News tagged with transgenic food

Meat-lovers get food for thought in futuristic US lab

A 21st century American cowboy will resemble a worker in a hi-tech plant creating artificial meat in a petri dish, a far cry from cattle ranches, says biologist Vladimir Mironov.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

New research questions impact of GM wheat on insects

An Anglo-Swiss research project has found that the impact of disease-resistant genetically-modified wheat plants on insects may be negligible.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

FDA review on transgenic salmon too narrow: study

The review process being used by the Food and Drug Administration to assess the safety of a faster-growing transgenic salmon fails to weigh the full effects of the fish's widespread production, according to analysis by a ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy

In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods -- intended to improve consumers’ health -- researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic rice designed to ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1