Science Controversies
Los Angeles Times editorial: California GMO labeling bill promotes “scare campaign”
The scientific evidence on genetically engineered food, which has been around for two decades, indicates that it is as safe ...
Sperm from skin cells have potential for male infertility treatment
Around 7.5 percent of men in the U.S. visit a fertility doctor at some point in their life, according to ...
eBook Lowdown on GMOs: What it’s like not to know anything about GMOs
This article is adapted from the chapter “On What It’s Like Not To Know Squat about GMOs” from the ebook ...
No right to deprive someone of safety tested, life-saving, vitamin-enhanced Golden Rice
The blind girl lurched toward me across the parking lot at Tirta Empul temple, mewling. A whitish haze coated her eyes, ...
Monsanto using biotech methods to speed up traditional breeding
Say the term “genetically modified organism,” or GMO, and you’re bound to get some strong opinions. But what is it? And should ...
Black Swan author’s paper on precautionary GM food risks indulges in “fear mongering”
Recently, a paper on the precautionary principle in relation to genetically modified foods has been making rounds in the anti-GMO social media ...
Mass General pediatrics chief says glyphosate, used with some GM crops, no danger in breast milk
Contributor Dr. Ron Kleinman, physician in chief from MassGeneral Hospital for Children, opines on the safety of Glyphosate in human ...
Genetically modified pig lungs or lab-grown lungs: Which is the future of our organ supply?
Biotech pioneer J. Craig Venter has aligned his company with efforts to create genetically modified lungs in pigs for human ...
Teeth of the very old may provide more easily accessible stem cells than blood
Normally, I wouldn’t post about a report that’s already reverberated through the blogosphere, but the finding of hundreds of mutations ...
Protein in young blood fights aging
A protein in blood can repair age-related damage in the brains and muscles of old mice, returning them to a ...
Pig heart transplants successful in baboons, offer hope for human organ shortage
The unprecedented survival of pig hearts in four baboons for almost 600 days has revived hopes that animal organs could ...
GMO labeling would jack prices and costs with farmers and food producers hit worst
Even though labeling food with genetically modified ingredients is creating a distinction without a difference, the costs would be real ...
Plant geneticist Paul Gepts says polarized GM discussion endangers innovation
Whether you call them transgenic, genetically engineered or GMO crops, the fever-pitched debate about Monsanto misses the bigger picture by ...
Cell biologist Rebecca Rupp: I’m pro-GMO and here’s why
We all know that there are topics that are best to avoid at public dinners. Religion and politics usually top ...
GMO debate in infographics and charts
One of the most debated subjects involving agriculture today is the production of genetically modified crops or (GMOs). Although these ...
Similac baby formula will not get GMO label as Abbott rejects shareholder call
An Abbott Laboratories shareholder proposal to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its Similac infant formula range received about 5 ...
US at final stages of approving next generation GM herbicide-resistant crops, galvanizing activists
Two key federal agencies are in the final stages of approving a new herbicide-resistant crop “system” that would constitute the ...
Maine’s fractious relationship with Monsanto
Maine's history with Monsanto has evolved over time from warning bells in the organic community and a welcome embrace from ...
Scientists create embryonic stem cell lines using adult cells, but pro-lifers still critical
Two new studies report the successful creation of embryonic stem cells using a human egg and a patient's DNA. The ...
If you believe GMOs are bad, read this
Agriculture might not strike you as humanity’s first scientific endeavor. Familiar images of farmers tilling their fields or cowboys tending ...
Hawaii ‘grassroots’ anti-GMO rebellion run by Washington-based Center for Food Safety
On the 11th floor of the Gold Bond Building, on the edge downtown Honolulu, is the brain trust of Hawaii’s ...
20 breaking stories about GMOs
Genetically modified (GM) food and crop stories continue to appear in the popular media across the globe. In the United ...
Genetic primer course brought to you by New York Times
From junk DNA that, as it turns out, is not so junky after all, to the unique signatures in different ...
Five reasons why you sound crazy when denouncing GMOs
(1) Words and linguistic distinction matters. There is a tendency to either ignore, mutilate or warp the meaning of terms like ...
New job for IBM’s Watson: analyze cancer genetics to match patients with best available drugs
For years, the war on cancer has been about attacking specific body parts—developing treatment and funding research around lung cancer, ...
Scientific American: ‘Environmentalists’ have opposed genetically improving crops as ‘unnatural’ for a century
The May 2014 issue of Scientific American, called Scientific American Classics, looks at "The Birth of the GMO Debate." It ...
HIV’s slow evolution in humans would not affect vaccine development
Scientists studying the evolution of HIV in North America have found evidence that the virus is slowly adapting over time ...
