Science Controversies
Anti-GMO organizations join lawsuit defending Kauai ban
A federal judge has agreed to allow the Center for Food Safety, Earthjustice and several other organizations to join a lawsuit to defend ...
Californian scientists bust GMO myths
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are a hot topic all over the world. There are questions about production, safety and regulation ...
Vermont senate move mandatory GMO labeling law forward
The Senate gave a decisive 26-2 vote Tuesday for a bill that would require labeling of foods that contain genetically ...
Obama endorses biotechnology’s important role in agriculture
The dedication of Dr. Norman Borlaug's statue in the U.S. Capitol last month brought together an amazing array of Democrats ...
Lab grown blood fit for human transfusion, a regenerative medicine first
“We have made red blood cells that are fit to go in a person’s body," says Marc Turner, medical director ...
Genetically engineering humans for enlightenment?
Transhumanist David Pearce thinks the best way to create a better world is through genetic engineering to halt human and ...
Irish human rights group warns of expanding use of DNA testing by police
A Government proposal which would allow the taking of DNA samples for “mass screening” of certain “classes”of individuals should be ...
Viral infections gave Strep bacteria killer genes
By examining decades' worth of stored bacteria samples, researchers have determined how a benign organism evolved into a deadly pathogen ...
Celebrating Earth Day: Science and technology must join the party
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A few years ago ...
Non-invasive prenatal testing a global reality, but what’s next?
Non-invasive prenatal testing offers benefits to the developing world. But without regulation and policy guidance, it's difficult to know how ...
Mechanism for epigenetic inheritance found in sperm
A solution may be nigh to one of the biggest mysteries of biology – how the effects of a person's ...
Why make bird flu more virulent? An explainer
A few years ago, a researcher took the deadly bird flu, turned it into a highly contagious deadly bird flu, ...
China GMO debate mirrors US divide
On March 30, the Hainan Provincial Agricultural Department released a statement on its website, saying that nine corn and cotton ...
Genetic engineering can save Mexico’s limes, but will we accept them?
If you are not a regular consumer of Mexican cuisine or gin and tonics, you may not have noticed that ...
Indian prime minister asserts support for GM crop trials
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can be assertive when he chooses to. He has certainly imposed his will on the government ...
Pre-conceived beliefs about food labels can be as important as labels themselves
What we believe about a food's ingredients may have a biological effect on our bodies above and beyond the actual nutrient content. That ...
Growing confidence in GM crops in Africa
There is a sense of growing confidence in genetically modified crops as 18 million farmers have planted over 175 million ...
Does a GMO label make scientific sense for sugar beets? Ag scientist says ‘no’
As a scientist, I cannot understand how anyone can think GMO labeling makes sense. To be fair, I have identified ...
Why you may not want to get off the couch to run: The skinny on genes and exercise
Genes underlie our ability to exercise, but for some, genes also appear to contribute to the irresistible urge to stay ...
GE technology is necessary, not just for potato blight
UK’s leading Permaculture author Patrick Whitefield and SkeptEco blogger Graham Strouts recently exchanged a few tweets about genetically modifying potatoes ...
Infographic: Debating the ethics of ‘Golden Rice’
Professor Krishna Mallick of Salem State University debates the ethics of Golden Rice in an infographic. The infographic was prepared ...
Cornell researcher confirms Bangladesh Bt eggplant farms free of pest damage
While visiting Bangladesh to conduct environmental safety assessments for Bt brinjal and help farmers develop resistant management programs to ensure ...
GMOs woven into the fabric of everyday life
Let’s face it that the GMO war in Hawaii is still raging on with Maui on the hit list right ...
Africa needs farming technologies to jumpstart Green Revolution
African governments need to invest in agricultural infrastructure and technology, and create a new Green Revolution for Africa ...
Woman receives bio-engineered vagina
She was 18 when she was diagnosed with the rare disorder Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKHS). The same year, she was one ...
Genetic chimeras everyday realities, not just science fiction fodder
For years now the concept of a “genetic chimera” has sparked the imagination of writers: the idea that an individual ...
Clinician’s take on the promise of therapeutic CRISPR editing in humans
A powerful new genetics tool has the potential to correct human disease in a way that was unimaginable a few ...
