There has been recent debate and media discussion about the use of fracking in the UK and its role in … read more
A paper prepared by scientists at the University of Liverpool and published by SAGE presents preliminary data on the accuracy … read more
Two consumer-focused companies (Babylon Health and Superdrug) have announced that they are now selling antibody tests for home use, consisting … read more
Reaction to the announcements made at the no.10 press conference on Wednesday 18th March. Dr Alexander Edwards, Associate Professor … read more
Work published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B outlines a trial of GM Desiree potatoes that are blight-resistant. read more
The front page of The Independent newspaper lead with Environment Secretary Owen Paterson branding opponents of genetically engineered Golden Rice ‘wicked’. read more
A study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology purported to show that rats fed on GM maize were more likely to develop cancerous tumours and to die prematurely. read more
Researchers at Rothamsted Research sent an open letter to protest group Take The Flour Back after it was announced the group were planning to destroy a field trial of GM wheat. Having held a press briefing to launch the field trial, the SMC helped to bring the open letter to the attention of the media and sent out accompanying comments. read more
A few weeks ago I was heavily involved in the story about the transport of animals for research. The story, broken exclusively … read more
The biotechnology company BASF Plant Science has been granted permission by defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to trial a breed of potato genetically modified to be resistant to blight. read more
The results of the Farm Scale Evaluations of GM Herbicide Tolerant Crops have now been released. read more
The Science Media Centre found scientists to comment on the publication of the Government’s GM Science Review, which rejected a blanket ban on GM technology. read more
The Science Media Centre asked scientists to comment on the eve of the launch of the public debate on genetic modification. read more
These comments follow the screening of the new BBC drama ‘Fields of Gold’, written by Ronan Bennett and Alan Rusbridger (Editor of The Guardian), at the Science Media Centre. read more
These follow the Government announcement that there should be a full and informed debate of GM issues, including GM crops. read more
The report by Mexican government scientists, presented at the Convention on Biological Diversity in The Hague, suggested that genes from USA GM maize had crossed the Mexican border, polluting non-GM maize grown there. read more