Chicago Tribune
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GMO salmon production begins as first batch of bioengineered eggs arrive at new US facility despite activist opposition
On a winding road on the outskirts of a small Rust Belt town in eastern Indiana, a fish hatchery is ...
Biotech industry will engage public to ease fear of CRISPR gene editing
A new gene-editing technology known as CRISPR could soon be used to alter the crops producing the food we eat ...
Quaker Foods vice president says breakfast cereals aren’t tainted by weed killer glyphosate
Quaker Oats had an “aha moment” about a year ago, said Robbert Rietbroek, senior vice president and general manager for ...
In wake of Environmental Working Group’s glyphosate-cereal report, Chicago day care bans Cheerios
A North American day care company with nine Chicago-area locations has stopped serving Cheerios in response to a recent report ...
Will Trump continue Obama-era ‘streamlining’ of crop and animal biotech and gene-editing regulations?
[Editor's note: Hank Campbell is president of the American Council on Science and Health.] President Donald Trump spent a great deal ...
Cardboard-tasting tomatoes may soon be thing of the past, as genetic tinkering accelerates
Thank goodness for bawdy academic research budgets. Growers and grocers stopped caring about the insides of the tomato because all ...
Don’t fall for this trick: Organic, non-GMO candy treats aren’t healthier
You might see more candy labeled "organic" or "non-GMO" in your little sweetie's Halloween bag this year. ... But is ...
Chemist explains why organic labels are about marketing, not chemistry
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Should you make ‘life plan’ based on all your genetic risks?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Lee and his wife ...
Chicago Tribune: ‘Basic’ GMO label will not help consumers make informed purchases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [...] On Tuesday, the ...
Bayer’s deal to buy Monsanto may face scrutiny back home in Germany
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bayer faces a backlash ...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack answers questions about GMO labeling
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a brief interview, ...
Lawmakers ask EPA to reconsider approval of Enlist Duo herbicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Thirty-five members of Congress ...
Genetic tests for workers could be key to successful office wellness programs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Aprillia Jeffries is a ...
Chipotle to shut down all US restaurants on one day to address food poisoning crisis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Following successive food poisoning ...
Farmer generation gap? Father and son split on use of herbicides to control weeds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Father [Bach Bakehouse] and ...
Chicago Tribune report claims EPA approved Dow 2,4-D herbicide after changing safety estimate
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GMOs play villain in new conspiracy thriller film
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "We're making broccoli with ...
Gene tests may help identify best psychiatric meds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Why Illinois’ proposed GMO-labeling law ‘has no teeth’
In her May 31 guest commentary ("Do you know what's in your food?"), St. Xavier University assistant professor Tatiana C ...
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA structure, pays homage to father in new book
In 1953, at just 24 years old, James Watson made a discovery that brought him lifelong fame. At Cavendish Laboratory, ...
Considering safety of GMOs, labels should inform, not prompt alarm
Vermont recently joined two other New England states and passed a law to require labels on food that contains genetically ...
Surrogate births growing in popularity
Becca and Steve Goering and Virginia Fetzer are expecting. Fetzer, a Mundelein mother of two, expects to give birth to ...
Farmers who try biotech seeds come back for more
The following is an edited excerpt. Last year, too dry. This year, too wet. Spring planting is never perfect in ...
Stem cells may aid in sports injuries
The following is an edited excerpt. Until recently, I didn't know that I could use stem cells to help heal ...
France says no need to revisit Monsanto maize approval
A study last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did ...
Transplant of sibling’s stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from ...
Wal-Mart to sell genetically modified sweet corn
Rejecting entreaties from consumers and activists, Wal-Mart says it plans to sell a new crop of genetically modified sweet corn ...
