Genetic Literacy Project
Boston Strangler exhumation stirs DNA privacy concerns
Authorities surreptitiously collected DNA from the Boston Strangler's nephew and now intend to dig up the criminal's body to get ...
Call to action: Grist reevaluates crop biotechnology; It’s time the rest of journalism does too
Grist is taking a bold step in reevaluating its anti-GE stance. It's the latest in many milestones for reason and ...
DNA screening is part of the new eugenics—and that’s okay
Modern genetic screening is not driven by a draconian desire to “improve” the species. This "new eugenics" is driven by ...
Roseanne Barr Effect: Should crop biotechnology supporters engage science rejectionists?
Evidence shows that the more informed a person is the more entrenched their views become. What, then, is the best ...
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 ...
Anti-biotech activists would the let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo
In the 80s, Hawaii's papaya crop was almost wiped out by the ringspot virus. Today the crop thrives because most ...
Anti-biotech activists would let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo
In the 80s, Hawaii's papaya crop was almost wiped out by the ringspot virus. Today the crop thrives because most ...
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 ...
University student scientist view of crop biotech safety critics: Where’s the beef?
Cornell University graduate student in Plant Sciences, Gonzalo Pizarro, whose research revolves around molecular biology, provides this week's special guest ...
Privacy and our genes: Is deCode’s DNA project ‘Big Brother’ or the gateway to a healthier future?
The massive collection of data that has resulted from genetic technology raising questions about who gets to control genetic information ...
The organic hepatitis outbreak: We need organic field testing
A recent outbreak of hepatitis A infections from the consumption of organic frozen berries highlights the problem with the organic ...
Does success in college involve having the right genes?
Recent attempts to link genetics to academic achievement are weak at best, and the media has been overstating the case ...
Gene patent ruling: Cause for celebration and criticism
The US Supreme Court rule against "natural" gene patents was hailed as a victory for patients everywhere. But closer inspection ...
Viewpoint: Is there rogue genetically engineered wheat in Oregon? Who knows? Who cares?
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A few plants of ...
Nature Biotechnology analysis lashes French politicians for feeding anti-biotech fever
In March 2012, the French government issued an emergency ban on a GM strain of corn “to protect the environment." ...
Nabbing the bad guys with advanced technology: Who needs fingerprints when you have DNA?
The Supreme Court recently ruled that police can take DNA samples from people who have been arrested for serious crimes, ...
Being Gilles-Eric Seralini: Inside the mind of the anti-GM movement
Anti-GM activists live trapped in their own heads; All they can see and hear are their own slogans and conspiracy ...
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 ...
Supreme Court rules to uphold post-arrest DNA sampling
On Monday, June 3, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision to uphold a Maryland state law ...
The Great Biotech Debate is Tuesday
The GLP's Jon Entine will be participating in The Great Biotechnology Debate at the CATO Institute tomorrow, alongside plant geneticists ...
GM wheat found in Oregon field creates media maelstrom
Last week, the USDA announced that genetically engineered wheat was found in a field in Oregon. Although deemed safe by ...
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 ...
Transgenic salmon hybridize with trout, produce sterile offspring
A recent "worst case scenario" breeding experiment has opponents of the AquAdvantage salmon unduly scared ...
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 ...
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 ...
Errors cast doubt on landmark stem cell cloning paper
Sloppy mistakes cast doubt on claim of first-ever human stem cell cloning success ...
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 ...
