Science Controversies
Republican leaders ramp up efforts to block COVID mask and vaccine mandates
Republicans [recently] escalated their battle against the Biden administration over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates... calling for the president to backtrack ...
Uganda edges toward accepting biotechnology as climate challenges mount
Faced with weather extremes, food insecurity and a fast-growing population, there is growing acceptance in Uganda for adopting innovative biotechnologies ...
Viewpoint: ‘Naked Organic’ campaign? France’s uncompetitive organic farming industry propped up by government subsidies
[Agriculture et Environnement:] How do you analyze [the recent “Naked Organic”] campaign launched by certain players in the organic sector ...
Learning from the GMO stigmatization debacle: Why we shouldn’t call cell-based protein ‘lab meat’
As the rise of nontraditional meat accelerates, the Agriculture Department is seeking input on names for these novel foods “that ...
Why do some minority groups have reservations about the COVID vaccine?
Two JAMA Network Open studies [published September 30] that looked at COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in minority groups and opinions around ...
Do we need COVID booster shots? Hesitancy emerges among key Biden Administration health officials
Following a series of endorsements over the last month by scientific panels advising federal agencies, tens of millions of Americans ...
Part 1: How much responsibility for COVID vaccine rejectionism rests with the progressive Left?
Twenty-five years ago, in 1996, physicist Alan Sokal pulled off a now notorious academic hoax by submitting a spoof article, ...
COVID vaccine protection: How long can we expect immunity to last?
Like most other vaccines, Covid vaccines don’t act as a foolproof barrier to infection but rather as a fire alarm ...
Israel has vaccinated more than half of children aged 12 to 15. What can we learn from this endeavor?
As more and more countries around the world are beginning to offer Covid-19 vaccines for children over 12, Israel offers ...
NFL agrees to end race-based dementia testing for concussion settlements in $1 billion agreement
The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia ...
Viewpoint: By heroizing vaccine resisters, Fox News escalates ideological shot divide
Fox News has provided a friendly platform to dozens of people who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine in recent ...
Sri Lanka softens its agrochemical ban and organic farming shift as tea production dives
Sri Lanka on [October 19] backed down from ambitious plans to become the world's first completely organic farming nation, reversing ...
Overfishing and climate change have decimated Japan’s fishing industry. Gene edited fish is poised to rescue it
Fishing plays an important role in Japan’s economy and food supply, but overfishing and climate change have caused wild populations ...
Mix and match COVID booster shots have been approved. Should you switch? Here’s a guide
The Food and Drug Administration on [October 20] authorized “mix-and-match” booster shots to increase antibodies to fight the coronavirus. Under ...
Viewpoint: ‘A technology we simply cannot afford to miss’ — Health benefits likely to flow from England’s decision to allow gene-edited crops
Advocates for the biotech industry look set to have a unique opportunity to make the point during the coming months, ...
Viewpoint: England’s ‘half-hearted’ support for gene editing is stifling innovation
The [UK] Government’s half-hearted support for the process is denying us a huge chance to progress. The Government wants to ...
Sex bias in research: Why women are more likely to be misdiagnosed with a host of neurological conditions, ranging from autism to strokes
Unfortunately, transitioning to a scientific world where all studies include both sexes is more difficult than it seems. To accurately ...
Viewpoint: Anti-abortion ‘pro-lifers’ are joining forces with anti-vaxxers
The strange vaccine phobia that has taken hold of the GOP base is also affecting religious folk…. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, ...
How the nanotechnology revolution has transformed medicine and manufacturing
What the [National Nanotechnology Initiative] did was move nanotechnology into places it had not significantly ventured before, like the medical, ...
‘It has put hospitals in a very difficult position’: Republican states caught between Biden’s federal vaccine employee mandates and local laws limiting mandates
As Montana intensive care units fill with critically ill, mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients, hospital leaders there are caught between two ...
Miami private school bars vaccinated students for 30 days, falsely claiming they could be a danger to the unvaccinated
A Miami private school, which previously asked teachers not to get the Covid-19 vaccine or they wouldn't be allowed to ...
Biden EPA moves to ban toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ commonly found in drinking water and require chemical company assessments
The Biden administration laid out a sweeping strategy on [October 18] for grappling with widespread contamination from toxic “forever chemicals” ...
US (innovation and biotechnology) vs Europe (regulation and organic): Which is the best path to a sustainable farming future?
Creating a climate-friendly food system is cooking up a showdown between the U.S. and the European Union. The two power ...
‘Every single week it’s a new myth’: Misconceptions and disinformation hobble efforts to promote COVID vaccines, including among Latino Americans
When it comes to misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, health advocates have heard it all. “Every single week, it’s a ...
Backlash against vaccine, masking and tracking policies reverberates through some college campuses
Life on college campuses is as close to pre-pandemic normalcy as it has been in 18 months, but as the ...
Will the Biden Administration ‘follow the science’ on agricultural biotechnology regulatory reform?
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the US Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology, a blueprint for federal ...
Viewpoint: EU edges closer to embracing sustainable gene editing agricultural techniques but organic farming commercial interests remain key roadblocks
The current EU GMO-legislation, based on late 1990s understanding of biotechnology, would leave Europe without access to current and future ...
