10:56 am in agriculture, Business & Politics, genetic engineering, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
photo: Peter Kaminski/Creative Commons
In the head scratcher of the week,
New York Times reports that the US Department of Agriculture has decided that genetically modified bluegrass developed by
Scotts Miracle-Gro can be sold without any federal oversight. The grass seed, intended for lawns, has been mo...
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9:41 am in animals, birds, genetic engineering, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
Photo by Brian Dunnette
This sounds like science fiction. But paleontologist Jack Horner of Montana wants to recreate the dinosaurs, using DNA from a chicken. Hasn't this guy seen Jurassic Park? Or
any of the sequels? He recently gave
a TED talk on the idea, and people didn't start running for their lives, although they do laugh a bit. Does this proposal have merit? The full video is ...
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6:05 am in Business & Politics, food, Food & Health, genetic engineering, organic food by TreeHugger
A new short film claims that the board of the
Organic Trade Association (OTA) is undermining the ethic of of the organic movement. The film, embedded below, was released by an anonymous person or group called
Organic Spies, suggests that at least four current board members of the OTA are in conflict of interest because the companies they represent overwhelmingly rely on genetically engineered ingredients, something that is anathema to the organic movement.
I love a shadowy figure as much as the next guy, but I also checked with forme...
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