Videos

  • Video: Genetically Modified Humans, Stuart Newman and Milton Reynolds

    Video: Genetically Modified Humans, Stuart Newman and Milton Reynolds

    Stuart Newman, PhD in conversation with Milton Reynolds: June 6, Patent Pending – The Rise of Genetically Modified Humans EAST BAY CONVERSATIONS The Promises and Perils of Biotechnology Stuart Newman, PhD in conversation with Milton Reynolds of Facing History and Ourselves. Thursday, June 6, 2013, 7: 30 pm Brower Center’s Goldman Theater (2150 Allston Way, […]

  • Campaign to Stop Release of Synthetic Seeds Launches Online Petition & Crowd Funding

    Campaign to Stop Release of Synthetic Seeds Launches Online Petition & Crowd Funding

    ETC Group has launched a crowd funding page at Indiegogo to support the “Kickstopper” campaign aimed at stopping the first mass release of synthetic organisms into the environment. Also just launched is a petition to get Kickstarter to withdraw their support for the synthetic glowing plant PR campaign that leverages lax regulation in the United […]

  • Video: The Bay Area Bio Lab & Synthetic Biology, False Solutions

    Video: The Bay Area Bio Lab & Synthetic Biology, False Solutions

    A Risky Development: The University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and the US Department of Energy have unveiled plans to build a high profile biotech laboratory in the East Bay. The lab and associated commercial activity will focus on developing biofuels and other products using synthetic biology: an extreme form of genetic engineering that […]