Henry Miller
Viewpoint: ‘The science of things that aren’t so’ should not drive public policy
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The quality and reproducibility ...
U.S. regulators to blame for lack of progress in biopharming
Dr. Henry Miller’s cri de coeur is well-earned: he was the founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology (too ...
EPA accomplice in environmentalists’ war on neonics?
The Environmental Protection Agency is arguably the worst regulatory agency in the history of the world. But perhaps I understate ...
Viewpoint: A wake-up call for US farmers: The EPA is trying to put you out of business
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The Environmental Protection Agency ...
UN contradictions: Opposition to biopharming, which could treat Ebola infections
High-level officials of the United Nations are not known for their perspicacity, competence, or scientific acumen, but the head of ...
Viewpoint: Why organic isn’t ‘sustainable’
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Relevant excerpt: Stanford University’s Sustainable ...
Over-regulation of ag biotechnology squanders billions of dollars
The big agribusiness companies have achieved “regulatory capture” of government agencies–but not in the way that many people think. At ...
Viewpoint: Lies, damn lies and genetic engineering
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Relevant excerpt: Consumers have been ...
Viewpoint: The dreaded ‘green blob’ is the most dire threat to bees
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. If neonicotinoid pesticides were ...
Viewpoint: Neither individuals nor (especially) the government should support ‘National Politically Correct Radio’
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. NPR–“National Politically Correct Radio”–has ...
Ebola drug ‘ZMapp’ shows potential of biopharmed medicine
A handful of patients in the largest-ever Ebola outbreak have been treated with an experimental drug called ZMapp. American missionaries ...
GE can help address California’s drought
The United Nations has called drought the “world’s costliest natural disaster,” both financially, imposing an annual cost of $6-8 billion, and in ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva earns $40,000 per speech advocating policies harming poor
Vandana Shiva, the Indian activist who opposes modern agriculture and modern science — and well, modernity in general — is a popular ...
Viewpoint: Wealthy activist Vandana Shiva is a poor advocate for the poor
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Vandana Shiva advocates policies ...
GMOs are not meaningful ‘category’ of foods or ingredients
Even after two decades of stunning scientific, humanitarian and financial successes and an admirable record of safety, the application of genetic engineering ...
The Brave Old World of genetic engineering
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. “Genetic engineering” is not ...
Viewpoint: Another Obama cabinet member falls short
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack’s ...
Mark Bittman’s tepid endorsement of GM overshadowed by shallow attacks on modern agriculture
Does New York Times food writer Mark Bittman get anything right? I doubt it. His recent commentary, “Leave Organic Out of ...
Viewpoint: The New York Times food writer who is always out to lunch
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Does New York Times ...
Celebrating Earth Day: Science and technology must join the party
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A few years ago ...
GM mosquitoes can control mosquito menace, if politics doesn’t block development
Mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people annually, and cause suffering for many more. It takes only one bite from a disease-carrying ...
Norman Borlaug’s life was one of extraordinary paradox
Norman Borlaug, the plant breeder known as the Father of the Green Revolution, would have been 100 on March 25 ...
Norman Borlaug: A man for all seasons
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Norman Borlaug, the plant ...
Misguided Californian bill panders to small group of anti-science alarmists
In a victory for California’s radical anti-technology minority, S.B. 131 passed the state’s senate Health Committee by a vote of ...
US regulators sitting on non-browning Arctic Apple approval
A Canadian company petitioned USDA regulators two years ago to “deregulate” – approve for unrestricted cultivation and marketing — a ...
How should Congress and the FDA respond to calls to label foods with GMOs?
According to Henry Miller, a physician and the founding director of the Office of Biotechnology at the FDA, and Drew ...
Viewpoint: A Faustian bargain on labeling genetically engineered food
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Pseudo-controversy continues to rage ...
Could genetic modification help address California’s drought?
Here in California, where most of the state is experiencing “extreme” drought, 2013 was the driest year on record, and ...
