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6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield

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Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

Philip Blenkinsop

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Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran

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Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health

Jon Entine, Sam Moxon

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Andrew Porterfield

Is a split developing between the European organic establishment and the farmers it claims to represent over the regulation of CRISPR and other New Genomic Techniques?

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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system

Daniel Pearsall, Martin Jenkins, Matt Ridley

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6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield

indiana jones and the circus crusade

Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran

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GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

group of dead adult mosquitoes scattered uniformly throught the field of view during a vector control study

Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health

Jon Entine, Sam Moxon

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

David Warmflash

Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Andrew Porterfield

Is a split developing between the European organic establishment and the farmers it claims to represent over the regulation of CRISPR and other New Genomic Techniques?

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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system

Daniel Pearsall, Martin Jenkins, Matt Ridley

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Super-efficient short ‘smart corn’ capable of denser planting gets green light from USDA

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Dana Milbank | Washington Post

Viewpoint: Braying false concerns of critics — 30 years along, still no evidence that GMOs pose any health or safety issues

Steven Novella | Science Based Medicine

Viewpoint: New Zealand farmers push for biotechnology regulatory reform — ‘Farming regulations can’t stop a flood, but they can stifle a farmer’s ability to practice their craft’

Jacqueline Rowarth | Stuff

What role could GMOs play in achieving sustainable biofuel?

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News from Around the Web

Video: RFK, Jr. claims he’s a libertarian on many issues. Reason magazine challenges him on accusations of a “conspiracist mindset”

Nick Gillespie, Zach Weissmueller | Reason

Why stop at three-parent babies? How many biological parents can organisms have?

Meg Duff | Live Science

‘Last of Us’ in real life? Drug-resistant ‘super fungus’ lurking in the Himalayan mountains

Eric Ralls | Earth

Long COVID-like symptoms may be side effect of COVID vaccines, FDA and university researchers tentatively say

Gretchen Vogel, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel | Science

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

Ancestry & Evolution

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Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?

‘Oldest decorated cave in France, if not Europe’: Ancient Neanderthal engravings give glimpse into hominid culture

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Biomedicine & Disease

Drug-resistant ‘Last of US’ like ‘super fungus’ lurking in the Himalayan mountains

‘Last of Us’ in real life? Drug-resistant ‘super fungus’ lurking in the Himalayan mountains

GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives

Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health

Biotech Communications

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Video: RFK, Jr. claims he’s a libertarian on many issues. Reason magazine challenges him on accusations of a “conspiracist mindset”

Viewpoint: Braying false concerns of critics — 30 years along, still no evidence that GMOs pose any health or safety issues

Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

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Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Confidence heuristic: Why humans are biologically programmed to follow self-assured, poised people

Immorality, lack of empathy, anti-social behavior: The evolution of psychopathological tendencies

Chemicals & Pesticides

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives

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With climate disruptions increasing and bans on most genetically-engineered crops, African crop yields remain among lowest in the world

Tracing the chickpea: How trade and migration shaped this popular legume’s genetics

Viewpoint: Food upcycling — Maybe the key to food sustainability isn’t growing more crops, but cutting back food waste

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‘One-and-done’ CRISPR gene therapy treatment could be lifetime cure for high cholesterol — but the FDA remains cautious

98% of the human genome: We are finally beginning to understand the mystery of ‘dark matter’ junk DNA

Treating epilepsy with a keto diet? Sounds far-fetched, but it can work

Gene Editing / CRISPR

‘The horizon of new possibility is blindingly bright’: Boom in genetic medical breakthroughs could extend for years, says CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna

‘The horizon of new possibility is blindingly bright’: Boom in genetic medical breakthroughs could extend for years, says CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna

‘One-and-done’ CRISPR gene therapy treatment could be lifetime cure for high cholesterol — but the FDA remains cautious

Viewpoint: BMJ editorial on ethical quandaries stirred by human gene editing — ‘Adopting a purely scientific view risks ignoring ethical, societal, and equity considerations’

Why did Ellie in the Last of Us not succumb to Cordy, the zombie virus? Stem cells might explain it, and that could yield real-life vaccines

Why did Ellie in the Last of Us not succumb to Cordy, the zombie virus? Stem cells might explain it, and that could yield real-life vaccines

Next generation medicine: Will the people who most need gene therapy and gene-editing tools have access to them?

Million-dollar gene therapies offer salvation for many patients but pose financial challenges for government-funded health care systems

Health & Wellness

Long COVID-like symptoms may be a side effect of COVD vaccines, USFDA and university researchers tentatively say

Long COVID-like symptoms may be side effect of COVID vaccines, FDA and university researchers tentatively say

Latest CRISPR food innovation: South Korea develops tomato with enhanced levels of provitamin D3. Will it go to market?

Craving food from morning til bedtime: Anecdotal stories reveal how weight-loss drug Ozempic quells ‘food noise’

New Breeding Techniques

Latest CRISPR food innovation: South Korea develops tomato with enhanced levels of provitamin D3. Will it go to market?

Latest CRISPR food innovation: South Korea develops tomato with enhanced levels of provitamin D3. Will it go to market?

Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?

Viewpoint: New Zealand’s GMO ban is holding the country back. Here are 7 benefits to repealing it

Personal Genomics

What makes kin? DNA testing unlocks the remarkable story of a woman with three fathers

What makes kin? DNA testing unlocks remarkable story of a woman with three fathers

How does genetic makeup affect relationships with addiction?

How can we decrease risks of getting genetic-based diseases even if we carry potentially harmful genes?

Science of the Future

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Allie the chatbot lover: Open-source AI programmed for innumerable constructive applications — and sex talk

Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?

Podcast: Future fertility — In the coming world of synthetic embryos, can regulation keep up?

Sustainability & Climate

6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

What role could GMOs play in achieving sustainable biofuel?

Synthetic Biology

Podcast: Future fertility — In the coming world of synthetic embryos, can regulation keep up?

Podcast: Future fertility — In the coming world of synthetic embryos, can regulation keep up?

How can humans become an interplanetary species? Flies, fungi and microgreens

Lab-grown chicken: Upside Foods becomes second US company to secure USDA approval for cell-cultivated poultry