Science Controversies
Glyphosate herbicide negatively affects soil-friendly bacteria, study shows
Cornell researchers found negative consequences of the weed-killing herbicide glyphosate on pseudomonas, a soil-friendly bacteria [read the full study here] ...
Inside Key Haven: GMO mosquito debate reached fever pitch in release town
In the Florida Keys, a referendum fight last year took on all the trappings of a modern-day political campaign – radio ...
Editorial: How to combat Congress’ growing anti-science attitudes
The White House and Congress have lost their way when it comes to science. Notions unsupported by evidence are informing ...
Disease-resistant GMO tomato that could eliminate need for copper pesticides blocked by public fears
Field trials have shown that a disease-resistant GMO tomato variety eliminates the need for copper pesticides that pollute soil and ...
What’s the future of meatless burgers and other ‘synthetic foods’?
[Editor’s note: Jaqueline Rowarth is chief scientist at the Environmental Protection Authority of New Zealand] Both Impossible Burger and Perfect ...
Predicting Alzheimer’s: 31-gene test may offer strongest risk assessment
The APOE4 e4 gene has long been associated with an elevated risk for alzheimer's. But a new test panel involving ...
Aquabounty and food activists clash over need for labels for GMO salmon
Four-and-a-half tons of genetically modified salmon have been released into the Canadian food market, and consumers have no way of ...
Artificial Intelligence may offer early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Canadian researchers at McGill University believe they can predict Alzheimer’s disease up to two years before its onset using big ...
Non-browning genetically engineered ‘Arctic apples’ now on sale–without GMO label
[Arctic] apples are genetically altered to suppress browning and may be offered for sale as bagged slices in up to ...
Conventional agriculture holds multiple ecological advantages over organic, analysis shows
Conventional farming outperforms organic in several key measures -- particularly crop yield, according to a meta analysis of 164 research ...
Gene identified for disease resistance in bananas, may stave off ‘bananapocalypse’
For decades, biotech researchers and conventional breeders were foiled in their efforts to bring disease resistance to the Cavendish [banana] ...
For consumers to embrace high-tech meat, producers must address sustainability concerns
Plant-based and cultured meat producers see themselves promoting sustainability, promising healthier options in a world that demands convenience and good ...
Unapproved artificial organs implanted in humans
Experimental implants manufactured at University College London were sent abroad and used on patients despite not having approval for human ...
Has the Non-GMO label fever peaked? Major vegetable packing firm removes ‘fear perpetuating’ label
One year ago, Mann Packing went through the process of getting some of its vegetable products Non-GMO Project Verified. Now, ...
Despite drift issue, Monsanto sees ‘surge’ of farmers buying dicamba-resistant GMO soybean seeds
Monsanto Co. posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit and said it still expects a surge in sales of a controversial line ...
Kevin Folta looks back 5 years after release of controversial Séralini GMO rat study
The heavily criticized and retracted paper linked GMO consumption and glyphosate exposure to cancer in rats. The brouhaha that erupted ...
India investigating reports of cotton farmers growing unapproved improved Monsanto GMO variety
A top Indian cotton-producing state has ordered an inspection of fields planted with an unapproved variety of genetically modified seeds ...
University student reflection: Let’s take a balanced ethical and scientific look at genetic engineering
Rapid advancements in the realm of gene editing are raising all sorts of questions with social and ethical implications. But ...
Has the evolution of artificial intelligence reached its limits?
But the peculiar thing about deep learning is just how old its key ideas are. Hinton’s breakthrough paper...was published in ...
Data storage may be coming to a molecule near you
[George Church] and two Harvard colleagues translated an HTML draft of a 50,000-word book on synthetic biology, coauthored by Church, ...
Viewpoint: Glyphosate herbicide’s ‘tough year’ could get much worse
Monsanto’s flagship weed killer, Roundup, has had a tough year. And it could get worse. With Roundup at the center ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – Oct. 9, 2017
Neonicotinoid seed treatments: Effective crop protectants—or unnecessary, with potential collateral damage to bees? | Paul McDivitt Tick tock, circadian clock research ...
Matrix phobia? Scientists put fears to rest—we are not living in computer simulation
Just in case it’s been weighing on your mind, you can relax now. A team of theoretical physicists from Oxford ...
Searching for depression’s elusive genetic links
As science continues to decode the human genome, our knowledge of the genetic components of disease is advancing at exponential ...
Crops and chemicals: What does the future hold for GMOs and pesticides?
[Editor's note: The following is a Q&A with Paul Vincelli, a plant pathology professor at the University of Kentucky.] Farmers are ...
State bans of dicamba herbicide could increase soybean, cotton prices
Efforts to ban the herbicide [dicamba] could benefit the prices of agricultural products such as soybeans and cotton. At the ...
African scientists call for implementation of biotech crops to further food security, development
Scientists are calling for technological transformation in how Africans undertake agricultural production to help improve food security on the continent ...
