syntheticBio intro CROP promo xlarge

Synthetic biology cheat sheet: Key players, big debates and lingo you should know

Jacob Brogan | Slate | 
Key Players J. Craig Venter: After playing an important role in early efforts to sequence the human genome, Venter now ...
images

Open source science or intellectual property: Should we allow patenting of synbio organisms?

Robert Hart | Slate | 
[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, ...
FUTURE samesexparents CROP promo xlarge

Queer theory and biology: Should ‘relatedness’ be defined only by blood and genes?

Sophia Roosth | Slate | 
Biological taxonomy, the study and sorting of how different organisms are related to one another, has for centuries incorporated novelty ...
hivebio x

Uncertain US laws and regulations surround DIY synthetic biology

Molly Olmstead | Slate | 
At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the regulation of the DIY biology movement. DIY biologists, a ...
OUA

Is the US military in danger of using synthetic biology to ‘weaponize the environment’?

Todd Kuiken | Slate | 
In recent years... the military—mostly under the umbrella of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—has created a new suite of ...
diabetes

Is there hope for diabetes cure through synthetic biology?

Jacob Brogan | Slate | 
Type 1 diabetes is a discouraging disease. Despite the availability of synthetic insulin and increasingly sophisticated monitoring technology, it’s still ...
Screen Shot at PM

Are you ‘anti-science’ if you resist biotechnology on political or economic grounds?

Tess Doezema | Slate | 
[Editor's note: Tess Doezema is a doctoral student at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona ...
e a

Revamping ‘woefully out of date’ biotech regulations easier said than done

Brooke Borel | Slate | 
Depending on whom you talk to, the CRISPR’d mushroom isn’t strictly defined as synthetic biology. Still, genetic technology exists on ...
x

Trump’s deregulation push could undermine trust in safety of our food system

Jenny Splitter | Slate | 
Pro-agriculture conservatives seem to be welcoming Trump’s push for deregulation because they felt Obama-era policies on GMOs and school lunch ...
engineering

What is synthetic biology?

Jacob Brogan | Slate | 
[Synthetic biology is] a discipline that brings together the insights and methodologies of computer science; engineering; and, of course, biology ...
Screen Shot at PM

Addition of Hawaiian bees to endangered species list unrelated to honey bees

Matt Miller | Slate | 
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

Kavin Senapathy | Slate | 
The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.. offers nutrition assistance to...low income Americans.... SNAP helps people afford food at stores and ...
Screen Shot at AM

Can food makers label GMO products with pride?

Jenny Splitter | Slate | 
. . . . [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

Matt Miller | Slate | 
. . . .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

Jenny Splitter | Slate | 
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

Declan Fahy, Timothy Caulfield | Slate | 
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

Donna Patterson | Slate | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We did not beat ...
Screen Shot at PM

Why labeling food “natural” or “GMO” is meaningless, deceives consumers

Margot Pollans | Slate | 
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

Daniel Engber | Slate | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. government spends ...
Screen Shot at AM

Why GMO labels should be voluntary like Kosher labels

Daniel Engber | Slate | 
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

Ruth Graham | Slate | 
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

David Auerbach | Slate | 
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

William Saletan | Slate | 
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

Geoffrey Kabat | Slate | 
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?

Tara C. Smith | Slate | 
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?

Raj Patel | Slate | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cuba was once one ...
poster x

Slate guts scare-mongering doc ‘That Sugar Film’ featured uncritically by NY Times

Daniel Engber | Slate | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  One of the most ...
critical thinking

Anti-GMO critics could use lesson in critical thinking

William Saletan | Slate | 
The debate over GMOs is a case study in critical thinking. By exploring the errors in fact and thinking circulated by ...
Loading...
glp menu logo outlined

Newsletter Subscription

* indicates required
Email Lists