Food Sunday: The Creepy Science Behind Genetically Engineered “Frankenfish” About to Enter Our Food Supply Unlabeled

By: Sunday September 19, 2010 9:14 pm

Today and tomorrow, the FDA is meeting to decide whether to allow the first genetically engineered animal – a fast-growing salmon – into the U.S. food supply. And the science “proving” its safety ain’t so good.

The Sloppy Science “Proving” Frankenfish is Safe

By: Tuesday September 14, 2010 2:47 pm

It may not be long before you start finding genetically engineered animals on your dinner plate. But let’s at least use solid science to prove their safety before allowing them into the food supply. And, alarmingly, that is NOT what the FDA is doing right now.

Impatience and My Bid for Reelection

By: Wednesday September 8, 2010 1:12 pm

Today, I’m proud to release a special web-only video and formally announce my candidacy for reelection to Congress in Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District because I’m anxious to keep fighting: to grow jobs, to help small businesses, to increase renewable energy, and to expand biotechnology.

The Other Gift to Biopharma in the Health Reform Bill, Besides the Eshoo/Hagan Amendment

By: Saturday May 22, 2010 2:14 pm

Did you know that the “Affordable Care Act” provides for $1 billion in apparently strings-free grants to biopharma companies? Yeah, neither did I.

Jane Hamsher vs. Rep. Anna Eshoo

By: Monday November 2, 2009 3:40 pm

As she hides behind the memory of Senator Kennedy, Rep. Anna Eshoo wants to say that she’s against it while the details as presented in her amendment show that she’s clearly for it.

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