Advertisement

December 21, 2012

White House Ends Interference on Scientific Review

Jon Entine, Forbes


AP Photo

The Food and Drug Administration today released an electronic version of its Environmental Assessment for a genetically modified (GM) salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies of Massachusetts—effectively giving its preliminary seal of approval on the first transgenic animal to be considered for federal approval.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: White House, salmon, genetically modified food, FDA

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

December 19, 2012
Did Obama Block Science for Political Advantage?
Jon Entine, Slate
As president, Barack Obama promised to change "the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology." To publicly... more ››
December 14, 2012
Is Oxycontin Abuse Going Out of Style?
Trevor Butterworth, Forbes
On Friday November 2nd, something unexpected happened during an armed robbery at the Ciampa Apothecary on Cambridge Street in Boston. As the pharmacist reflexively began filling a bag with OxyContin – the poster pill for... more ››
December 11, 2012
On Foodborne Illness, FDA Is Out to Lunch
Barry Estabrook, Mother Jones
All of his life, Paul Schwarz had been active and healthy. When his family imagined the various ways the decorated veteran of World War II might eventually die, they never imagined that the cause would be a piece of... more ››
|