This article was originally published in Huffington Post. By Stacy Malkan Our culture is smitten with the notion that technology can save us – or at least create great business opportunities! Cargill, for example, is working on a new food technology that mimics stevia, a sugar substitute derived from plant leaves, for the “exploding sports … GMOs 2.0: Is Synthetic Biology Heading to a Food or Drink Near You?
Four prominent U.S. virologists who published a widely cited commentary strongly rebutting the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, might have been engineered in a lab privately acknowledged that they could not “rule out the possibility” of a lab leak, according to emails obtained by U.S. Right to Know. The emails discuss … Scientists who authored article denying lab engineering of SARS-CoV-2 privately acknowledged possible lab origin, emails show
By Carey Gillam A new study of genetically modified crop technology by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a mix of observations about the controversial crops, and takes U.S. regulators to task for an ongoing lack of transparency that is fueling distrust by consumers and calls for mandatory labeling of GMO foods. … U.S. Review of GMOs Finds Risks, Rewards; Calls for Transparency
