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Social benefit or Frankenfood? UT scientist cites value of genetically modified crops

Posted at 8:53 am April 6, 2015
By Carolyn Krause 3 Comments

Tessa Burch-Smith and Mike Laman

Tessa Burch-Smith speaks with Michael Laman, dean of health sciences at Roane State Community College. He introduced her talk on genetically modified foods. (Submitted photo)

 

In developing countries where white rice is the dominant food, a half million pregnant women and young children become blind and two million die every year because of a Vitamin A deficiency.

On a mission to use genetic engineering to benefit humankind, scientists have genetically modified one type of rice so the grain, not just its leaves, makes Vitamin A. One published study showed that the improved nutritional content of “golden rice” could save sight and lives.

Golden rice was ready to be marketed in 2002, but critics have been calling it a Frankenfood. Golden rice is still not commercially adopted, even though in 2013, Pope Francis personally blessed its use.

This is one of the examples that Tessa Burch-Smith gave in her recent talk as part of the new Roane State Community College–Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning Intergenerational Lecture Series. An assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, she teaches and conducts research in UT’s Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, genetic engineering, genetically engineered food, genetically modified crops, genetically modified food, GM foods, golden rice, Intergenerational Lecture Series, Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, rice, Roane State Community College, Tessa Burch-Smith, University of Tennessee, UT

ORNL welcomes first Liane Russell fellows

Posted at 6:34 am August 31, 2014
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 3 Comments

Liane Russell Reception at ORNL

Lab Director Thom Mason and award-winning scientist Liane Russell welcomed Celia Shiau, Huiyuan Zhu, and Huina Mao at a Thursday reception. Shiau, Mao, and Zhu are the first early-career researchers coming to Oak Ridge National Laboratory under a fellowship named for Russell. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

Renowned mammalian geneticist Liane Russell returned Thursday to Oak Ridge National Laboratory to congratulate the first recipients of a new fellowship named in her honor.

ORNL created the Liane Russell Distinguished Early Career Fellowship to attract a diverse and promising work force of early career scientists and engineers whose interests align with DOE missions.

“It is gratifying to see these opportunities being made available to a diverse group of talented young people because, sadly, in the scientific fields this has not always been the case,” Russell said. “For this reason I am particularly honored to have my name attached to the fellowships.”

The competitive, three-year fellowship is aimed toward establishing long-term research careers at ORNL. It is available to outstanding scientists and engineers who have received their doctorate degrees within the past seven years, with emphasis given to attracting women and minority candidates.

The first three Russell fellows, recognized at Thursday’s reception, are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Celia Shiau, Chemical Sciences Division, Computational Science and Engineering Division, engineer, Environmental Science and Bioscience divisions, fellowship, Huina Mao, Huiyuan Zhu, Joshua Sangoro, Liane Russell, Liane Russell Distinguished Early Career Fellowship, Mouse House, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, scientist, Stephanie TerMaath, Tessa Burch-Smith, Tessa Calhoun, University of Tennessee-ORNL Collaborative Cohort Program, UT-ORNL Science Alliance, William L. Russell

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