Henry I. Miller, a physician, molecular biologist, and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, was the founding director of the Office of Biotechnology at the U.S. Food & and Drug Administration. His most recent book is The Frankenfood Myth.
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Henry I. Miller
Commentaries by Henry I. Miller
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The GM Reactionaries
PALO ALTO – People everywhere are increasingly vulnerable to the use of what Nobel Prize-winning chemist Irving Langmuir dubbed “pathologica…
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Poison-Proofing China
STANFORD – Last January, China’s environmental authorities barely averted the contamination of nearly three million people’s drinking water …
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When Technophobia Becomes Toxic
STANFORD – During the late 1990’s, a singular phenomenon appeared in countries around the world. One after another, food and beverage compan…
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Hope or Hype for Personalized Medicine?
STANFORD – During the past several decades, treatment for a variety of conditions has begun to shift from a “one size fits all” approach to …
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Dying to Grow?
STANFORD – We are constantly bombarded with information about the purported risks or protective effects of one or another food, dietary supp…
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Tropics of Cancer?
STANFORD – Cancer is sometimes thought of as a disease of wealthier countries, but it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in poorer …
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Can Radiation Be Good For You?
STANFORD – The earthquake- and tsunami-related problems at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant have inspired endless commentary an…
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The Diarrhea Pioneers
PALO ALTO – On top of the devastation caused in Haiti by the January earthquake, Hurricane Tomas this month, and the subsequent dislocations…
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Understanding the Frankenstein Tradition
PALO ALTO – “It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive... IT’S ALIVE!” So said Dr. Victor Frankenstein when his “creation” was complete. Researche…
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Re-Booting DDT
PALO ALTO – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is fascinating. So is the 19-page annual letter that describes the work of the Bill and Melinda …
The GM Reactionaries
MK Anon: they are talking of science.. what a joke. This article lacks of citation and also needs to disclose the ties of the authors with GM companies who have been known over and over again to support certai…
The GM Reactionaries
Tim Chambers: Fine for agribusiness corporations. But, how many farmers in India have committed suicide the past twenty years because of GM seed? Many of these expensive seeds are also mules, and one crop loss can …