May 1, 2008 Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination By Jeff Stier, Esq. Congress has now passed legislation to forbid employers and insurance companies of "discriminating" against people on the basis of information gleaned from tests of their genetic proclivity for disease...
May 1, 2008 Biofuels: Burning Away Our Food Supply By Krystal Ford What started out as a great idea -- replacing our dependence on oil with a renewable clean-burning resource, biofuel -- has quickly sprouted unintended consequences...
April 29, 2008 Open Letter to Robert B. Zoellick of the World Bank By Thomas R. DeGregori An ACSH Founders Circle member takes the World Bank to task for tacit support of the crusade against modern agricultural technology...
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