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What MAGA’s Beef With Lab-Grown Meat Says About the G.O.P.
Paul Krugman on how burgers became the focus of a conspiracy theory.
Posted on 15 May 2024 | 11:04 am
Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Banning Lab-Grown Meat
A full plate of culture war and conspiracy theories.
Posted on 7 May 2024 | 1:00 am
Other states have also considered restrictions, citing concerns about farmers’ livelihoods and food safety, though the product isn’t expected to be widely available for years.
Posted on 3 May 2024 | 10:27 pm
Biotech Exec Gets 7 Years in Prison for False Claims About Rapid Covid-19 Test
Prosecutors said Keith Berman falsely claimed he had invented a blood test that could detect Covid-19 in 15 seconds. His lawyer said he had put “genuine effort” into developing such a test.
Posted on 13 April 2024 | 3:50 am
Cultivated Meat’s Empty Promise of Revolution
Cultivated meat offered a delicious fantasy: that we can consume our way out of climate catastrophe.
Posted on 9 February 2024 | 11:09 pm
Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nations try to pilfer each other’s scientific secrets.
Posted on 28 December 2023 | 12:01 am
A Top New York Hospital, an Unapproved Treatment and an F.D.A. Warning
A product made from umbilical cord blood was used in spine surgeries at a Manhattan hospital. After a federal warning came an internal complaint: Patients should have been told.
Posted on 20 September 2023 | 9:25 pm
How Vivek Ramaswamy Made the Fortune Fueling His Presidential Run
Mr. Ramaswamy calls himself a scientist from the biotech industry, but his vast fortune stems from two huge paydays that speak to hope and hype in the world of finance.
Posted on 25 August 2023 | 5:36 pm
Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Company That Used Her Cells
Ms. Lacks’s family had accused Thermo Fisher Scientific of profiting from her cells, which have contributed to revolutionary advances in medicine, without seeking their permission.
Posted on 1 August 2023 | 9:58 pm
Lab-Grown Meat Approved to Sell for the First Time in the U.S.
The Agriculture Department granted approval to cultivated meat producers for the first time in the United States, representing a watershed moment for the alternative protein industry.
Posted on 22 June 2023 | 12:00 am