Genetic Engineering

Forget the Farm Bill: New York Legislators Push for GMO Labeling

In case you missed it: Twin bills are currently moving through the New York Senate and Assembly requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods. After Proposition 37 was shot down in California last year, New York's might seem like a fruitless effort against a monolithic biotech lobby, but it's ... More >>

California Says No to Labels on Genetically Modified Food

Food activists against "franken-food" will have to put a pause on taking down genetically modified products. Voters in California rejected Prop. 37, a law that if passed would have made California the first state to label processed food containing genetically modified ingredients. [See More: Mariju ... More >>

Peter Dinklage Is New Spokesman for Anti-Foie-Gras Group

NBC reports that Peter Dinklage, the 42-year-old Game of Thrones star who's been a vegetarian since he was a teenager, will spend the show's off-season as a national spokesman for Farm Sanctuary's Walk for Farm Animals.

Organic Farmers Challenge Monsanto Patents in NY Court Hearing

A U.S. District Court hearing in downtown New York today could determine the eventual fate of several organic farmers from across the country, including some in upstate New York. The hearing centered on a "pre-emptive" suit led by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGTA), against agr ... More >>

Marcus Samuelsson Talks Urban Farming

​Marcus Samuelsson has recently penned an op-ed for the Huffington Post, in which he implores readers to think deeply about food policy during the upcoming elections.

CYBERDORKS

Where's Harrison Ford when you need him?

The Week in Food Blogs: Hot Looks for Chef Poses; New Dining Etiquette Rules

Food Republic revealed five things you should know about fracking and food. The Daily Meal gave us 10 fantastic wine cocktails. And we could really use one right about now. The Feast uncovered great happy hour deals in Midtown and Chelsea. The Food Section looked into reasons to defend GM foods. ... More >>

Mark Bittman Wants You to Know You Might Be Eating Frankenfoods

inhabitat.comIt's alive!​In the second edition of his new op-ed column, Mark Bittman examines the regulations behind genetically modified foods. In short, the USDA now allows three types of genetically engineered foods to be used in food production and none of these will be mentioned on the la ... More >>

The Single Best Genetically Modified Crop Simile We've Ever Heard

Oh, Monsanto!​"To me, using GMO crops is like making love to a toxic blow-up doll every night." --Fourth-generation farmer Eric Herm, explaining to Leonard Lopate earlier today why he has no plans to use genetically modified crops on his Texas farm. Have a tip or restaurant-related news? Send ... More >>

The Great Pumpkin Shortage is Over; Ben & Jerry's No Longer 'All Natural'

​The great canned pumpkin shortage of 2009-10 has ended. Nestle, which sells about 85 percent of the canned pumpkin in the U.S., said increased demand was to blame for the shortage. [Boston Herald] As the FDA nears the approval of genetically modified salmon, questions over its safety have ar ... More >>

To Truly Go Green, Eat Bugs; Should GM Fish Be Labeled?

​Phil Ross, a San Francisco-based chef and artist, hosted an insect-based meal at Brooklyn Kitchen this past weekend, as a means to promote a tasty, sustainable diet of animals you can raise yourself at home. [NY Times] Less than a month after Eataly was unleashed on New Yorkers, a roundup of ... More >>

Why Is Artisanal Ice Cream So Pricey?; Best Resto Jobs in NYC

​Despite so many low-fat and dairy-free ice cream alternatives available, Americans still prefer plain-vanilla ice cream. [Time] Meanwhile, ever wonder how artisanal ice cream can be more expensive than prime rib eye? Vendors say it's the top-quality ingredients. [NY Times] Taco Bell's new l ... More >>

FAMILY TIES

HERE presents Sweet, Sweet Motherhood

Are Doctors Testing a Drug to Prevent Lesbianism?

​A Time magazine article came out earlier this month discussing a steroid called dexamethasone, which Maria New, a pediatric endocrinologist and researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Center -- and one of the world's foremost experts in congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CAH -- has advised pregnant ... More >>

Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas Both On Dark Side of Sci-Fi Alfalfa Fight

Alfalfa: Not yet genetically modifiedThe U.S. Supreme Court, which has nearly hacked Miranda to death, may very well swing its scythe at environmentalists and consumers. The court's making noises as if it will strike down the current ban on Monsanto's genetically engineered, pesticide-resistant alfa ... More >>

Meat Puppets

Eat your greens: chewing over the history and politics of vegetarianism

Grub Love

Talking with food activist Anna Lappé

'The Future of Food'

We Can Build You

A field guide to genetic engineering and bodily enhancement

Pharm Aid

Genetically altered corn, banned for health reasons, pops up in U.S. aid shipments to Guatemala

Weird Science: The Implications of Playing With Nature

Hello, Dolly!: Bad Seed Fails to Take Root in Cloning Thriller

Supertots And Frankenkids

On the Rights of Those Not Yet Designed

Feeding Frenzy

From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

Steak—Out

Clone Ranger

The Rael World Comes to New York

Attack of the Mutant Bollworms

Scientists Plan First Ever Release of Genetically Modified Bugs

The DNA Bomb

Modified Crops are In the Crosshairs Now. You May Be Next.

Creation Myths

Scientists Say They’ll Be Cloning a Human Being Within the Next Year. Nerve-Racking?

Future Shock

Sci-fi Novelist Samuel R. Delany Imagines New York City Circa 3000

Gangsta Rule

Keeping a Piece of the Action

Scoop

Behind the White House Face-Lift