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Synthetic biology cheat sheet: Key players, big debates and lingo you should know
Key Players J. Craig Venter: After playing an important role in early efforts to sequence the human genome, Venter now ...
Open source science or intellectual property: Should we allow patenting of synbio organisms?
[S]ynthetic biology...incorporates disparate disciplines like engineering, computer science, biotechnology, and molecular biology...[i]nstead of using engineering’s discrete modules of code, transistors, ...
Queer theory and biology: Should ‘relatedness’ be defined only by blood and genes?
Biological taxonomy, the study and sorting of how different organisms are related to one another, has for centuries incorporated novelty ...
Uncertain US laws and regulations surround DIY synthetic biology
At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the regulation of the DIY biology movement. DIY biologists, a ...
Is the US military in danger of using synthetic biology to ‘weaponize the environment’?
In recent years... the military—mostly under the umbrella of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—has created a new suite of ...
Is there hope for diabetes cure through synthetic biology?
Type 1 diabetes is a discouraging disease. Despite the availability of synthetic insulin and increasingly sophisticated monitoring technology, it’s still ...
Are you ‘anti-science’ if you resist biotechnology on political or economic grounds?
[Editor's note: Tess Doezema is a doctoral student at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona ...
Revamping ‘woefully out of date’ biotech regulations easier said than done
Depending on whom you talk to, the CRISPR’d mushroom isn’t strictly defined as synthetic biology. Still, genetic technology exists on ...
Trump’s deregulation push could undermine trust in safety of our food system
Pro-agriculture conservatives seem to be welcoming Trump’s push for deregulation because they felt Obama-era policies on GMOs and school lunch ...
What is synthetic biology?
[Synthetic biology is] a discipline that brings together the insights and methodologies of computer science; engineering; and, of course, biology ...
Addition of Hawaiian bees to endangered species list unrelated to honey bees
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added 49 species of plants and animals to the endangered species list on [Sept ...
Online marketers target food stamp recipients, selling high-priced ‘organic and natural’ junk food
The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.. offers nutrition assistance to...low income Americans.... SNAP helps people afford food at stores and ...
Can food makers label GMO products with pride?
. . . . [T]he maker of Soylent, doubled down on its pro–GMO stance with the blog post “Proudly Made With ...
Despite scare reports, honey bee populations not declining
. . . .Ask people on the street if they’re aware of this great bee die-off, and if they’re regular ...
Patagonia’s film about sustainable food avoids discussion of GMO solutions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Outdoor gear giant Patagonia ...
How scientists can use celebrity culture to engage public
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Dr. Mehmet Oz and ...
Attention shifts to Zika despite Ebola’s lingering and deadly presence
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We did not beat ...
Why labeling food “natural” or “GMO” is meaningless, deceives consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Federal Food and ...
Cancer research not exempt from science’s reproducibility problem
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. government spends ...
Why GMO labels should be voluntary like Kosher labels
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .If ...
Canada’s sperm donor drought forcing consumers to look south of the border
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s a sperm crisis ...
Autism risk from antipsychotics during pregnancy misreported, hyped by media
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The alarm has been ...
Why activist criticism of GMO salmon is more scare than substance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some environmentalists are assailing ...
WHO’s IARC erroneous classification of coffee as carcinogenic shows system broken
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The World Health Organizations’s ...
One year after ‘Fearbola’ hysteria, what we’ve learned about dealing with epidemics?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s been a year ...
Forced to rely on agroecology, as sanctions ease will Cuba embrace agricultural technology?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cuba was once one ...
Slate guts scare-mongering doc ‘That Sugar Film’ featured uncritically by NY Times
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Anti-GMO critics could use lesson in critical thinking
The debate over GMOs is a case study in critical thinking. By exploring the errors in fact and thinking circulated by ...