Biotechnology

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The growing blue state-red state gap over this research shows that science has serious economic and political muscle in America today.
By Peter Dizikes May 11, 2009

  • Transgenic public relations: Why is it so hard?

    Would public suspicion of genetically modified organisms be alleviated if scientists received better media training?
    By Andrew Leonard September 11, 2007

  • Are we playing dice with the biosphere?

    Veteran tech writer Denise Caruso warns us how little we really know about genetic engineering -- and says there's a smarter way to place bets on new technology.
    By Scott Rosenberg March 12, 2007

  • Food, meet fuel

    What will we eat when all the corn goes in the gas tank?
    By Andrew Leonard November 28, 2006

  • I'm a Buddhist in Big Pharma -- is that cool?

    How can I reconcile my beliefs with the necessities of research?
    By Cary Tennis August 14, 2006

  • The Big Idea

    Robugs, biologically based software, the GeoWeb, transgenic art and other hot frontiers in technological innovation.
    By David Pescovitz November 30, 2005

  • The (really scary) soldier of the future

    Thanks to nanotechnology, he'll be a lethal superman who can heal himself.
    By Alan H. Goldstein October 20, 2005

  • Bio-stupid

    The protesters at a San Francisco biotech summit were scientifically illiterate and politically irrelevant. But they were also right.
    By Alan Goldstein August 3, 2004

  • Thou shalt not make scientific progress

    Medical research is poised to make a quantum leap that will benefit sufferers from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, diabetes and other diseases. But George W. Bush's religious convictions stand in its way.
    By Farhad Manjoo March 25, 2004

  • One vote for the new eugenics

    Yes, genetics research can alleviate suffering. But in our consumerist, narcissistic society, it's ultimately about producing perfect people. Part 2 of "How I Decoded the Human Genome."
    By John Sundman October 22, 2003

  • How I decoded the human genome

    We are becoming the masters of our own DNA. But does that give us the right to decide that my children should never have been born?
    By John Sundman October 21, 2003

  • Invasion of the high-tech body snatchers

    Ready for infrared vision, and hearts that work better than the original? While bioethicists obsess over cloning, bioengineers will soon be able to replace every part of our bodies.
    By Alan H. Goldstein September 30, 2003

  • Clone free

    Francis Fukuyama warns that the combination of runaway biotechnology and individual freedom could lead to a social nightmare.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 21, 2002

  • Mutant food

    A lawsuit against the FDA reveals documents that show even the agency's own scientists have doubts about the safety of genetically modified foods.
    By Kristi Coale January 12, 2000

  • Bill Gates pledges $4 billion for third-world medicines

    Vaccines are not unlike software: They require a big investment up front, but then they're cheap to make.
    By Arthur Allen December 14, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Will staying unmarried save your relationship? Plus: Camille Paglia sparks new "Sensation" debate; should technology change the way we have children?
    Letters to the Editor November 24, 1999

  • Brave new world or future shock?

    Medical scientists predict technologies such as animal-to-human organ transplants and toilets that send info to your doctor.
    By Jon Bowen November 17, 1999

  • The $50 million question

    Can UC-Berkeley keep its independence from corporate pressures and accept a huge new biotech research grant?
    By Kristi Coale October 15, 1998
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