Science Controversies
‘Junk’ DNA getting more and more important
DNA is the molecule that encodes the genetic instructions enabling a cell to produce the thousands of proteins it typically ...
Gut bacteria determines colon cancer progression
Colorectal cancer develops in what is probably the most complex environment in the human body, a place where human cells ...
Department of Defense makes new push into biotech
The U.S. Department of Defense’s research arm is making a concerted grasp at biotechnology. On 1 April, the Defense Advanced ...
3D model of malaria genome to help understand how disease works
For the first time, scientists have generated a 3D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages ...
4 billionth acre of biotech crops about to be planted
Fourth-generation family farmer muses on the soon-to-be-planted four billionth acre of biotech crops at Truth About Trade & Technology. What ...
GM food just the latest chapter in 10,000 years of high-tech agriculture
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were introduced commercially for agriculture in the United States in the mid 1990s. Anti-GMO activists and ...
How anti-biotech groups leveraged fear of pesticides to pass Kauai anti-GMO bill
The feast of fear that was intentionally served up to pass Bill 2491, the pesticide/GMO regulatory bill, is now serving ...
Anti-biotech activists threaten McDonald’s to spurn GM potatoes
J.R. Simplot, a company that produces over 3 billion pounds of potatoes each year, hopes to soon add a genetically engineered variety ...
As FDA rejects mandatory GMO labeling, some ‘green’ groups advocate vandalism
FDA commissioner's science-based support for voluntary labeling of GMOs disappointed anti-GMO campaigners, some of whom are now advocating ripping up ...
Investors in engineered salmon skittish over retailers’ caution and regulatory delays
The Obama administration has stalled for more than four years on deciding whether to approve a fast-growing salmon that would ...
Genetically engineered poplar trees break down more easily, hailed as environmental boon
Researchers have genetically engineered poplar trees with lignin that breaks down more easily, opening the door to cheaper biofuels and ...
Researchers develop new approach to compare GM and non-GM foods
Does genetic manipulation causes unintended changes in food quality and composition? Are genetically modified (GM) foods less nutritious than their ...
Canada should make other GM crops available, based on canola success
In a spring when a record Canadian crop seems landlocked by a struggling grain handling system ill-equipped to deliver a ...
Chinese consumers press their own cooking oil for fear of GM soybean oil
Back in 2010, it was the reports of "gutter oil" - restaurants cooking with recycled waste oil - that disgusted ...
Food companies need greater transparency to educate Americans
Grocery shoppers are entering a new age of concern about what they're putting in their bodies -- and we're not ...
Black Plague’s quirky genetics, 700 years later
The Black Death ravaged the European population, but some survived due to a genetic mutation also implicated in HIV infection ...
Norman Borlaug: A man for all seasons
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Norman Borlaug, the plant ...
Filipino farmers fight against ruling on Bt crops
The Supreme Court in the Philippines has been asked to nullify a decision of the Court of Appeals stopping the ...
Sensational headlines should not cloud reality of India’s GM crop success
Too often, we let emotion crowd out the facts of a news story. We base our opinions on the most ...
GMOs, herbicides, insecticides vital to feeding another two billion people
Uncontrolled weeds are a major contributor to world hunger, says Leonard Gianessi, consultant to The CropLife Foundation based in Washington ...
Grocers claim GMO labeling would increase costs and grocery bills
If individual states start requiring the mandatory labeling of genetically modified food, it would have a negative impact on agriculture ...
Investigation finds acid bath stem cell scientist guilty of misconduct
A committee investigating problems in papers claiming a method to apply stress to create embryonic like cells has found the ...
Synthetic protein halts bacterial infection
Between vaccine refusal, drug resistant strains of bacteria, and the growing ranks of the immuno-compromised, it sometimes seems that we ...
MicroRNA biomarkers could provide advance warning of heart attack
Heart attacks could in future be predicted days in advance using a wearable blood monitor, new research suggests. Scientists have ...
Era of designer plants and animals edges closer with creation of synthetic yeast
A manmade yeast chromosome seems a far cry from designer animals and humans, but it’s a huge step forward in ...
Anti-GMO Ecologist magazine claims ‘extreme levels’ of glyphosate residue in GM soy
Food and feed quality are crucial to human and animal health. Surprisingly, almost no data exist in the scientific literature ...
California GMO labeling more about politicization of science
California State Sen. Noreen Evans wants any food that contains a genetically modified ingredient to have a special label declaring it - ...
