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Who is regulating the release of the GM mosquito?
Date: February 3rd, 2012 A burst of research involving modified mosquitos to control diseases such as malaria and dengue has prompted scrutiny of the research itself and the regulatory oversight attached to it.
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GMO pig feeding trials – the data
Date: January 27th, 2012 RE: the news story posted this morning about the feeding trials of pigs with Bt corn, the kind people from Teagasc has supplied me with some research data.
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Science from the mouths and minds of babes
Date: January 24th, 2012 Farts, daddy’s G-string and liposuction. And it is all science – sort of.
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Two tribes at war. What The Atlantic’s very real dangers of GM food reveals about us.
Date: January 16th, 2012 Forget the article, comments following the above article reveal the different philosophies and battle tactics of pros- and antis and why the debate will continue to go nowhere.
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Backyard Biotech and the rise of the Biohacker
Date: January 11th, 2012 There is a large, active and vibrant community of backyard biotechnologists out there known as ‘Biohackers’. They could be a creative resource, but do they also represent a risk?
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Assessment of long-term, multigen feeding studies says GM foods are safe
Date: December 22nd, 2011 A review of long-term and multi-generational animal feeding studies declares GM foods are safe, though there are many criticisms of the research.
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The logic of critical thinking
Date: December 16th, 2011 Why does our brain constructs faulty arguments? Check our new series of videos on critical thinking.
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Status quo is the go for GM food labelling
Date: December 2nd, 2011 The public are unlikey to see dramatic changes to the labelling of GM foods based on the Australian Government response to the national Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy.
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Who is driving public engagement with nanotech?
Date: November 29th, 2011 Dr Craig Cormick on 2020 science reveals it isn't that easy engaging the public on nanotech.
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All hype, no risk in nano media coverage
Date: November 24th, 2011 Are we really doing this to avert public controversy and make nano more acceptable? I think not.
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