Science Controversies
GMO corn seed distribution trials in Uganda postponed to 2015
Maize farmers who have been expecting to plant new, improved maize varieties at the National Crop Resources Research Institute (NACRRI) ...
Why Europeans are reluctant to embrace GMOs
Many European Union countries do allow imports of GMO corn and soybeans from the U.S. Those GMO products are used ...
Can genome editing cure AIDS?
Yes. At least, in theory. But, theory might soon become practice according to the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine ...
10 GM crops reapproved for ‘confined field trials’ in India
Taking a major step forward to scientifically assess 'risk' and 'safety' aspects of transgenic crops, the Indian government's top regulator ...
Norman Borlaug’s daughter decries anti-GMO ‘fear mongering’
Julie Borlaug will be among dozens of family members coming to Washington next week to honor the 100th birthday of ...
Texas GMO labeling advocates face stiff opposition
When Eric Herm heard in 2005 that genetically modified cottonseeds were the latest innovation on the market, he thought he ...
China buys US corn despite unresolved GMO dispute
China bought its first U.S. corn in more than two months last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, ...
Scientists create bionic plants
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving plants enhanced abilities by placing tiny carbon nanotubes within their cells ...
Bill Nye isn’t really an anti-GMO guy
The Physics Police blog uncovered an episode of Bill Nye's "Eye of Nye" from 2005 in which Nye might be ...
Top 10 GMO answers that consumers want
The results of a new national survey, commissioned by GMO Answers and the Council for Biotechnology Information, identify the leading questions consumers ...
Debate over GM crops heats up in Tanzania
Pelum Tanzania Country Coordinator, Mr Donat Senzia told 'Daily News' that local activists opposing genetic engineering are agents of European ...
Transhumanism in the crosshairs: The dark side of radical longevity
Will the radical longevity promised by futurists like J. Craig Venter allow us to create hell on earth, intentionally or ...
Three genetic parents = one healthy baby
Since January, a new California law allows for a child to have more than two legal parents. But children are ...
Genetic mug shots created from DNA samples
Using a new technique, researchers can build photorealistic 3d images of people, virtual mugshots, based on just their DNA ...
High level math literacy linked to GMO acceptance
Penn State University researchers say they may have found a link between math comprehension and people's ability to understand messages ...
India’s GM crop success bedevils critics
It’s best two dissect two separate strains of the [anit-GMO] argument [in India]: first, that there is a wave of ...
GMO labeling bill derailed in Florida
A bill that would have required companies to label genetically modified foods in Florida will likely not be heard in ...
China’s ‘Dr. Oz’ stokes anti-GMO feelings
Cui Yongyuan, a former host of China's state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), has become known for challenging the authorities ...
Traces of GMOs in food shipments cloud trade ties
More than a dozen countries across the world are blocking, turning away or even destroying shipments of foodgrains and other ...
When informed, Philippine farmers ‘keen’ on GM eggplant
A study contends that 96 percent of Filipino farmers are willing to shift to a genetically modified eggplant and are willing to ...
Europe’s GM crop regulations are an outdated ‘roadblock’
Despite the absence of any evidence GM crops pose an intrinsic hazard, in Europe only one has been approved since ...
Scientist challenges Hawaiin activist claim that GMOs increase use of toxic chemicals
On February 27, Paul Achitoff of the group Earth Justice opened an op-ed in Civil Beat with the emotive claim that “the ...
New York Times flunks genetic literacy challenge: No, mutations don’t kill-off genes
The New York Times failed a recent genetic literacy 'test' in a story on the genetic roots of diabetes ...
Is it riskier to give children experimental treatments, or not to?
In Colorado, a scientist places a needle in a developing embryo. He removes the cells and melts them to isolate ...
From scourge to saviour: Using viruses to treat serious disease
Viruses have traditionally been mankind’s enemies, causing disease and often mutating out of the reach of our medicines. But now ...
I grow GMOs, and I’m not ashamed or embarrassed
Yesterday, I testified before the Maryland State Senate Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. I was speaking against SB778 "Genetically ...
Germany still undecided about GMOs
Germany's government coalition has still to decide policy toward cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt ...
