Government investigators have confirmed a Chinese scientist’s claim of creating the world’s first genetically engineered babies, as well as the existence of a second pregnancy with a gene-edited embryo. Back in November, scientist He Jiankui captured international attention when he claimed to have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas-9 to alter two embryos. He maintained that […]
50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Point Blame at Fat…
In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine. The article draws on internal documents to show that an industry group called the Sugar Research Foundation wanted to “refute” concerns about sugar’s possible role […]
Special Report on Sea Level Rise by Judith Curry…
I have now completed my assessment of sea level rise and climate change. The complete report can be downloaded here [ Special Report- Sea Level Rise]. My preliminary compilation of information was provided in the 7 part Climate Etc. series Sea level rise acceleration (or not). This report reflects 18 months of work on this […]
Scientists Trash New Federal Climate Report as ‘Tripe’ … ‘Embarassing’ … ‘400 Page Pile of Crap’…
Climate expert Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.: The claim of economic damage from climate change is based on a 15 degree F temperature increase that is double the “most extreme value reported elsewhere in the report.” The “sole editor” of this claim in the report was an alumni of the Center for American Progress, which is […]
‘Embarrassing’: Climate Expert Explains What’s Wrong with the White House’s New Climate Report
The Camp Fire Burned Homes but Left Trees Standing. The Science Behind the Fire’s Path…
A Controversial Virus Study Reveals a Critical Flaw in How Science Is Done…
Last year, the world learned that researchers led by David Evans from the University of Alberta had resurrected a virus called horsepox. The virus hasn’t been seen in nature for decades, but Evans’s team assembled it using genetic material that they ordered from a company that synthesizes DNA. The work caused a huge stir. Horsepox […]
Roundup the Academics? Monsanto Verdict Raises New Troubling Questions About Professors Working Under Corporate Sponsorship…
For a growing number of critics, the breakthrough verdict against Monsanto for $289 million over its Roundup weedkiller is an indictment of the company’s corporate culture but also of academics who were used by the company to discredit scientific studies linking the herbicide to cancer. Former groundskeeper, Dewayne Johnson, 46, reportedly has only months to […]
Monsanto Emails Raise Issue of Influencing Research on Roundup Weed Killer…
The Government Agency That Made Silicon Valley…
One of the major legacies of WW2 – on both sides of the Atlantic – was a profound awareness that science and technology matter. They played a huge role in winning the war, and they must have an equal place in winning the peace. In the United States, President Roosevelt’s wartime science guru, Vannevar Bush, […]