Fast Company
Can lab grown meat be considered vegan?
Language is fascinating and complicated. Just as terms like “plant-based” and “vegan” are becoming widespread, their definitions seem to be ...
Learning from the healthcare revolution: How CRISPR and other biotechnologies could help protect our food system from a future plant pandemic
Across farms worldwide, there are now warning signs of a pandemic in food crops. More than 600 pest species have ...
‘Why is the US so retrograde when it comes to biotech?’ — ‘Supertrees’ engineered to capture more carbon stir anti-GMO backlash
Capitalizing on trees’ ability to function as natural carbon capture machines, Reddit’s former CEO is now running a company that ...
Viewpoint: Herpes linked to COVID vaccine? Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post descends into conspiracy mongering
Lately, the New York Post seems to be on a mission to scare as many people as possible out of ...
Tasty gluten-free bread and peanut allergy pills: How CRISPR is solving basic problems with our food system
People will make do with gluten-free baked goods if they must, but the springiness of wheat is sorely absent. “It’s ...
Organic food, often linked with progressive politics, is also popular among white supremacists
While most people associate organic food and farmers markets with progressive politics and cosmopolitan values, they’re also a draw for ...
Vaccination wars: In the fight against COVID-19, pro-vax movement emerges to battle vaccine denialism
A new advocacy campaign is designed to mobilize the majority to speak out to help fight [vaccine] misinformation, at a ...
Infographic: What CRISPR is curing in 2020
CRISPR-Cas9 is a method for quickly and accurately editing the genome of virtually any living thing. Using custom-built guide RNA ...
