New York Times
When is a tomato not a tomato?
Our modern tomatoes are tasteless -- could GM tech restore the tomato's tastiness? ...
USDA approves Non-GMO Project’s label claims
In a first for the U.S., the Agriculture Department has approved the Non-GMO project's labels for meat and liquid egg ...
The erosion of genetic privacy
For years now, a steady stream of research has eroded scientists’ faith that DNA can be held anonymously. Not so ...
Poking holes in genetic privacy
The following is an excerpt. Not so long ago, people who provided DNA in the course of research studies were ...
After gene patent ruling, availability of gene tests could broaden
The following is an excerpt. Almost immediately after the Supreme Court ruled that human genes could not be patented, several laboratories announced ...
Police agencies assemble records of DNA
The following is an excerpt. Slowly, and largely under the radar, a growing number of local law enforcement agencies across ...
Police DNA databases grow in wake of Supreme Court ruling
A growing number of local law enforcement agencies across the country have moved into what had previously been the domain ...
Using mice to search for cancer genes
The following is an edited excerpt. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is at the forefront of a new approach to ...
Discussion: Can human genes be owned?
The following is an excerpt. The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon whether human genes can be patented. The ...
Plans for a global trove of genetic data
The goal is to put the vast collection of data on genetic variations and health into databases open to researchers ...
Geneticists push for global data-sharing
69 institutions in 13 countries are working to enable the free flow of information in genomic medicine ...
UK: Kraft’s GE wheat label is a mistake
The following is an edited excerpt. The case of the labels warning of genetically modified wheat found on Kraft Mac ...
Jewish identity and IVF
The following is an excerpt. Since the 1990s, the consensus among Jewish authorities has been that the bearing mother, not ...
Connecticut passes first GE labeling bill with qualifications
The following is an edited excerpt. Connecticut on Monday became the first state to pass a bill that would require ...
Food companies struggle to replace GM ingredients
What exactly does it take to gain certification as "non-GMO" food? ...
Microbiome: How the bacterial genes in our gut impact us
For every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes ...
Unlucky family with faulty DNA yields clues to heart disease
The following is an edited excerpt. Early heart disease ran in Rick Del Sontro’s family, and every time he went ...
DIY biotechnology: Glowing trees
Hoping to give new meaning to the term “natural light,” a small group of biotech enthusiasts is trying to create ...
Cancers united by common genetic patterns
Evidence grows that cancers are best defined by their genetic fingerprints, not their organ of origin ...
Cancer centers race to map patients’ genes
The following is an excerpt. Major academic medical centers in New York and around the country are spending and recruiting ...
Fish’s DNA may explain how fins turned to feet
The following is an excerpt. In the hope of reconstructing a pivotal step in evolution — the colonization of land ...
Middle school experiment suggests health benefits of organic food — for fruit flies, at least
A student's experiment, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that flies fed on organic fruits and veggies were healthier ...
Human genome, then and now
The following is an excerpt. Eight years of work, thousands of researchers around the world, $1 billion spent — and ...
Justices wary of bold action on gene patenting
The following is an excerpt. WASHINGTON — In a lively hearing Monday, the Supreme Court struggled to find a narrow ...
Report on U.S. meat sounds alarm on resistant bacteria
The following is an excerpt. More than half of samples of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef collected from ...
Supremes debate human gene patents, but are they too late?
The Supreme Court is poised to take up the highly charged question of whether human genes can be patented. But ...
Will synthetic biology benefit or threaten wild things?
The following is an excerpt. Will synthetic biology help or hinder conservation efforts? This was the question asked at a ...
Food politics creates rift in panel on labeling
The following is an excerpt. The politics of genetically modified food has created a rift in a policy-setting committee of ...
