Science Controversies
Estimates of number of human genes dips below 20,000
An analysis of proteomic data from seven studies suggests the human genome contains fewer than 20,000 protein-coding genes, 1,700 fewer ...
False positives and false promises for Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study claims to predict Alzheimer's disease with just a blood test. But analysis of the reported statistics show ...
GMOs are not meaningful ‘category’ of foods or ingredients
Even after two decades of stunning scientific, humanitarian and financial successes and an admirable record of safety, the application of genetic engineering ...
Iowa consumers care more about taste, price, nutrition, safety than organic or GMOs in food
Iowans care about where their food is grown, whether it's organic, made with high-fructose syrup or without GMOs, a new ...
Stewardship program essential for new GM herbicide-resistant crops to be effective
On June 30 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed a 60-day comment period on its proposed decision to register ...
Oregon’s GMO task force gets few answers from federal GMO regulators
An Oregon task force studying genetically modified crops and food grilled federal regulators at its meeting Thursday, but didn’t get a lot ...
C-sections cause epigenetic changes in gene regions regulating babies’ immune systems
Babies coming into the world by cesarean section experience epigenetic changes, a study has found. So far there has not ...
Scientists look for ‘gerontogens’ substances that work with our genes to induce aging
Why do our bodies age at different rates? Why can some people run marathons at the age of 70 while ...
Two mutatons linked to common liver cancer, may help target treatments
Two genetic mutations in liver cells may drive tumor formation in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the second most common form of ...
Examining California stem cell agency’s shady business ties
Alan Trounson, until very recently president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), has accepted a position on the ...
South Africa to review GMO labeling regulations over ‘loophole’
Local food companies had been hiding large amounts of genetically modified organism (GMO) content behind the “may contain GMOs” label, ...
‘Preppers’ join anti-GMO movement in search of healthier post-apocalyptic lifestyle
Activists championing organic foods have found support among preppers (people preparing for the end of civilization). They're sympathetic to the ...
Video: San Fran startup Cambrian Genomics set to edit your embryo’s DNA
San Francisco startup Cambrian Genomics is making lots and lots of synthetic DNA, some of which they hope to sell ...
Video: ‘Real’ vegan cheese to be available courtesy of new GE yeast
Oakland biohackers are manufacturing the first-ever vegan cheese product made from genetically modified yeast ...
Most of us have some mitchoandrial DNA mutations
The arrival of fast and relatively inexpensive genome sequencing is likely to open whole new avenues for diagnosing and treating ...
China lifts ban on prenatal genetic testing
The mainland has lifted the controversial ban on medical diagnostic products that can help detect birth defects in unborn children ...
GM papaya registry in Hawaii will not release growers’ information publicly
Judge Greg Nakamura granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday preventing Hawaii County from disclosing the identity and specific location of farms ...
Ag industry’s failure to communicate biotech’s benefits to blame for heated GMO debate
The heated public debate over genetically modified foods shows the agricultural industry is not doing enough to communicate biotechnology's benefits ...
El Salvadoran farmers protest millions in US aid over GM seeds
Farmers in El Salvador are protesting against a multimillion-dollar grant from a US aid agency that would force the country to open its seed ...
Similarities between anti-GMO and anti-vaccine activists
If there’s one characteristic that nearly all cranks share it’s an intolerance of criticism and a tendency to want to ...
Single standard needed for GMO labeling to serve consumers, not special interests
I have a big family—and between me, my kids, and my grandkids, we’re spread out across America. We live in ...
Myles Power video: Scientific deception or ignorance? How the anti-GMO machine works
English biochemist and science communicator Myles Power reviews the findings of a study claiming to link GMO foods to leukemia ...
Patient with nasal tissue tumor illustrates unknowable side effects of stem cells
A patient at a Portuguese hospital had a nasal tissue tumor removed from the site of an eight-year-old stem cell ...
Smell receptors found all over the body; those in skin may help healing
There are more than 350 types of olfactory receptors in the nose, tuned to different scents. About 150 are also ...
The Brave Old World of genetic engineering
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. “Genetic engineering” is not ...
Inside look at Jeffrey Smith’s anti-GMO event
A small group of Centre For Inquiry members and University of British Columbia Okanagan professors were in the Okanagan College ...
Japanese scientists find GM cure for flower aging, help bouquets remain fresh for longer
Japanese scientists say they have found a way to slow down the ageing process in flowers by up to a ...
