Science Controversies
NGOs attack Cornell University as ‘hub of blind GMO promotion’ in India
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
View from Quebec organic farm: Don’t knock our science-based technologically advanced methods
Julie Borlaug, the daughter of the father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, recently criticized organic farming as scientifically anachronistic ...
Docs get guidance for patient genomes in practice
In a review article published this week (June 19) in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have released guidelines ...
Rapid gene test identifies bacteria in battlefield wounds
After an American GI is wounded in combat, his or her life depends on the speed of evacuation, the degree ...
Future of biofortified foods: Protests block advancement of super bananas and Golden Rice
Can biofortified crops really do any good in the world? Only if both sides of the biotech debate work together ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
Metabolic map shows how genes control enzymes in each individual
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) scientists have drafted a metabolic map of the human body that shows how ...
GM meat in development but politics, consumer concerns pose high hurdles
There are no genetically engineered animals sold for human consumption right now. The only candidate that's anywhere close, AquaBounty's fast-growing ...
Enter the ‘grolar bear’: Warming habitats means chances for inter-species mating
In the last 40 years, the Arctic has warmed by about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit, more than twice the overall global ...
Newly found mutations keep triglyceride levels low, thwart heart disease despite diet
Two major studies by leading research groups published on Wednesday independently identified mutations in a single gene that protect against ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
What’s a ‘MonSatan’? Let me know because I want to sue it
I like to think of myself as a good person. I recycle for the most part. I’ve seriously looked into ...
Western Australia organic certification council considers increasing GM tolerance limits
A decision on proposed changes to genetically modified material tolerance level in organic produce could be made by August. Recently the ...
Biotechnology cannot feed world alone, but as part of integrated plan
Food biotechnology advocates frequently claim that GMOs will feed the world. It is an outright oversimplification and detracts from the ...
Indian government cracks down on anti-GMO activist groups, tightens control on foreign funding
The government is set to act against some anti-genetically modified (GM) NGOs named in the IB report after it cracked ...
Fear of GMOs hurts US competitiveness, prevents ‘scientifically responsible’ investment
Socially responsible investing has become pretty popular in recent years as a growing population of investors has decided to take ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
What neuroscience can tell us about PTSD and how to rewrite our memories
Fear and memory share many connections in the brain. By understanding that physiology and relationship, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller hopes to ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
‘Shill’-calling tactic to smear credibility in GMO debate needs to stop
Talking about food and farm practices, there is never a shortage of ideas and opinions. Some of it is great debate, ...
Vermont ‘overstepped’ authority in misinformed GMO label law
Vermont's GMO labeling bill was a huge event because similar legislation had been defeated in Washington and California. Those opposing the genetic modification ...
Children from violent homes show accelerated aging of chromosomes
A new Tulane University School of Medicine study finds that the more fractured families are by domestic violence or trauma, ...
AquaBounty GE ‘super’ salmon on verge of approval–Should it be feared or welcomed?
Years ago scientists made a genetic modification to the DNA of an Atlantic salmon to create a fast growing fish ...
Gene-specific cancer treatment is common, but there are still some kinks
Elaine Mardis and her colleagues first encountered 39-year-old Lucy (not her real name) in 2010 at the Genome Institute at ...
Australian organic farmer to appeal lost landmark GM crop ‘contamination’ case
Organic Kojonup farmer Steve Marsh and his wife Sue will appeal the Western Australia Supreme Court’s decision in the high ...
