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Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project
When stem cell research and egg donation are the issue, some of the same diehard advocates of women's rights invoke the same pro-life arguments that they mock when dealing with abortion rights. Do we only "own" our own bodies when nanny groups give the OK?

Ronald Bailey | Reason
Despite privacy fears, genetic information may be less damaging than other forms of personal medical data.
Natalie Starkey | Guardian
Best known for her part in discovering the structure of DNA, Franklin also discovered the structure of viruses.
Torie Bosch | Slate
Last month, co-discoverer of DNA, James Watson, took a break making controversial remarks to file an amicus brief in the dispute over gene patents.
Kevin Folta | Genetic Literacy Project
Hawaii is in the crosshairs of anti-GMO campaigners. Two bills-one on Kauai and another on the Big Island-are being debated with crop biotechnology and agricultural pesticides as targets. Independent scientist Kevin Folta is in Kauai to combat anti-GM pseudoscience and fear, and here's why.
Genetic Literacy Project
The web is overflowing with misleading infographics. Here's our own, more accurate list.
Carl Zimmer | New York Times
Scientists hope to use genomic knowledge to grow better trees that can yield more oil and reduce pressure on the rain forests.
Nathanael Johnson | Grist
The interpretation of what "a little" means for perception of risk, and for public policy, varies wildly depending on people's values.
Gen-ius - Bright Ideas on the Future of Genetics
Douglas Quenqua | New York Times
A gift for spatial reasoning-the kind that may inspire a child to dismantle a clock-may be a greater predictor of future creativity or innovation than math or verbal skills.
Ed Yong | BBC
In terms of information density, DNA outclasses anything we've been able to invent. Two scientists think all the world's information could be stored on DNA for 10,000 years - and even survive an apocalypse.
Regulation & Bioethics
Elaine Watson | Food Navigator
To explore whether the regulatory process in question is fit for its purpose, the Food & Drug Law Institute's Food and Drug Policy Forum has published papers by those for and against GE animals.
Farm Futures
A new regulatory new process allows the USDA to deregulate crops with GE traits that have already been approved in another crop if the preliminary deregulation petitions were made public.
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