Science Controversies
Reddit takes on Jeremy Seifert’s “GMO OMG” film
Much of the web-based scientific community has not taken well to "GMO OMG" director Jeremy Seifert's recent crusade of self-promotion ...
Campaigns against vaccination, GMOs reflect similar biases
The backlash against GMOs reflects a broader anti-science sentiment which delays important emerging technologies ...
GMO labels proposed in Washington “bewilder more than explain”
Prior to November's I-522 vote to label GM foods, the campaigns have released television advertisements showing real-life labels. The labels, ...
How serendipity in an Israeli lab led to drought-resistant plants
Plant biologist Shimon Gepstein did not set out to find a revolutionary technology that has been successfully producing drought-resistant rice, ...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has launched a GMO facts website
(Summary) In response to the growing polarization of the GMO debate, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) launched a new GMO ...
Warning sounded over three-parent IVF safety
Just three months after the UK started working toward mitochondria replacement therapy to circumvent genetic diseases, researchers are sounding an ...
Europeans are less negative about GMOs than portrayed
Europeans may be slightly less anti-science than they are portrayed - at least when it comes to food. Though American ...
British Columbia: Union of B.C. Municipalities passes resolution to ask the province to ban GMOs
Municipal politicians rejected genetically engineered food by a narrow margin at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver Thursday ...
Imagine a world without orange juice
Imagine a world without orange juice. Heck, I can’t even imagine a morning without this delicious drink. It’s been a ...
Oxitec’s GM olive fly first GM insect to undergo field evaluations in EU
Oxitec has developed a GM olive fly that could be a tool in ending the devastation that olive flies bring ...
Gates Foundation will continue to support Golden Rice
The Gates Foundation, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, says it will continue its support of Golden Rice research despite ...
Reaffirming commitment to science, AAAS condemns Golden Rice vandalism
Standing up for GMOs, a group of the world's top scientists have come together, through the American Association for the ...
Non-GMO foods will account for 30% of US food and beverage sales by 2017
US retail sales of non-GMO foods and beverages are projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...
Africa shouldn’t take GM crops lightly, but neither can it ignore their potential
In the unlikely event that I had forgotten just how controversial and polarizing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are, the past few days ...
The bad science checklist of GMO opponents
One of my favorite science websites is at Science or Not, the author of which, Graham Coghill, claims that “this website will ...
USDA will not take action in case of GMO alfalfa contamination
The detection of a small amount of genetically modified material in a Washington state farmer's non-GMO alfalfa crop constitutes a ...
Growing controversy over GMO bananas in Uganda
Uganda is poised to introduce genetically modified organisms as parliament considers a bill to regulate them. The modified crops could ...
Bangladesh gets closer to approving GM eggplant
The envy of their neighbors in India, Bangladesh inches closer to approving Bt brinjal (eggplant), a crop that will drastically ...
Activists failing in efforts to challenge ‘natural’ labels on natural products made with GMOs
The hottest new trend in GMO-labeling efforts is to sue food manufacturers over 'natural' labels when products contain GMOs. However, ...
Grist’s Nathanael Johnson: Who is really benefiting from GMOs?
Grist's Nathanael Johnson continues his GMO series, investigating who is seeing the real benefits of GMOs. He consults lawyers, economists ...
The Salmon Dialogue: What’s the future of sustainable, genetically engineered foods?
Elliot Entis, founder of AquaBounty, and Paul Greenberg, author of the best selling Four Fish: The Future of the Last ...
Washington’s I-522 is an inefficient effort at GM transparency
A former dairy farmer and an agricultural economist from Washington State weigh in on their reasons why consumers should not ...
Zebrafish may help identify functions of human genes
Sharing 70% of its genetic code with humans and reproducing at great rates, the diminutive zebrafish has become one of ...
Tanzania: Government to endorse GM maize trials soon?
LOCAL seeds experts are optimistic about government move to allow field trials of genetically engineered maize which has already proved ...
Anti-GM NGO supports Union of Concerned Scientists in spat over science credos
The magazine "Boston Review" has published in its September issue "a forum" on GM crops. The "forum" kicked off with ...
Is the Philippines the most ‘GMO-friendly’ country in Southeast Asia?
While Golden Rice is still being tested, a total of 44 GMOs have been approved by the government: 40 for ...
Kauai’s economy heavily influenced by seed companies
Seed companies on Kauai are a political “hot potato” but according to the numbers they are majors employers that bring ...
