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Nutrition Action Healthletter
November 2001
David Schardt |
Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? Using biotechnology to produce food has enormous potential: safer pesticides and less harm to wildlife, more nutritious foods, and greater yields to help feed the world's hungry nations. It's the risks of dicing and splicing Mother Nature that are harder to get a handle on...   |
Popular Mechanics
April 15, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Is Fringe's Genetic Monster Possible? Unlike the monster on Fringe, altered animals typically have only a single gene difference from non-altered animals -- but they can look different. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Arlene Weintraub |
The Outcry over "Terminator" Genes in Food Critics fear such safeguards present fresh genetic perils |
Smithsonian
June 2007
Eric Jaffe |
Can Mosquitoes Fight Malaria? Scientists can build a mosquito that resists infection, but getting the insects to pass along the gene is a harder task. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005 |
The Side Effects of Drugged Crops The Union of Concerned Scientists' Margaret Mellon explains the group's concerns about the dangers genetically altered food poses. |
Chemistry World
June 23, 2015
Ida Emilie Steinmark |
Fruity alternative to toxic insecticides A compound found in fruit could be the safe insect repellent of the future, according to a group of scientists from the University of California, Riverside in the US. |
Reason
January 2001
Ronald Bailey |
Dr. Strangelunch Or: Why we should learn to stop worrying and love genetically modified food... |
Wired
May 2004
Richard Manning |
Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit - the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding. |
Science News
August 30, 2003
Janet Raloff |
Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops. |
Science News
March 6, 2004
Alexandra Goho |
Fishy Alpha Males Lab experiments suggest that fish genetically modified to grow big fast could outcompete and thus threaten native fish in the wild. |
Wired
April 2006
David Wolman |
Turf Warrior Jim Hagedorn wants to sell you the pest-proof, no-mow, genetically engineered lawn of the future. But first he has to head off a grassroots rebellion. |
AskMen.com
Sebastien Stefanov |
Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry? |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
June 2000
Michael F. Jacobson |
News From CSPI Critics and advocates of crops that are engineered to carry genes from other species are waging a battle royal. The public will hotly debate biotechnology for years to come. Our goal should be to throw out any dirty bathwater, but not the baby. |
Chemistry World
November 5, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Silencing the Pests Two teams of scientists have uncovered a new way to protect crops from two serious insect pests. The teams made use of a process called RNA interference to silence critical genes in the bodies of the insect larvae and stopped them growing. |
National Gardening
Skip Richter |
Enlist Help from the Good Guys of the Garden When it comes to the garden, not all bugs are bad. Here are four simple ways to attract beneficial insects to your garden and to make sure they stay around. |
National Gardening
Whitney Cranshaw |
The "Do-Good" Bugs A guide to choosing and using beneficial insects, mites and nematodes... |
Chemistry World
June 8, 2009
Jon Cartwright |
Green method to kill termites Researchers in the US have come up with a cheap, environmentally friendly way to kill termites and other pests. |
Food Processing
September 2012
David Phillips |
Seasonal Approaches To Pest Control Can Prevent A Cold-Weather Invasion As summer ends and winter approaches, food plant managers need to change their focus and strategy if they want to keep insects and rodents out of their plants. |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Jen Phillips |
Species Explosion What happens when you mix evolution with climate change? |
Chemistry World
September 2010 |
Repulsive chemistry Simon Hadlington discovers why some people get bitten by more insects than others, and how new chemical deterrents are helping fight them off |
National Gardening
Barbara E. Richardson |
High-tech Dust Foils Pests Modified kaolin clay ushers in a new era in plant protection... |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006
Arlene Weintraub |
What's Ethical And What Isn't? The debate over using human cells in animals for medical research. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Summer's Bad Guys A guide to some of the most common garden pests and their controls... |
National Gardening
Mark Whitelaw |
Growing Roses the Natural Way 14 friendly remedies for rose pests and diseases |
This Old House
July 6, 2000
Denny Schrock |
Working the Bugs Out Here's a safe and effective system to control the plant-eating pests in your yard. |
Food Processing
February 2010
Dave Fusaro |
Plan Now for This Summer's Pests Old pest management solutions are being phased out; new technologies are arriving. |
Food Processing
September 2008
Dave Fusaro |
Keep the Bugs Away In addition to pest control, pest management programs provide valuable third-party record-keeping for food processors. |
Chemistry World
November 26, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Spy moths controlled by chemicals Insects could one day fly undercover missions for the US military, under the control of chemical-releasing microfluidic implants, US researchers say. |
Popular Mechanics
June 26, 2009
Kyle Roerink |
6 Wildest Bug Zappers You Can Buy Now Assuming that you're not buying a zapper for the sheer pleasure of watching a bug explode, there are many alternatives to buying an electric zapper. |
| Science News |
Book Review: Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects As Weapons Of War By Jeffrey A. Lockwood "Six-Legged Soldiers" is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve and kill targets. |
National Gardening
Whitney Cranshaw |
Healthy Home Orchards Use basic pest control techniques to harvest a healthy fruit crop. |
Fast Company
April 2010
Theunis Bates |
Insectislide Will Keep the Bugs Away A nontoxic coating takes the feet out from under insects. |
National Gardening
July 2, 2003
Cathy Cromell |
Garden Guru: Whitney Cranshaw Often called upon to bridge the gap between the interests of insects and the interests of humans, Colorado author and entomology professor Whitney Cranshaw uses Integrated Pest Management's premise of working with the natural life cycles of insects to control pest problems with less pesticide. |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2011
Sarah Houlton |
Fooling mosquito CO2 sensors to tackle malaria Research by scientists at the University of California Riverside, US, could pave the way for novel insect repellents to tackle the spread of deadly tropical diseases. |
