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FDA and 23andMe dance around evidence that isn’t there
On December 6, 2013, "the leading health and ancestry DNA service" rebranded itself as "the largest DNA ancestry service in ...
Junk food lobby brings bag of dirty tricks to New Hampshire GMO labeling fight
In secret documents that I uncovered in November, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (aka food industry lobbyists) laid out its five-point plan for opposing the ...
Humanity needs science, not ideology
Vaccines once faced the same scrutiny GM crops face today and are now widely accepted. But can the science of ...
Farmers say they do not feel ‘forced’ to buy GM seeds
Farmers do feel that they have a choice whether to buy GM seeds or not. A popular argument used by ...
Genetic testing: Too much or too little information?
Since ancient times, Oracles, soothsayers, and fortune tellers have been offering prophesies about the future. This desire for foreknowledge leads ...
First hints that genes control likelihood of getting concussions
Researchers have found links between certain genes and a football player's susceptibility to getting a concussion. It's a scientific detective ...
23andMe slapped with class action lawsuit
Genetic testing company 23andMe has been slammed with a $5 million lawsuit less than a week after the Federal Drug ...
Hawaii County’s anti-GMO bill 113 passed too quickly, without consideration of unintended consequences
Hawaii Island’s anti-GMO bill 113 was pushed through Hawaii County Council too quickly, writes farmer Richard Ha. It shouldn't be ...
UK education advisor faces criticism for possible advocation of eugenics
For many, the term "eugenics" conjures images of Nazi-run concentration camps and other horrific instances of science gone wrong. So, ...
Teenage anti-GMO Internet sensation now blogs on HuffPo
The 14-year old Canadian girl, Rachel Parent, the founder of "Kids Right to Know", who became a cyberspace sensation by ...
Former IVF baby weighs in on three-parent IVF
I have my parents, and biotechnology, to thank for bringing me into this world; I was an IVF baby. Given this ...
Los Angeles city councilmen propose ban on GMOs
Los Angeles is considering banning the cultivation and sale of genetically modified organisms. If it does, the second-largest U.S. city ...
Kauai County takes pesticide fight into its own hands
The state Department of Agriculture in Hawaii has only one employee assigned to review pesticide inspection reports and follow up ...
Marital satisfaction may be controlled by a gene, study says
The reason your marriage is plagued by extreme highs and lows may lie in your DNA, a study claims. The ...
Golden rice is not so golden
Last month, a few news outlets carried a story about Filipino farmers trampling a test plot of genetically engineered (GE) ...
Truth a casualty in Kauai GMO-pesticide debate
If truth is the first casualty of war, it was body-bagged a long time ago in the pitched battle being ...
The coming tsunami of genomic information, and questions that go with it
This past spring, scientists posted online the complete genome of cells derived from Henrietta Lacks, revealing information about her -- ...
As prenatal testing for Down syndrome increases, so do concerns about genetic counseling
Noninvasive prenatal tests provide early-pregnancy information about genetic abnormalities. Can genetic counseling keep pace? ...
Non-invasive prenatal testing: The holy grail of prenatal genetic testing?
I've been pregnant twice in my 40s and am expecting my fifth child in November. Like most women my age, ...
Abuse, adoption and epigenetics
A recent Guardian article brought to light the harrowing circumstances of parents of adopted children who were left to confront major behavioral problems ...
Stop blaming genetics for your weight
The 21st century is the century of excuses. People don’t like being held accountable for their actions and like to blame their ...
GMOs and the American Chestnut: Risky Business?
How far out on a limb would you go to bring back an icon of the American forest? First, a ...
Will European GM regulations survive new trade negotiations?
The EU's strict regulations on GM foods may be endangered in EU-US trade negotiations due to America's comparatively less stringent ...
Choice of Monsanto betrays World Food Prize purpose
The following is an edited excerpt. In honoring the seed biotechnology industry, this year's World Food Prize -- to many, ...
Chipotle starts putting Scarlett letter on GE foods on its website menu
The following is an edited excerpt. Chipotle Mexican Grill recently became the first fast-food chain to label the ingredients it ...
Defending genomic liberty
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments and examined one of ...
Condemning Monsanto with bad science is dumb
The following is an excerpt. Did you see the latest indictment of Monsanto making the rounds? It's a "peer-reviewed" paper ...
A developing world strategy for personalized medicine
The following is an excerpt. Because of its technology intensive platform, personalized medicine is seen as solely benefiting the populations ...
