Cloning Remains a Meaty Issue

Cloning Remains a Meaty Issue The Food and Drug Administration soon will decide whether the meat in your Philly cheese steak or your barbecue spareribs could come from a cloned animal. Because of safety concerns, the FDA has barred the handful of companies that clone farm animals from selling them for meat. But since early […]


Sabotage of biotech firms grows

Sabotage of biotech firms grows A growing militant movement opposed to genetic engineering in agriculture and medicine is turning to violent and criminal sabotage — from the bombing of a Bay area biotech company to the destruction of genetically modified crops. As a result, targeted companies aren’t just taking extra security precautions but also often […]


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