Science Controversies
Nobel laureate in medicine: GMOs are ‘key tool’ to address global hunger
Each year several million children either die or suffer irreparable developmental defects because of vitamin A deficiency. Countless others are harmed ...
Organic apple growers not threatened by GE apples but impractical re-defining of genetic ‘contamination’ in organic standards
There is an interesting new "GMO" apple nearing approval in the US and in Canada called the "Arctic Apple." Certain ...
Non-celiac gluten senstivity disproven in experiment
By now, you’ve probably heard of gluten-free diets. They’re a necessity for the estimated 2 million Americans with celiac disease ...
GM food fears block creation of new craft beers
For brewers today, there are few options for generating new yeasts to create tasty new craft beers. While the genetic ...
Ancient remedy, silver, offers promise where antibiotics fail
Several years ago, a mosquito bite on Elizabeth Loboa’s right leg became infected, turning into an oozing sore that refused ...
Geneticist’s take on cystic fibrosis gene therapy
I’m at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy annual meeting, one of my favorite conferences. The very first ...
Future GM foods like wheat, rice and salmon face even greater hurdles than today’s GM corn or soy
For many corn and soybean farmers in the U.S., the new normal is to plant genetically modified crops. But considering how ...
European Food Safety Authority greenlights Monsanto’s new GM soybean crop
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delivered a positive scientific opinion on Monsanto's MON 87769 soybean crop, which has ...
Kevin Folta’s GMO primer: Genetic modification in crops is simply precision breeding
Eleven years ago when I began my career as a professor at the University of Florida, I would enjoy the sunny drives downstate from Gainesville ...
Where DNA says ‘stop,’ some microbes go
The instructions encoded into DNA are thought to follow a universal set of rules across all domains of life. But ...
First Amendment: Scientists on libel threat against Forbes, GLP by NaturalNews’ Mike Adams
Alternative health cyber salesman Mike Adams has threatened to sue GLP director Jon Entine over an investigative profile published in ...
Why not destroy all small pox samples? Threat of synthetic recreation one reason
When the world eradicated smallpox in 1980, it was the first — and still only — time that people have ...
Lab grown burgers may be too pricey (and weird?) for mainstream market
Made with some breadcrumbs, egg, and 20,000 lab-grown cow muscle cells, the world's first lab-grown burger made its debut last ...
Uproar among French scientists over acquittal of anti-GMO activists who destroyed experimental GM grapevines
French scientists are up in arms over the recent court acquittal of 54 anti-GMO activists who destroyed 70 experimental transgenic ...
Federal agriculture minister backs use of GM technology in Australia
Federal Agriculture Barnaby Joyce has weighed into the controversy over South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell’s appearance at an anti-Monsanto ...
GMO debate entrenched in 1980s narrative of ‘synthetic monsters’ and ‘mad scientists’ in Hazmat suits
I’ve explored the genesis and amplification of varied media narratives, from Jared Diamond’s collapse meme and Paul Brodeur’s power lines/cancer connection reportage to Vandana ...
Anti-GMO activists destroy rapeseed trial crops in France to protest mutagenesis, not realizing plants were not mutagenic
Protesters “completely” ruined trials across more than 1 hectare (2.47 acres) on a research plot in the southwestern Charente-Maritime region ...
Are GMO food labels and a ‘right to know’ worth the price?
Whether the labeling debate continues to play out on a state-by-state basis, or the federal government eventually intervenes, chances are ...
Oklahoma State University’s chief wheat breeder claims GM wheat’s promises oversold
The wheat industry has been working for years to gain access to the same technology used to develop high-tech seed ...
All tools, including biotechnology, should be on table to fight global hunger
By 2050, the world population is predicted to increase from 7 billion to 9 billion people, a nearly 30 percent ...
Views on GMOs shifting: What we fight about when we fight about genetic engineering
From their very first field test in 1987, GMOs have been the subject of intense debate. Despite the current gridlock ...
Oregon’s Jackson county’s GM crop ban may face lawsuits based on state’s right-to-farm law
Opponents of a ban on genetically engineered crops passed by Jackson County voters say the prohibition is ripe for a ...
11 agricultural technologies that can safeguard food supply under climate change conditions
While the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns that the worst effects of climate change are yet ...
New job for RNA: Hold tight to proteins to turn genes on and off
The small RNA RsmZ is known to sequester proteins that repress translation in bacteria. A study published in Nature this ...
Vermont’s GMO labeling law: Win or loss for consumers?
Vermont is the first state in the nation to pass a GMO labeling law, but whether or not it is ...
Girls who never grow up offer clues for aging research
An exceptionally rare genetic disorder causes a handful of girls to never age. Could they offer clues to help us ...
Voters ban GMO crops in southern Oregon
Voters in two southern Oregon counties approved measures to ban genetically engineered crop. Jackson County voters approved a measure by a ...
