Jon Entine
Anti-biotech activists would let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo
In the 80s, Hawaii's papaya crop was almost wiped out by the ringspot virus. Today the crop thrives because most ...
Glow-in-the-dark nightmares: Anti-synthetic biology campaigners play hysteria card
In the minds of those who fear synthetic biology, a project to create plants which naturally glow—what should be seen ...
Nature Biotechnology analysis lashes French politicians for feeding anti-biotech fever
In March 2012, the French government issued an emergency ban on a GM strain of corn “to protect the environment." ...
Nabbing the bad guys with advanced technology: Who needs fingerprints when you have DNA?
The Supreme Court recently ruled that police can take DNA samples from people who have been arrested for serious crimes, ...
Being Gilles-Eric Seralini: Inside the mind of the anti-GM movement
Anti-GM activists live trapped in their own heads; All they can see and hear are their own slogans and conspiracy ...
Anti-GMO leaders withdraw from ‘Great Biotech Debate’ — Forum will go on
Two leaders of the anti-biotech movement have dropped out the Great Biotech Debate, for dubious reasons, but the GLP and ...
Angelina Jolie fallout: Should counseling be required with DNA screenings?
Angelina Jolie's very public decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer has kicked off a debate about ...
Organic industry’s credibility eroded by misinformation about GE foods
The most extreme and ill-informed of the organic advocacy groups are damaging the credibility of the entire organic industry. The ...
SCOTUS rules Indiana farmer is “seed thief,” upholds Monsanto’s seed patents
The Supreme Court ruled that a farmer cannot reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without permission of the patent ...
Jewish researcher attacks DNA evidence linking Jews to Israel
Geneticist Eran Elhaik claims most Jews can trace their ancestry to the Caucusus and Eastern Europe, despite overwhelming evidence of ...
Peru crop biotech ban highlights botched debate over biodiversity
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70 percent in the next 40 years. What role could or ...
Bad brains: Did my DNA make me do it?
Are perpetrators of violence suffering from a medical condition that demands a public health reaction that might radically alter the ...
Walking the ethical edge: ‘Made-to-order’ embryos address genuine needs
Ethical watchdogs are stifling a much-needed discussion of the actual costs and benefits of a for-profit embryo donations. Despite the ...
Media mangles latest biotech innovation—hornless cows
Despite exaggerated claims from various media outlets over the weekend, the innovations that led to the hornless dairy cow are ...
On GMOs, New York Times foodie Mark Bittman is a dark cloud in the brightening sky of reason
It’s challenging to name a more influential food writer than The New York Times’ Mark Bittman—nor one less informed and ...
Your DNA in death: Reflections on the Henrietta Lacks bioethics controversy
We are in the early stages a personalized medicine revolution, but progress comes with growing pains -- in this case, ...
Monsanto Protection Act? Separating the facts from the fury
The so-called "Monsanto Protection Act" is hardly the “most dangerous food act ever” or a “terrifying piece of policy," as ...
Frankenstein’s Cat: How animal biotechnology informs us about our humanity
Science writer Emily Anthes' new book, Frankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts provides an animated review of ...
Is there really a science-based GMO controversy? False balance captures Discover magazine
Discover's cover story on the anti-biotech movement gives unwarranted weight to anti-GM activists and in the process raises questions about ...
Should the government loosen ethical oversight of stem cell research?
When it comes to stem cell research, we’ve moved from an era of debating the ethics of a technology in ...
Scientists savage each other over ‘Junk DNA’ study while journalists mis-report the science
The "junk DNA isn't junk!" headline ran rampant earlier this year, in the wake of the ENCODE project publishing reams ...
The “BioPiracy” myth at the heart of the Monsanto case
Anti-GMO campaigners and some farmers claim that Monsanto and other corporations use their deep pockets and unfair patent laws to ...
Bowman v. Monsanto: Supremes unsympathetic to farmer’s deception
In the battle over GM seeds and their progeny, the Supreme Court appears to favor intellectual property rights ...
Bowman v Monsanto: Genetic innovation in the crosshairs?
This week, the Supreme Court will bear witness to a square-off between a 75-year-old soybean farmer and the world's largest ...
Can a rose catch your cold? Threat of ‘killer’ viral plant gene is latest anti-GMO rant
The latest "greatest danger to ever face humanity" has emerged from an obscure, technical study in GM Crops & Foods, ...
Anti-GM activists pounce on viral DNA in transgenic plants
The GLP examines the increasingly desperate efforts of staunch anti-GM activists and journalists to regroup in the face of "defeats" ...
Ron Unz on genius, IQ, race and meritocracy
What is the nature of intelligence and genius? Literally thousands of studies definitively show that DNA plays a dominant role; ...
Opening minds to science, technology and genetic engineering
Genetic modification is neither good nor bad. Like any technology it is a tool. Like nuclear technology, fracking or advanced ...
