What can we learn from bacteria that eat antibiotics for fuel?
Some bacteria take antibiotic resistance a step further: they chow down on the very compounds designed to kill microbes and ...
Biotech supporters in the Philippines advance bill to speed up GMO regulatory process
What's 5.41 years, or 65 months, or 1,950 days? That’s how long it takes to get all the requirements before genetically ...
USDA’s GMO food labeling proposal: What you need to know
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a long-awaited proposed rule to establish GMO labeling standards (the National Bioengineered ...
