Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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Is genetic engineering a doomed effort to reinvent nature’s wheel?
Much GMO research is just walking roads that evolution already tried. Is gene-splicing a dead end and should scientists just move on?
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Low wages and cheap food: Separated at birth
The one-day strike by fast food workers reminds us that inexpensive food carries a high social price tag.
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Rat retraction reaction: Journal pulls its GMOs-cause-rat-tumors study
Retractions are typically the result of big goofs and frauds -- but in this case, the problem was inordinate attention paid to inconclusive results.
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Promiscuous corn can be made to behave — as long as you don’t expect perfection
Farmers have a slew of tools they can use to keep GMO grain separate from traditional crops. But none of them will deliver absolute, 100-percent results.
