Because of the ubiquity of man-made chemicals, the proposals affect an unusually large number of businesses in Europe and beyond.

ECONOMIST: Red tape in Europe

Carson elevated the consciousness of society about the ravages of man-made chemicals and gave birth to an environmental movement I am sure she never dreamed possible.

FORBES: Connect

Organically grown broccoli and coffee are full of natural substances that are just as carcinogenic as man-made chemicals at high doses and just as safe at low doses.

ECONOMIST: Plenty of gloom

At first Amgen tried using genetic engineering to create organisms that would extract oil from shale, man-made proteins that would make chickens grow faster and new specialty chemicals such as a cloned indigo, a substitute for the natural dye used to color blue jeans.

FORBES: Biotech Behemoth