- New York Times Reporting on Agriculture November 1, 2022
- A word about funding graduate students July 17, 2022
- DNA is not a drug and regulating genome edited research animals as a drug is unworkable March 8, 2022
- Public Acceptance of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology October 14, 2021
- 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
Biobeef Blog
- New York Times Reporting on Agriculture November 1, 2022Look I get it. The New York Times (NYT) does not like GMOs, industrial agriculture, factory farming or meat consumption. But I question the decision of such an influential media source to feature TWO front page articles detailing agriculture industry funding of agricultural scientists, Prof. Kevin Folta in 2015 and in 2022 Prof. Frank Mitloehner, […]
- A Word About Funding Graduate Students July 17, 2022When I started as a professor at Davis 20 years ago, the cost of in-state graduate student fees was $5,037 per year (including health insurance of $966/year). Today they are $19,378 (including $5,472/year in health insurance). Add an additional $15,102 if the student is from out of state or international for a whopping $34.5K/year. To […]
- DNA is NOT a drug. And regulating genome edited research animals as a drug is unworkable. March 9, 2022Investigational research animals that have been genome edited CANNOT enter the food supply in the United States, irrespective of the edits they carry, unless the researcher that has produced that animal has submitted an FDA Investigational New Animal Drug (INAD), and additionally has obtained a food use authorization which requires a TON of paperwork and […]
- Public Acceptance of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology October 14, 2021Animal biotechnology is the application of modern molecular techniques to animals. Genetic engineering and cloning are two older forms of animal biotechnology , and genome editing is a more recent entrant. Animal genomics is the scientific study of structure, function and interrelationships of both individual genes and the genome in its entirety. Utilization of genomic […]
- 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, […]