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DNA data war reaches Supreme Court
The following is an excerpt. About 9 months ago – the DNA Spit Kit from 23andMe was $299. From their website today – ...
The Henrietta Lacks genome: Consent, trust, and common decency
The following is an edited excerpt. In today’s New York Times, Skloot commentson a recently published paper (PDF) detailing the complete genomic DNA sequence of ...
This protein could change biotech forever
The following is an edited excerpt. A tiny molecular machine used by bacteria to kill attacking viruses could change the ...
Storing and sorting Big Data in messy DNA memory
The following is an edited excerpt. The Library of Congress contains 35 million books and documents. Its Web Capture team ...
Bowman v. Monsanto: Supremes unsympathetic to farmer’s deception
In the battle over GM seeds and their progeny, the Supreme Court appears to favor intellectual property rights ...
Groundbreaking tech — including GM — smothered by anti-technology ideologues
The following is an excerpt Groundbreaking new technologies commonly face intractable opposition from various quarters–often from vested interests or societal ...
Researchers highlight warning signs on adult stem cell treatments
The following is an excerpt. Adult stem cell experiments don’t require the destruction of human embryos–they can be derived from ...
We consume DNA every day with no ill effects
A combination of rare-to-impossible events would be required for the so-called "toxic" CaMV 35S gene to be a human health ...
Can a rose catch your cold? Threat of ‘killer’ viral plant gene is latest anti-GMO rant
The latest "greatest danger to ever face humanity" has emerged from an obscure, technical study in GM Crops & Foods, ...
David Cox, genomics pioneer emblematic of Pfizer’s new era, dies unexpectedly
The following is an excerpt. David Cox, a geneticist and senior vice president at Pfizer, has died unexpectedly, the company ...
Is it possible to clone a Neanderthal?
The following is an excerpt. In an interview with Der Spiegel, geneticist George Church made some headlines by claiming that it will ...
Autism and genetics: It’s complicated
The latest news in autism and genetics, courtesy of Laura Blue writing at Time Healthland: In one of the largest-ever ...
‘I was wrong’: How one activist’s apology changes the GMO debate
'I Was Wrong:' How One Activist's Apology Changes the GMO DebateForbes... reaction to the speech by Mark Lynas serves as ...
How one activist’s apology changes the GMO debate
In the wake of Mark Lynas' public apology, the challenge now posed to environmentalists is to rely on science everywhere ...
Stem cells and sight: “And the blind shall see again”
Some days the future arrives faster than others—this is one of those days. Researchers from Oxford University just announced that ...
Vigilante “Label It Yourself” activists violate federal law
The Label It Yourself campaign encourages activists to place their own self-printed "warning" labels on GM foods on supermarket shelves ...
Label-It-Yourself activists should be prosecuted
GM labeling activists are not waiting for government-mandated labeling. Vigilantes are going through the aisles of supermarkets and applying their own ...
Obama’s Science Commitment, FDA Face Ethics Scrutiny in Wake of GMO Salmon Fiasco
Will the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s John Holdren investigate the White House after violations of the Executive Office guarantee ...
White House lifts political block on GE salmon
The Food and Drug Administration today released an electronic version of its Environmental Assessment for a genetically modified (GM) salmon ...
Breakthrough technique has potential to stop some genetic disorders from being inherited
Today, researchers at the New York Stem Cell Foundation and Columbia University Medical Center announced the success of a new technique to transfer the ...
Genetic testing reveals fake fish on your plate
Oceana’s findings are not exactly subtle, since their report is titled “Widespread Seafood Fraud Found in New York City,” and ...
What 23andMe is really selling
This week, 23andme, the personalized genomics company founded by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, got an influx of investment cash ...
UK, Kenya, China: doing the GMO two-step
Gotta love the candor of UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who reportedly called consumer opposition to genetically modified (GM) food ...
Seralini paper to blame for Kenya’s GMO ban
Seralini Paper Influences Kenya Ban of GMO ImportsForbesBags containing 'MON 810', a variety of genetically modified maize (corn) developed by ...
GMO regulation: Politicians meddling with little regard for science
Be it salmon, eggplant or BPA, the United States, India or France, politicians have insinuated themselves into the regulatory process ...
Supreme Court to decide whether human genes can be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear, for a second time, a lawsuit challenging patents held by Myriad Genetics on ...
Futurist Nicola Tesla was a eugenicist
ForbesTesla, Eugenics And Rationalizing DehumanizationForbesThe year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival ...
“Oprah’s Farm” to capitalize on organic food craze?
On Monday, the New York Post unearthed a handful of applications to the US Patent and Trademark Organization for Oprah-branded ...
