- Contemplated Regulatory Framework Part 4 December 28, 2020
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part 3 December 28, 2020
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part 2 December 28, 2020
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part 1 December 28, 2020
- The Cost of Precautionary, Process-based Regulation (3 of 3) February 9, 2020
- US Regulation of Transgenic Food Animals (2 of 3) February 9, 2020
- Genetic Engineering of Livestock: 35 Years of Inaction (1 of 3) February 9, 2020
- Rounding Up Fear (3 of 3) February 2, 2020
- Sponsoring Falsehood (2 of 3) February 2, 2020
- Poison-free, fossil-free California agriculture (1 of 3) February 2, 2020
- Who is selling cultured meat? What do the consultants and the data say? 4 of 4 December 15, 2019
- Cultured meat start-ups and venture capital: What do the data say? 3 of 4 December 15, 2019
- Cultured meats and LCA statistics: What do the data say? 2 of 4 December 15, 2019
- Alternative meats and alternative statistics: What do the data say? 1 of 4 December 15, 2019
- Unnatural Selection October 20, 2019
- Harmonize US gene-edited food regulations April 26, 2019
- Proposed U.S. regulation of gene-edited food animals is not fit for purpose January 20, 2019
- Proposition 12 – Humane vs. Humane August 14, 2018
- Antibiotic Use and Food Animals January 5, 2018
- Proposition 2 déjà vu (Part 3 of 3) January 4, 2018
- Evidence-based animal welfare recommendations (Part 2 of 3) January 3, 2018
- Six hens a laying (Part 1 of 3) January 2, 2018
- Two pendulous nipples January 1, 2018
- A look back at 2017 December 31, 2017
- The “Worried Wealthy” September 10, 2017
- False and Misleading July 7, 2017
- What defines organic milk? May 14, 2017
- Are slow-growing chickens better? February 8, 2017
- Another Day, Another Séralini study January 28, 2017
- FDA seeks public comments on regulation of genetically altered animals January 22, 2017
- Who does fund University research? January 8, 2017
- I would appreciate your comment on a recently published study January 3, 2017
- Who should fund University research? January 2, 2017
- Fishy Business December 22, 2016
- Teenager raped to death and doughnuts in the surgery room December 22, 2016
- Four Legs, Two Legs, No Legs: What Does Science Tell Us About the Best Sources of Sustainable Animal Protein? April 22, 2016
- Maserati or a Graduate student? March 27, 2016
- Got pests? February 23, 2016
- Time to Accelerate Real Change February 16, 2016
- Omega-3 fatty acids and milk February 15, 2016
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- Contemplated Regulatory Framework (Part #4) December 28, 2020This is part 4 of a 1, 2, 3, 4 part series on Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals I am in perhaps a somewhat rare position regarding the contemplated USDA regulatory framework, as I actually have several animals from amenable species (sheep, cattle) on the ground that were developed using “techniques that use recombinant, synthesized, […]
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part #3 December 28, 2020This is part 3 of a 1, 2, 3, 4 part series on Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals So what is the USDA’s proposal for the regulation of genetically engineered animals? In a nutshell, it proposes moving regulation of food animals that are genetically engineered for agricultural purposes such as human or animal food, fiber, […]
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part #2 December 28, 2020This is part 2 of a 1, 2, 3, 4 part series on Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals The “Guidance for Industry #187” entitled, “Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals” was published in the Federal Register in 2017, and a public comment period followed. I wrote about my concerns regarding this approach in […]
- Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Part #1 December 28, 2020This is part 1 of a 1, 2, 3, 4 part series on Regulation of Genetically Modified Animals Ever since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plans to regulate genomic alterations in genome edited animals as veterinary drugs in January 2017, I have been a vocal critic of this regulatory approach. I […]
- The Cost of Precautionary, Process-based Regulation (3 of 3) February 9, 2020This is part 3 of a 1, 2, 3 part series on Genetic Engineering in Livestock In 1996, the year of Dolly the infamous first somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloned mammal and the promulgation of the United States Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology , a review paper found that of the 289 published papers in PubMed when searching […]
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