Sandi Doughton
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DNA evidence ends ancestry debate over 9500 year old skeleton
Nearly two decades after the ancient skeleton called Kennewick Man was discovered on the banks of the Columbia River, the ...
Critics of Bill Gates’ ‘industrial ag’ efforts in Africa take their case to Seattle
In Kenya, where he works with small farmers, Daniel Maingi “failed miserably” in his attempts to connect with agricultural organizations ...
Rose scented trees? Genetic modification could create safe chemical factories
A Washington State University project aims to turn poplars into factories for premium chemicals like 2-phenylethanol, which is what gives ...
GM food-labeling fight may be shifting to legislatures
The battle to label genetically engineered foods won’t be stalled by the defeat of Washington Initiative 522, but the arena ...
University of Washington professor speaks out in support of I-522
The Seattle Times sat down with Phil Bereano, a professor emeritus of technical communication and co-founder of AGRA-Watch, a group ...
Genes jump between conventional crops, not just from engineered ones
Another ecological worry about GE crops seemed to have come true with a vengeance in 2000. American scientists reported that ...
Science panel says GMO labeling would cost — but how much remains unknown
Labeling genetically engineered foods would come at a cost, but it’s impossible to say how high it will be, says ...
