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Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker

Our interactive GLP global map explains the status of each country’s regulations for human and agricultural gene editing and gene drives.

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Anti-GMO Advocacy Funding Tracker

This GLP project maps contributions by foundations to anti-biotech activists and compares it to pro-GMO industry spending.

GLP Features

A nutritionist reflects on the sad state of health education about GMOs and farming at schools and universities

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Seth Borenstein

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Featured Articles

A nutritionist reflects on the sad state of health education about GMOs and farming at schools and universities

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Seth Borenstein

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

Cameron English, Kevin Folta

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

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GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | December 2, 2021

GLP Podcast: Monsanto owns farmers? Evolution of pet parenting; Soylent abandons GMO advocacy

GLP Podcast: Monsanto owns farmers? Evolution of pet parenting; Soylent abandons GMO advocacy

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | November 22, 2021

GLP Podcast: Science 'flip-flops'; Pig-to-human organ transplants; Glyphosate lawsuits and tort reform

GLP Podcast: Science ‘flip-flops’; Pig-to-human organ transplants; Glyphosate lawsuits and tort reform

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | November 18, 2021

Food & Ag Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

Animal-free real dairy products are beginning to roll out

Elaine Watson | Food Navigator

Synthetic biology in Africa: ‘Golden opportunity’ once regulations are in place

John Agaba | Cornell Alliance for Science

Viewpoint: By blocking CRISPR gene editing, Europe is rejecting a proven tool to address climate change and food insecurity

Emma Kovak, Robert Paarlberg | Foreign Affairs

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

Dominique Patton | Reuters

Could eating cheese and other dairy products cause disturbing dreams?

Jessica Brown | BBC

UK mulls break from EU’s restrictive crop biotechnology rules to gain an edge in international trade

Joseph Maina | Cornell Alliance for Science

Human Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

‘Critical Race Theory’ critics set sights on suicide prevention programs, claiming they ‘indoctrinate’ students

Mike Hixenbaugh, Tyler Kingkade | NBC News

Why the FDA hasn’t reined in experimental stem cell therapy cottage industry

Megan Molteni | STAT

Viewpoint: ‘Embracing pseudoscience’ — Who is Joe Rogan, and why are so many people tuning in for his disinformation?

Jonathan Jarry | McGill University

Could humans have evolved on other planets, too?

Paul Parsons | Science Focus

Taiwan Ironman project: Exoskeleton gives soldiers superstrength

Tony Tran | Futurism

Why don’t humans have tails?

Mindy Weisberger | Live Science

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GLP Library Search

The GLP Library contains over 25,000 articles—it is among the largest online repositories of genetics knowledge

Agricultural Laws & Regs

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

UK mulls break from EU’s restrictive crop biotechnology rules to gain an edge in international trade

Supreme Court set to consider addressing lower court ruling that found Bayer’s Roundup herbicide caused applicator’s cancer

Ancestry & Evolution

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Omicron contains dozens of new mutations — but that doesn’t mean the variant is more dangerous

Why don’t humans have tails?

Biomedicine & Disease

Glaxo-Vir COVID antibody drug appears effective against Omicron variant

Glaxo-Vir COVID antibody drug appears effective against Omicron variant

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

Cancer might soon be detectable by a simple blood test

Biotech Communications

‘Critical Race Theory’ critics set sights on suicide prevention programs, claiming they 'indoctrinate' students

‘Critical Race Theory’ critics set sights on suicide prevention programs, claiming they ‘indoctrinate’ students

Viewpoint: ‘Embracing pseudoscience’ — Who is Joe Rogan, and why are so many people tuning in for his disinformation?

Has Scientific American strayed too far from science?

Brain / Neuroscience

Avoiding cognitive decline: What is considered a 'good night’s sleep'?

Avoiding cognitive decline: What is considered a ‘good night’s sleep’?

Cognitive resilience: MEF2 genes likely play role in protecting some people from age-related dementia

With a prospective vaccine in the pipeline, hope grows that an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s could become reality

Chemicals & Pesticides

Supreme Court set to consider addressing lower court ruling that found Bayer’s Roundup herbicide caused applicator’s cancer

Supreme Court set to consider addressing lower court ruling that found Bayer’s Roundup herbicide caused applicator’s cancer

Glyphosate does not kill bumble bees and is unlikely to cause health problems, latest comprehensive study finds

GMO crops and glyphosate use can offer carbon sequestration benefits, Canadian study suggests

Are pesticides in foods a new holiday concern? ('No')

Are pesticides in foods a new holiday concern? (‘No’)

Viewpoint: Why Thailand should rethink its opposition to biotechnology

Viewpoint: ‘Time is of the essence’ — Climate-resilient crop varieties can take over a decade to come to market

How epigenetics is poised to revolutionize food, farming and animal agriculture

How epigenetics is poised to revolutionize food, farming and animal agriculture

How tall will your children be? Here are the nature versus nurture factors

‘Genetic pain’: Prince Harry’s comments stir controversial debate over whether we can inherit our parents’ traumas

Gene Editing / CRISPR

CRISPR poised to move from the research laboratory to direct patient care

CRISPR poised to move from the research laboratory to direct patient care

Video: What are the benefits — and potential threats — of the CRISPR gene editing revolution?

Treating manic depression and mental illness is the ‘final frontier’ of CRISPR gene therapy

Gene therapy evolves to treat blood cancers and numerous other rare disorders

Gene therapy evolves to treat blood cancers and numerous other rare disorders

One-and-done intravenous gene editing infusion might eventually be able to cure HIV

mRNA COVID vaccines were decades in the making

Health & Wellness

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Climate change-induced health problems and deaths are accelerating

Japan’s Delta COVID wave came to an abrupt end, raising prickly possibility of population-based genetic differences in disease susceptibility

Cancer might soon be detectable by a simple blood test

New Breeding Techniques

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

Viewpoint: Why gene editing is so much like ‘nature’ — and therefore should not be tightly regulated

Frustration grows over Ghana’s delay in approving GM cowpea

Personal Genomics

What worms and fruit flies can tell us about living past 100

What worms and fruit flies can tell us about living past 100

There could be a genetic link between your mental health and where you choose to live

A lucky segment of the population is genetically immune to the COVID virus. What can we learn from them?

Science of the Future

Lab-grown fats may be key ingredient in diets of the future

Lab-grown fats may be key ingredient in diets of the future

Video: World Settlement Footprint offers unique perspective on human urbanization and ecological danger spots

The singularity: Futurists ponder coming era of technological explosion

Sustainability / GreenGenes

Viewpoint: By blocking CRISPR gene editing, Europe is rejecting a proven tool to address climate change and food insecurity

Viewpoint: By blocking CRISPR gene editing, Europe is rejecting a proven tool to address climate change and food insecurity

Viewpoint: By failing to endorse carbon-cutting biotechnology innovations, Glasgow climate summit missed ‘low hanging fruit’

Viewpoint: Why Thailand should rethink its opposition to biotechnology

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology in Africa: ‘Golden opportunity’ once regulations are in place

Synthetic biology in Africa: ‘Golden opportunity’ once regulations are in place

Lab-grown fats may be key ingredient in diets of the future

African scientists call for policies to support synthetic biology and other innovative technologies