Remove Biotechnology Remove Ethics Remove Law Remove Policy
article thumbnail

The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. In the majority opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg wrote that both Indian law and the need to treat people equally “preclude the Tribe from rekindling embers of sovereignty that long ago grew cold.”

article thumbnail

WCS Event: More Women on Corporate Boards | February 20, 2020

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Her work has been featured by NACD, Ethical Boardroom, GreenBiz, Huffington Post, Environmental Leader and Responsible Investor. Before that, Veena practiced law in India. Veena received a Masters in Law degree from Washington University in St. Honors) degree from National Law School from India University, Bangalore.

Law 52
article thumbnail

Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. That's why European law in this area is controversial. And that's a problem.