A Very Different Kind of GMO is Headed to Supermarket Shelves By PAUL KOBERSTEIN Little is known about the environmental and public health impacts of crops using a new technology called RNAi Soon, maybe within a year, Americans could be eating two new varieties of apple that won’t turn brown after slicing. To make these …
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Editing Evolution This article was first published in Earth Island Journal. Gene drive is a revolutionary new genetic technology that could help eradicate diseases and save species. But is it risk-free? By PAUL KOBERSTEIN No point in the incorporated United States is farther south than Palmyra Atoll, a four-square-mile speck of an island located near …
GMO industry suffers rare setbacks (Originally published in the Portland Tribune Aug. 5, 2015). By PAUL KOBERSTEIN People who question the wisdom of growing genetically modified organisms — or doubt their safety when eaten — often are overwhelmed by the powerful biotech industry. But cracks in the industry’s case began to appear this year, in …
Letting Gene Drives Loose Outside Labs is Too Risky, says Scientist Who Promoted Idea This article was first pubt published in Earth Island Journal. But other advocates of controversial genetic engineering technology are moving ahead with plans to conduct field trials in a few years By PAUL KOBERSTEIN A large cache of emails released this …
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The Ghost in the GMO Machine By PAUL KOBERSTEIN While independent research shows that Chlorpyrifos, a Dow Chemical insecticide used in Kaua‘i’s GMO fields, can cause significant harm to children nearby, Dow is intent on convincing the EPA otherwise.he bodies and minds of children living on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i are being threatened by …
The Silencing of Hector Valenzuela BY PAUL KOBERSTEIN AND ELIZA MURPHY May 15, 2015 As the University of Hawai‘i was cozying up to GMO giant Monsanto, one of the school’s professors says that he was forced to tolerate a climate of “bigotry, retaliation and hostility” for speaking out about the potential risks of genetic engineering. The university …
When it Comes to GMOs, the Devil is in the Details This article was first published in Earth Island Journal. By PAUL KOBERSTEIN Unresolved safety questions about gene-editing technologies underscore need for caution While expressing support for the watered-down GMO labeling bill, which was passed by Congress last week and is now awaiting President Obama’s …
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