Tag Archives: Genetic Engineering

Update on “Extra DNA” and Other Problems with Crop Genetic Engineering

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

I received an email recently from a distinguished professor of plant sciences who encouraged me to update my knowledge of the “extra DNA” problem I mentioned in an article published in the January 2018 issue of Comstocks magazine. He sent me … Continue reading →

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Monsanto, Henry Miller, and the FDA

Posted on November 3, 2017 by

I have been reading with interest various articles reporting on the trove of internal documents obtained from Monsanto during the discovery phase of a federal multidistrict litigation against that company that is currently pending in the United States. (The documents, … Continue reading →

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Transparent Information about the GMO Ingredient(s) in the “Impossible Burger”

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

Have you heard about this new non-meat burger that—due to an ingredient produced in a genetically engineered (GE) yeast—has a taste and “blood” like what you would expect from the real thing? Or, since they are already commercially available for … Continue reading →

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Informing USDA’s and FDA’s Thinking About Crops/Foods Derived From Plant Varieties Produced Using Genome Editing Techniques Like CRISPR-Cas9

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have asked the public for comments on how these agencies might deal with crops and foods derived from new plant … Continue reading →

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Scientific Uncertainty and Professional Ethics as Related to GMOs

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

Fred Gould, the chairman of the committee that produced the most recent National Academies report on GMOs, and I were invited to speak at the third and final NSF-funded workshop on the topic of “Scientific Uncertainty and Professional Ethics: Getting … Continue reading →

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Would Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman Have Signed that GMO Letter?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

From what I have read about him, I am pretty sure that Richard Feynman would not have signed the recent letter in which a large percentage of our living Nobel laureates urged Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically modified organisms … Continue reading →

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US Food Standard: Reasonable Certainty of No Harm

Posted on April 13, 2016 by

There seems to be some confusion among people I have interacted with recently as to whether the standard for food safety in the United States is one of “relative safety,” i.e. one that permits foods, food additives or foods with … Continue reading →

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