Science Controversies
Roseanne’s nuts about GMOs
Lately, a lot has been going on in the crop biotechnology arena in Hawai’i. There’s Hawai’i Bill 79, and Kaua’i ...
Is gene therapy coming of age?
Researchers are promising results from gene therapy trials for the treatment of two different rare diseases ...
Myriad Genetics sues competitors for patent infringement
Myriad genetics is suing two competitors for infringing on patents not covered by the Supreme Court's ruling on human gene ...
Microparticles create localized control of stem cell differentiation
Before scientists and engineers can realize the dream of using stem cells to create replacements for worn out organs and ...
UK joins project to make first synthetic eukaryote
UK researchers join a project to create the first synthetic eukaryote: designer yeast ...
Ancient bones’ DNA draws a direct line to people living today
A study of mitochondrial DNA reveals the long history of the Native American community in northern British Columbia, Canada ...
Folta: EU is throwing euros down a rat hole in quest to replicate Seralini study
The following is an edited excerpt. Last September's lumpy rat study by Seralini et al certainly whipped the wildly uncritical ...
New genome sequencing technique produces its first genetically-screened IVF baby
The first IVF baby to screened using an inexpensive and fast genome sequencing procedure has been born in the US ...
Grist finally acknowledges ‘no health threats from GE foods’
It’s hard to make the case that we should trust science on global warming while scoffing at the statements of ...
Pakistan: Food Minister for using biotechnology to reduce food insecurity
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Hayat Khan Bosan on Monday stressed the need to promote biotechnology in ...
Pointing to breakthrough, human stem cells used to create tiny new livers
Organ transplant tissues created from stem cells have long been a medical hope. An international research team using human liver ...
Australia/New Zealand food regulators challenge Carman anti-GMO pig study, endorse GM corn and soy
Regulators Australia/New Zealand have added their voice to mainstream scientists around the world challenging the Carman pig study as "junk ...
Assay development driving personalized medicine
The following is an excerpt. On the first of this year, clinical laboratories began billing for more than 100 molecular ...
UK on verge of approving mitochondrial replacement therapy
The UK government is poised to decide whether to accept the recommendations of an expert panel and approve a radical ...
Britain moves toward “three-parent” IVF babies
Three-parent IVF could head off inherited mitochondrial disease in babies in Britain ...
Farmers weigh in on GE crops, part four
The following is an edited excerpt 4. Do you see GM seed in your sustainable farming future? Even if you’re ...
Nature commentary: Europe losing ground in GM crop science
The EU must regulate GM plant varieties with sound science or risk losing ground in the race to grow more ...
Iowa farmer: GE and science will heal the earth
The following is an edited excerpt. Despite two decades of planting GMOs that hasn’t inflicted a single human illness, has ...
Geneticists compare genomes of wild and domestic tomatoes
The following is an edited excerpt. You say tomato, I say comparative transcriptomics. Researchers in the U.S., Europe and Japan ...
Glow-in-the-dark nightmares: Anti-synthetic biology campaigners play hysteria card
In the minds of those who fear synthetic biology, a project to create plants which naturally glow—what should be seen ...
The DNA data deluge
Computing, not sequencing, is now the limiting factor when it comes to genomics research ...
Ancient horse genome sequenced: Ancient humans next?
Researchers have assembled a draft of the genome of nearly 700,000-year-old horse. Can they do it for pre-neandertal humans? ...
Genetically modified silkworms spin fluorescent silk
The following is an edited excerpt. Silkworms in a Japanese lab are busy spinning silks that glow in the dark ...
Gene testing to screen astronauts for DNA damage risk
The following is an edited excerpt. Humans in space are at risk of a variety of ailments, from brittle bones ...
Study suggests new ways to maximize delivery of RNA strands
The following is an excerpt. Nanoparticles that deliver short strands of RNA offer a way to treat cancer and other diseases by shutting off malfunctioning genes ...
Gene editing to treat genetic diseases, Part II
The following is an edited excerpt. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and its milder form, Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), are genetic disorders affecting approximately ...
The cancer genome in context: of mice and mutations
Researchers push the boundaries of cancer genomics--including making custom mouse models to develop personalized treatments ...
