The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...
Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...
GEN editors discuss both the news and history of DNA and genetic engineering. We present a recap of the 50 th anniversary of the Asilomar conference, delving into some of the history from the 1975 ...
Vegetable oils have wide-ranging uses, playing a role in everything from food processing, to perfume production to the manufacture of biofuels. With demand only expected to increase, a team of ...
Her dishonest advocacy does incalculable damage to the most vulnerable. The “Social Justice Warrior Handbook,” which satirizes people who promote liberal, multicultural, anti-capitalist, ...
Lignin is one of the most abundant aromatic polymers on Earth and has long been recognized as a promising biomass resource.
Genetic engineering uses enzymes to carefully alter genetic material. This line of study has led to hardier and healthier food crops, the mass production of insulin, and novel vaccines, and it’s all ...
As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age is precisely what its title claims it to be. Biologist Matthew Cobb (The Idea of the Brain) has examined both the potential and dangers of genetic ...
Matthew Cobb’s “As Gods” questions the ethical — and financial — implications of genetic engineering. By Deborah Blum When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...