Gene-editing is the future

Virus-resistant tomato, disease-resistant rice, stem-cell treatment for paralysis, for heart disease, for spinal-chord injury and even for cornea repair — these are just some of the many innovations made possible through gene editing.

La propriété intellectuelle est bénéfique au consommateur

Pour beaucoup, les droits de propriété intellectuelle évoquent un  concept abstrait loin des préoccupations d’un consommateur moyen. L’idée fausse selon laquelle la propriété intellectuelle comme pour les  brevets n’aide que les grandes entreprises, conduit à l’adoption de politiques qui nuisent à l’innovation. Pour créer un environnement propice à l’innovation, plusieurs conditions préalables sont nécessaires. L’accès […]

Bauernfängerei durch Urintests

In Frankreich finden sich Glyphosat-Rückstände im Urin von Bauern. Ungefährlich, weil weiter unter den Grenzwerten. Trotzdem werden solche Resultate für die Öko-Stimmungsmache genutzt.

Vaping achieves what years of government policies couldn’t

Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and university students have increased their use of e-cigarettes, despite rising public concern. While underage nicotine consumption and smoking-related lung disease deaths are a real problem, legal vaping products, and accurate consumer information can combat instead of worsen these effects. We should welcome the presence of alternatives to tobacco, and endorse safe, and […]

[Reportage] Goerens iwwer COP25

Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 4. Dezember iwwerdroe ginn. De Beitrag kann een och hei fannen. Interview mam Charles Goerens Zënter e Méinden a bis nächste Freiden ass zu Madrid d’Weltklimakonferenz COP25. Hei sollen nei Iddie fir de Kampf géint de Klimawandel fonnt ginn.

Get used to Boris

Since Theresa May’s very awkward impromptu dance at a Tory party conference last year, you could say that British Conservatives should probably refrain from pop-inspired musical numbers. That said, Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” applies quite well to Boris Johnson’s general election campaign. With a 12-point lead in the polls, Johnson could be looking at an 80-seat […]

Defending freedom of speech

Ron Paul, a former U.S. Congressman and former Republican presidential candidate (2008 and 2012), said about freedom of expression: “Freedom of expression does not exist for us to discuss the weather: we have freedom of expression to discuss controversial issues.” What is called “freedom of the press” is indeed only freedom of expression: the right […]