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Is organic agriculture “affluent narcissism?”
"Eating organic" has achieved almost cult-like status. Yet it rife with internal inconsistencies and seems to be a choice only ...
Is organic agriculture “affluent narcissism?”
"Eating organic" has achieved almost cult-like status. Yet it rife with internal inconsistencies and seems to be a choice only ...
Malpractice on Dr. Oz: Pop health expert hosts anti-GM food rant; Scientists push back
The talk show health and science advice program hit a new low with Dr. Mehment Oz’s recent foray into the ...
Genetically engineered in California: A food label we don’t need, says pro-GM supporter
From “food miles” to farmers’ markets, it seems that consumers have never been more interested in the ways their food ...
DNA sequencing: Is science fiction becoming medical fact?
In two papers in major scientific journals, researchers today suggested pushing DNA sequencing into more routine use in the clinic, ...
Does the Seralini corn study fiasco mark a turning point in the debate over GM food?
Are anti-biotech campaigners the leftwing version of climate change deniers? The science media are finally confronting the distortions perpetrated by ...
Scientists smell a rat in fraudulent genetic engineering study
Last week French microbiologist Gilles-Eric Séralini and several colleagues released the results of a long-term study in which rats were ...
GMOs and junk science: Pro-GM supporter questions latest study condemning GMOs
In some ways it’s remarkable that Rachel Carson is still controversial, as we’ve been reminded by this month’s 50th anniversary ...
Does GM corn cause cancer? A flawed study fails to convince
Last week a scientific paper appeared that reported that eating genetically modified (GM) corn causes cancer in rats. Specifically, the ...
Scientists savage study purportedly showing health dangers of Monsanto’s GM corn
Are GM foods harmful or nutritionally less beneficial when compared to conventional or organic foods? Scientists and regulators almost universally ...
Is labeling of genetically engineered foods a losing proposition?
As Joe Six-pack munches Fritos and popcorn during the opening games of the NFL season, does he care what variety ...
Could Bioimimicry solve global hunger?
Biomimicry or biomimetics is the examination of nature for inspiratioin order to solve human problems. The latest wave of biomimicry ...
Genetic engineering: Is it a a food fix or does it cause more problems?
Genetically engineered (GE) crops are often discussed as the way to feed the world’s growing populations and to mitigate the ...
Will overregulation in Europe stymie synthetic biology?
The promising new field of “synthetic biology” involves the design and construction of new biological components, devices and systems, as ...
Shoddy drafting or part of the plan?: The “natural” problem in California’s biotech food labeling initiative, according to pro-biotech commenter
The “California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” also known as Proposition 37 (“Prop 37″), advances the deeply misguided ...
Dysfunction at FDA threatens medical genetics industry
According to Jon Entine, after a series of stumbles and scandals, the Food and Drug Administration’s ability to oversee the ...
The DNA Olympics — Jamaicans win sprinting ‘genetic lottery’ — and why we should all care
Jon Entine, author of Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It,” takes stock ...
The DNA Olympics- Jamaicans win sprinting ‘genetic lottery’- and why we should all care
Jon Entine takes stock of the DNA London Olympics–where, as usual, African-descended athletes swept the running events while whites and ...
Would Rachel Carson embrace ‘frankenfoods’? Scientist believes ‘yes’
The ‘Frankenfoods’ debate is coming to your dinner table. This debate is particularly poignant because fifty years ago this September, ...
FDA balances costs, patient safety in the biologics and personalized medicine revolution
Sometimes what you see is not all you get. Whether or not you support healthcare reform, the implementation of any ...
Synthetic biology: New frontiers, and a DNA laser printer?
It’s been a good month for synthetic biology. A few weeks ago, in a great talk (on the concept of ...
Cells get a makeover, cancer follows: A path to new therapies or warning to stem cell alchemists?
Scientists keep finding new ways to play with cells and make them alter their behavior, even their identity ...
Cancer, data and the fallacy of the $1000 genome
Here’s Mark’s key message: The time of the $1000 genome meme is over. It served us well for years – ...
Stem cells in the news and Yokohama, Japan
The tenth annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is winding down in Yokohama, Japan. But ...
Do liars really have different brains?
As biology has advanced, it’s become increasingly clear that the environment and yes, even choice, have a remarkable impact on ...
Screening new drugs with stem cells
Mass producing stem cells to screen drugs and study the progress of disease is not the sexier side of the ...
Israel in all of US? Research find Jewish links in unusual places
This is not a story of Lost Tribes, but of lost history–the discovery of “Jewish genes” in Hispano Christian populations ...
Opinions on genetic engineering that aren’t worth a bean
Just in time for Earth Day in April, a Stanford Magazine article about the farming of soybeans offered a rich ...
