genetic modification
'VICE' Takes on GMOs, Pesticides, and the Megacorporations Behind Your Food
Whatever side of the GMO debate you’re on, tonight’s episode of VICE on HBO should be an eye-opener. On the eve of its debut, we sat down with VICE editor Joe Langford to learn more about how it all came together.
Scientists in China Just Edited Genes in Human Embryos for the First Time
A lackluster first attempt suggests we're a long way off from safely gene-editing human babies.
Software Is Designing Useful Microbes That Don't Exist in Nature
A startup called 20n has already made a Tylenol clone with its genetically-engineered microbes.
We Need to Re-Evaluate Our Stigma Towards Genetically Modified Meat
To many of us, GM meat is Frankenstein food. But at some point, when the world runs out of produce, we might depend on it. We spoke to scientists and academics from Edinburgh university—birthplace of Dolly the sheep—who will discuss our GM future at...
Genetically Eliminating Female Mosquitoes Could End Malaria
Humans' outright war on mosquitoes get the GMO treatment.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Will Guard the World Cup Against Dengue
The future of public health is here at last, and it’s just in time for the world's biggest sporting event.