Montreal Gazette
Viewpoint: ‘The true promise of gene-editing isn’t in pitless cherries or vitamin fortified-foods but in the vast potential for treatment and cures of human disease’
While it can be used to modify food, its greatest impact may be in eliminating the mutated genes responsible for ...
Can vaccine incentives break down COVID shot resistance?
While most people have got their vaccines, a still sizeable minority have not — and motivating them to do so ...
Montreal becomes first Canadian jurisdiction to ban glyphosate
Montreal will be the first municipality in North America to completely ban the sale of more than 100 pesticide products ...
Kids and masks: Separating myths from science
[A recently retracted study in JAMA Pediatrics] purported to show that wearing face masks was dangerous for children because it ...
Biology of flavorful orange juice
A “so what” story. That’s how I would label the enticingly titled “Juicy Secrets” investigation of “premium” orange juice by ...
GM alfalfa’s release in Canada delayed as farmers reject it
A GM version of alfalfa, a staple in livestock feed, was supposed to be launched in Canada this year. The ...
‘Food Babe’ promotes misinformation on food, GMOs
Did you know that the calcium pill you may be popping contains the same chemical found in gravestones? What are these ...
Why “non-GMO” Cheerios are a marketing ploy
What is General Mills protecting us from with GMO-free Cheerios? To start with, there are no genetically modified oats grown ...
Clinics ethically free to dispose of thousands of embryos frozen in time, doctors’ group says
It is the most emotionally charged issue in assisted baby-making: how to “dispose” of the thousands of human embryos that ...
