Science Controversies
Biotechnology: Feeding the World, or a Brave New World of Agriculture?
Tuesday, June 4, at 2:00 p.m. ET the Genetic Literacy Project’s executive director Jon Entine debated the merits of agricultural ...
Should extinct species be revived via genetic technology?
The following is an excerpt. Last month, hundreds of experts who study human-environment interactions called on policymakers to take immediate ...
New method of mass-producing high-quality DNA molecules
The following is an edited excerpt. Researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Harvard University announced the development of a ...
Clinical geneticists oppose some direct-to-consumer genetic testing
A majority of European clinical geneticists oppose direct-to-consumer genetic tests for serious or untreatable health issues ...
Europe’s anti-GE stance denies Africa the right to feed itself
The following is an edited excerpt. A leading African academic has issued a withering attack on the “petty political mischief” ...
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 ...
Mending bones with magnetic stem cells
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have developed an injectable gel containing stem cells that could be used to repair ...
South Korea: No GE found in analysis of wheat imports
The following is an edited excerpt. South Korea has not detected genetically modified wheat in initial tests of imports of ...
Europe’s anti-GM stance denies Africa’s ability to feed itself
A leading African academic condemns European environmentalists for blocking the adoption of biotech crops ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
