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On AlterNet: biotech

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "biotech"

Consumer Biotech

Consumer Biotech

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 1, 2007.
Consumer biotech can measure and alter biological states for the mass market -- which goes much further than the consumer electronics craze over iPhones and Wiis.

Frankenforests: GE Trees Threaten Ecosystem Collapse

Frankenforests: GE Trees Threaten Ecosystem Collapse

Dara Colwell, AlterNet. August 2, 2007.
Across the U.S. and the world, the timber industry is driving research behind genetically engineered forests. But environmentalists worry that it will open an ecological Pandora's Box.

There's a Lot You Don't Know About What's in Your Food

There's a Lot You Don't Know About What's in Your Food

Vanja Petrovic, AlterNet. July 3, 2007.
Nearly three quarters of all processed foods contain genetically engineered ingredients, but you'd never know it by reading package labels. Author Andrew Kimbrell discusses the risks of genetic engineering and how to avoid it.

How Much Risk Can We Risk?

How Much Risk Can We Risk?

Don Hazen, AlterNet: PEEK. December 22, 2006.
Don Hazen: Intervention: Confronting The Real Risks of Genetic Engineering And Life On A Biotech Planet, a new book by Denise Caruso, raises many tough questions.