Genetically engineered salmon: Coming soon to a bagel near you?

Published on April 11, 2013

Do you want to be experimented on by eating sushi or bagels and lox made with a new type of salmon with eel genes in it – salmon which hasn’t been adequately tested for safety of human consumption?

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes’” David Oyelowo Stars in “Who Do You Love” at L.A. Jewish Film Fest

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on May 11, 2011

Life Sciences generate booming Israeli industry

By Penny Schwartz
Published on May 17, 2007

Israel's life-sciences field is growing so rapidly that even industry trackers are having a tough time keeping up with the number of startups.

Sex,Space and Swastikas

By Steve North
Published on January 2, 2003

The explosive claim by Clonaid that a human being was successfully cloned has focused attention on the Raelian Movement, the quasi-religious sect that set up the genetic engineering company in 1997. Sharp-eyed viewers of television interviews with founder Rael may have noticed him wearing a necklace featuring a Star of David-shaped medallion, with a pinwheel filling the star. The design has been the official logo of the movement for more than a decade, but that's not always been the case; the original symbol was, incredibly, a swastika within a Jewish star. The change came after an emotional confrontation I had with Rael in early 1992.