Science Controversies
Exercise, stress speeds brain’s ability to repair iteself
Running helps mice to recover from a type of blindness caused by sensory deprivation early in life, researchers report. The ...
Speciation is a human construct, sometimes genetics often don’t overlap
Scientific taxonomy is only a rough and approximate mapping of the reality of natural history and evolutionary genetics, which it ...
Gamete freezing offers promise of prolonging fertility but is far from perfect
I told my therapist that I was considering freezing my eggs, and she said she thought it was a good ...
New generation of eco-friendly, more healthful genetically modified crops
Most of us who are advocates for sustainable agriculture have a negative view of GMO’s, and with good reason – they ...
Oppostion to GM crops counter-productive to environment, economy and consumer
The news that Britain could soon grow genetically modified crops commercially is a victory for commonsense over irrational opportunism, and ...
Campaign launched to discredit Bill Gates backed vitamin A-enriched GMO banana
The latest nonsense emanating from the Anti camp is this from our friends at GMOFreeUSA: “GMO proponents claim that they ...
Cornell scientist says GMO label would encourage consumers to eat less processed foods
In the short term, the produce industry would probably benefit from legislation requiring foods containing GMOs be labeled as such, ...
New life for Seralini’s GM corn toxicity study but raw data still no where to be seen
A controversial 2012 paper on the effects of genetically modified (GM) maize and the herbicide glyphosate on tumour growth in rats – ...
Herbicide-resistant crops can exacerbate ‘superweeds’ but new GM versions can help control problem
The growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds has weed scientists and regulators pushing for more solutions to tackle the problem, including ...
Fly gene may explain human language evolution
The evolution of language in humans continues to perplex scientists and linguists who study how humans learn to communicate. Considered ...
Fetal genome sequencing must strike balance of too much information
Once you go beyond looking for specific genetic mutations—such as those that cause Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis—and begin exploring ...
What is ‘precision medicine’?
The future of precision medicine means every patient will have treatments and prevention tailored to his or her genes and ...
Proposed Maui GMO ban would shut farms, spike unemployment, cost millions
Hawaii’s rising movement against genetically modified farming has seen successes in Kauai County and Hawaii County, but the latest proposal ...
Genetics likely determine who benefits from vitamins in the developed world
In 1911, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk discovered what was behind a then-mysterious neurological condition known as beriberi, common in regions ...
Brain cancer may have rogue stem cell origin, option for treatment
Glioblastoma and other related malignant glioma tumors including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) are some of the most devastating of ...
Under guise of ‘free market’, stem cell start ups take sick patients for risky rides
Some companies are marketing stem cell therapies to sick patients long before they've proven them safe or effective while governmental ...
Stem cells responsible for fat in bone marrow and consequent disease
Our bones are not stagnant, rock-like things. They change. Marrow—the tissue inside bones—is full of various kinds of cells. And ...
Hollywood actress Zoe Lister-Jones to star in anti-GMO movie
Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, the couple behind the 2012 comedy Lola Versus, are in production on their follow-up, a ...
Who’s responsible for regulating GM food in Australia?
With the advent of crop genetic engineering in the 1980s, public controversy and intense public scrutiny over genetically modified (GM) ...
Biotechnology is not dangerous, but profit-hungry corporations’ controlling it is
Since giving my support to the May 24 march against Monsanto, I have taken the time to review some of the more ...
Saskatchewan 4th-generation wheat farmer calls for access to biotechnology
I’m a fourth-generation wheat farmer in Saskatchewan—and one of my longterm goals is to make sure the fifth generation on my ...
Larry King’s celebrity “experts” on GMOs were just uninformed consumers
Ensuring Skype worked properly sent my anxiety levels through the roof, even more so than facing off with Larry King ...
Polling in GMO debate fails to capture meaningful insight into public perception
Several of my colleagues recently conducted a survey in Key West, FL, where the Mosquito Control Board has proposed the ...
Science ‘court’ to rule on ‘facts’ in contentious GMO debate
When the assessment of scientific facts becomes distorted with emotion as in the heated GMO debate, we may need to ...
Costco scares consumers about GM, yet most of its products contain GMOs
Last week, just days after I wrote a very critical article skewering Whole Foods for lying to all of its customers about ...
Education of public about GM food should begin with chefs
Most high-profile chefs - or at least the ones on TV that have influenced whole generations of 'foodies' - are ...
Zimbabwe would gain from engaging in debate, rather than seeking GM food ban
Food, politics and health have once again come together in a media-friendly cocktail. Two thought-pieces with opposing views on Genetically ...
