A conversation on genetically engineered apples [podcast episode #10] (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts October 21, 2013

The creation of the Arctic Apple and the regulatory burden on the biotech industry.

Golden Rice destroyed by green vandals (#GMOMONDAY)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts August 26, 2013

Claiming that they “were not able to control their emotional outburst,” a mob stormed a rice field this month in the Philippines and laid waste to the seedlings growing there. The mob tore down a fence and swarmed onto the field, uprooted the rice shoots, and then buried them under the dirt to ensure they were dead.

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Brewing insulin using genetically modified bacteria (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts July 22, 2013

I went to the hospital with his family and learned how to give insulin injections and understand blood sugar measurements. One thing I didn’t learn at the time is the amazing biotechnology story behind the tiny bottles of life-saving insulin that showed up in his refrigerator.

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Bananas are an atheist’s nightmare? (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts July 08, 2013

Some years ago, walking on a college campus, I had a small pamphlet shoved into my hand. It advertised itself as the “atheist test” and featured a banana on the cover. As my parents and many years of schooling can attest, I am not one to pass up an exam. I opened it up and started reading.

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Bringing back the chestnut (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts July 01, 2013

Squirrels are famous for their bushy tails and leaping ability, and it is well known that nuts are their preferred snack. Thanks to genetic engineering, soon squirrels from Florida to Maine could be hiding a nut they haven’t seen in over 60 years: the American chestnut.

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How do you like them GMO apples? (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts June 24, 2013

Did you know that the average American eats about 16 pounds of apples every year? That number used to be more like 20 pounds back in the 1980s, but the iconic apple has fallen out of vogue. A new genetically engineered version of the fruit has the potential to have people reaching for them more often (especially the sliced version).

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Genetically Modified Monday (#GMOMonday)

POST by Amanda Maxham | View All Posts June 17, 2013

On the steps of the Salem, New Jersey, courthouse in 1830, legend has it that a daredevil named Robert Johnson elicited gasps from the crowd when he announced his next trick. Some remarked that he would be dead before morning; others simply watched in horror as he held aloft a small red object.

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A conversation on genetically engineered apples [podcast episode #10] (#GMOMonday)

Golden Rice destroyed by green vandals (#GMOMONDAY)

Brewing insulin using genetically modified bacteria (#GMOMonday)

Bananas are an atheist’s nightmare? (#GMOMonday)

Bringing back the chestnut (#GMOMonday)

How do you like them GMO apples? (#GMOMonday)

Genetically Modified Monday (#GMOMonday)

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