GLP Features Viewpoint: Why we can’t seem to bridge the gulf that divides pro- and anti-GMO forces Steven Cerier Summer is coming: Just how much sun can your DNA take before being damaged? Ben Locwin Viewpoint: Lab-grown meat should replace farm animals as food Matti Wilks A matter of trust: Why anti-vaxxers are wary of Big Pharma Teresa Carr Viewpoint: What defines a female athlete? Law professor, former runner’s case for why Caster Semenya’s testosterone levels critical in determining if she should compete with women Doriane Lambelet Coleman Golden Rice, Part 1: The story of a GMO crop that could save 2 million lives a year Adrian Dubock Geopolitics of gene editing Abishur Prakash Viewpoint: Regulators should embrace the Vatican’s decade-old endorsement of GMOs Henry Miller Was our brain growth kick-started by ancestors scavenging bone marrow from animal carcasses? Richard Kemeny Viewpoint: Anti-GMO forces in Nigeria have abandoned reason and the nation’s best interests Opuah Abeikwen Browse GLP Food & Agriculture Browse GLP Human Genetics Featured Articles May 19, 2019 Viewpoint: Why we can’t seem to bridge the gulf that divides pro- and anti-GMO forces Steven Cerier Summer is coming: Just how much sun can your DNA take before being damaged? Ben Locwin Viewpoint: Lab-grown meat should replace farm animals as food Matti Wilks A matter of trust: Why anti-vaxxers are wary of Big Pharma Teresa Carr Featured Podcasts More... Podcast: Glyphosate, cancer and clickbait: Epidemiologist Geoffrey Kabat on how to spot junk science in the news Cameron English, Geoffrey Kabat | May 16, 2019 Podcast: Could a benign virus save Florida’s devastated orange industry from citrus greening disease? Kevin Folta, Steve Savage | May 15, 2019 Podcast: Are you ready for the Zero Dollar Genome? 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