Will humans soon be replaced by robots at Japan’s airports? The Japanese airline Japan Airlines (JAL) is testing, together with a partner company, how humanoid robots could take over tasks in ground ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 10, 2026) An important study not previously covered in Daily News, “Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-Containing Food Products in Children,” raises serious concerns ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Public opinion is slowly catching up with the ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Fine, I’ll say it: Fruit just isn’t what it used to be ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 17, 2026) An article in Microorganisms by researchers from the U.S., Israel, and Australia analyzes the adverse health and environmental effects of genetic engineering and ...

GMO’s 13F portfolio rose to $39.12B, with Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Lam Research as top holdings. Stake increases occurred in MSFT, META, AAPL, AMZN, TMO, CRM, AVGO, and several others, ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Tiny insects are spreading a devastating disease. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) believe they’ve discovered something that could help stop Lyme ...

Nine years ago, lawmakers thought they had settled the issue of GMO labeling. A law passed in the summer of 2016 after months of negotiation shut down state labeling requirements and gave companies a ...

On October 31, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case challenging the United States Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") mandatory labeling rule for bioengineered foods. The decision in ...

Since their initial rollout in 1994, genetically modified organisms (GMOs, aka biotechnology) have erupted in a firestorm of controversy. Derided as grotesque “Frankenfoods,” opponents have claimed ...

Several round plastic containers rest on a surface, and each contains a small, striped frog. Juvenile Australian southern corroboree frogs at the University of Melbourne laboratories Credit: Tiffany ...

Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the tool should be put to use in nature.