Dow Chemical Company has given us another reason to buy organic corn. Dow Chemical Company is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world. Dow’s first products were poisons: bleach and potassium bromide. Eventually, Dow expanded to include agricultural chemicals… Read More ›
genetic modification
Improved Sutures & Prosthetic Limbs
If the poor reputation of genetic engineering is leaving you depressed, you have to read this: Notre Dame professor Malcolm Fraser’s team of researchers is using their transgenically-engineered silkworms to produce silk that is strong enough for “sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes.” That’s the… Read More ›