Subject:

Genetic Engineering

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Congress Attempting to Stop the Frankenfish

    This is not AquaBounty's GM salmon. It is also not PhotoShopped. Good god.​For years, SFoodie has been hearing about the development of AquaBounty's AquAdvantage giant farmed salmon, which are bred to produce growth hormone continuously throughout their lives so they reach market weight much faste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Hey Food Activists: Can We Get a Ban on GMOs and BGH?

    PCC Farmland Trust​California's food activists are on the verge of gaining a ban on the import of shark fins. And starting next July, sale of foie gras in this state will be illegal. We care about animal welfare here; we passed a law regulating the size of chickens' cages. But perhaps becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Genetically Modified Beets at the Center of Food Safety Debate

    Fact: Beet deregulation would be a boon to Schrute family farms ​Beets are not always the preferred vegetable on one's plate, but they are considered among the healthier foods we eat -- until they're not.Food Safety groups are challenging beet growers who are attempting to plant genetically engine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    With Rice Paddy Art, Japanese Village Creates Tourist Bonanza

    Shiho Fukada/New York TimesImages are "painted" using thousands of rice plants genetically engineered to have different hues.​In Inkadate, a village in rural northern Japan, rice is not just an important crop, a staple, it's a medium for intricate, colorful paddy art that might make Christo or ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2009

    To the Moon

    Shiho Fukada/New York TimesImages are "painted" using thousands of rice plants genetically engineered to have different hues.​In Inkadate, a village in rural northern Japan, rice is not just an important crop, a staple, it's a medium for intricate, colorful paddy art that might make Christo or ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Eating Unnaturally, Naturally

    Shiho Fukada/New York TimesImages are "painted" using thousands of rice plants genetically engineered to have different hues.​In Inkadate, a village in rural northern Japan, rice is not just an important crop, a staple, it's a medium for intricate, colorful paddy art that might make Christo or ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2008

    Synthetic Biology Debate

    Shiho Fukada/New York TimesImages are "painted" using thousands of rice plants genetically engineered to have different hues.​In Inkadate, a village in rural northern Japan, rice is not just an important crop, a staple, it's a medium for intricate, colorful paddy art that might make Christo or ... More >>

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