Science Controversies

Google's mysterious health venture dedicated to extending human life has quietly lured a prominent scientist away from UCSF, The Chronicle ...

Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has expressed reservation over attempts to introduce genetically modified foods ...

Alan Krivanek, a tomato breeder for Monsanto, dons a white protective suit, wipes his feet on a mat of disinfectant ...

If you've ever bitten into a strawberry and wondered why it doesn't taste as sweet or as good as others ...

One of the most important genetic technologies developed in recent years is now patented, and researchers are wondering what they ...

Scientists for the first time have cloned cells from two adults to create early stage embryos, and then derived tissue ...

There comes a point in every childless woman’s life, usually around 35, when the larger world becomes very interested in ...

A recent report in Bloomberg suggested that crop biotechnology is not being embraced as eagerly in industrialized countries, but the ...

When we think of allergies, we typically think of the itchy eyes and sneezing fits that are the hallmark of ...

Seeking a state licensing processes genetic counselors have pushed for legislation. Lawmakers have forced the inclusion of conscience clauses that ...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently told a group of leaders from rural settlements that when it comes to food ...

Think about the technology you have around your house. Maybe your TV, DVD player, your smartphone, your tablet. Maybe you ...

A recent trip to my local farm supply store reminded me of why it's so important that each and every ...

BGI wants to sequence everything and everyone on the planet. It's particularly interested in finding the genes for genius. A ...

Juno, a long-sought protein named after the Roman goddess of fertility and marriage, has been discovered on the surface of ...

A high-tech screening tool for cervical cancer is facing pushback from more than a dozen American patient groups, who warn ...

TR4 is the natural born killer of the banana world, capable of wiping out entire plantations within two to three ...

When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture cars and smokestacks, not dinner. But the truth ...

Permission has been granted by the British department of environment, food and rural affairs for the planting of a genetically ...

A GMO food-labeling bill overwhelmingly OK’d in the Senate this week may not inform consumers about what’s in their food ...

French farmers and seed firms have vowed to fight a ban on genetically modified corn at the country’s top administrative ...

"The Story of Bt Brinjal in India" documents the process of development, deregulation, demand and debate about Bt brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) ...

Mandatory GMO labeling would require a huge addition in infrastructure needed to segregate grain. True traceability in our food supply ...

Ag biotechnology opponents fret that transferring genes across species is "unnatural" and "dangerous." But it happens in nature--naturally. A study, ...

“We have made red blood cells that are fit to go in a person’s body," says Marc Turner, medical director ...

Transhumanist David Pearce thinks the best way to create a better world is through genetic engineering to halt human and ...

A Government proposal which would allow the taking of DNA samples for “mass screening” of certain “classes”of individuals should be ...