Science Controversies
Half-century of undue delays: GM approval in the EU
The European Association of Bioindustries has issued a report criticizes the European Commission's habit of delaying decisions on GM product ...
Pulitzer Prize winner makes incredibly inaccurate remark about GM food safety
Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize food journalist, claims "the research hasn't been done" on GM crops. He's wrong ...
The genetic fountain of youth?
Nir Barzilai at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine has spent more than twenty years trying to pinpoint the genes ...
Synthetic blood trial liscenced in Scotland
The following is an excerpt. Researchers based at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) in Edinburgh hope to use ...
Genetic tests: Should doctors tell all?
The following is an edited excerpt. In March, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) released a report ...
RNA bandages to encourage wound healing
The following is an excerpt. Medical researchers think specially tailored RNA sequences could turn off genes in patients’ cells to ...
Hacking biotechnology: Do-it-yourself wonders and worries
What happens when you mix the do-it-yourself ethos of hacker culture with the ethically and emotionally fraught landscape of biotechnology? ...
Anti-GMO leaders withdraw from ‘Great Biotech Debate’ — Forum will go on
Two leaders of the anti-biotech movement have dropped out the Great Biotech Debate, for dubious reasons, but the GLP and ...
Angelina Jolie fallout: Should counseling be required with DNA screenings?
Angelina Jolie's very public decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer has kicked off a debate about ...
Biological computer uses DNA in calculations
The following is an excerpt. A biological computer - the most advanced one ever developed - has been created by ...
Viewpoint: Debunking ‘the big lie’ about genetically engineered crops
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. In spite of two ...
Ellen Jorgensen is dragging genetic engineering away from the scare stories
The following is an edited excerpt. Biohackers are rare -- costs have kept genetic engineering in the realm of big pharma ...
Kenya: Biotech supporters lobby to overturn ban
The following is an edited excerpt. The supporters of biotechnology have launched a new offensive to overturn last November’s Cabinet ...
Viewpoint: Domestic eco-terrorism has deep pockets. And many enablers.
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Fueled by a recent ...
Craig Venter, in interview, says human genome has yielded only glimpse of future
The following is an edited excerpt. Genetics pioneer Craig Venter reveals what we have and haven’t learned from the human ...
Unlucky family with faulty DNA yields clues to heart disease
The following is an edited excerpt. Early heart disease ran in Rick Del Sontro’s family, and every time he went ...
Gene therapy improves vision but doesn’t slow underlying disease
The following is an edited excerpt. Follow-up results from one of several groundbreaking gene therapy studies reported in 2008 in ...
SCOTUS rules Indiana farmer is “seed thief,” upholds Monsanto’s seed patents
The Supreme Court ruled that a farmer cannot reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without permission of the patent ...
New generation of herbicide-tolerant crops face regulatory delays
Monsanto and Dow Chemical face delays in selling biotech crops engineered to survive older weedkillers after the the U.S. Department ...
Peru crop biotech ban highlights botched debate over biodiversity
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70 percent in the next 40 years. What role could or ...
Monsanto protests scheduled in 36 countries
An international protest planned for later this month against biotechnology company Monsanto is slated to span six continents and include ...
Study assesses impact of pending landmark US Supreme Court case on gene patents
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full story below. (Phys.org) —As the U.S. Supreme Court moves ...
DIY biotechnology: Glowing trees
Hoping to give new meaning to the term “natural light,” a small group of biotech enthusiasts is trying to create ...
Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to ensure GM foods’ safety
The following is an excerpt. Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority ...
Navigating the agricultural biotech minefield: When an MIT study is not an MIT study
Thanks to a credulous Reuters report, a shoddy piece of pseudoscience is making the rounds as “an MIT study” linking ...
Why scientists and science advocates shouldn’t fight the GM-labeling movement
Ramez Naam, a GLP contributor, makes the argument that -- despite the scientific evidence for the safety of genetically modified ...
Time to call out the anti-GMO conspiracy theory
The following is an excerpt. I think the controversy over GMOs represents one of the greatest science communications failures of ...
