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Debunking Dunning-Kruger: It’s widely believed that the less you know, the more you think you know. Does everyone think they’re better than average?

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Viewpoint: ‘Think globally, act locally’? It’s a buzzy environmentalist catchphrase, but it may not be the best way to address climate change and conservation challenges

Alex Smith, Patricia Mathu

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here's how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: To mask or not to mask? That remains a hotly debated question in hospitals and other healthcare facilities — although it shouldn’t be

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GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Concerned about aspartame? Beware of this other “probable carcinogen” on your plate

Global food production has increased 390 percent since 1960. Here’s how farmers have done it.

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New wave of migration: Transgender care crackdown prompts surge in families fleeing Missouri, Florida, Texas and other states

Bram Sable-Smith, Daniel Chang, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Sandy West

Aspartame spins the $25 billion Wheel of Mis-Fortune: How the environmental activist—tort lawyer money machine manipulates journalists, misleads policymakers and scares the public

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global people local getty web

Viewpoint: ‘Think globally, act locally’? It’s a buzzy environmentalist catchphrase, but it may not be the best way to address climate change and conservation challenges

Alex Smith, Patricia Mathu

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Debunking Dunning-Kruger: It’s widely believed that the less you know, the more you think you know. Does everyone think they’re better than average?

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here's how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: To mask or not to mask? That remains a hotly debated question in hospitals and other healthcare facilities — although it shouldn’t be

v new layout tagline new facts and fallacies default featured image outlined

GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Concerned about aspartame? Beware of this other “probable carcinogen” on your plate

Global food production has increased 390 percent since 1960. Here’s how farmers have done it.

birds group group of birds migration

New wave of migration: Transgender care crackdown prompts surge in families fleeing Missouri, Florida, Texas and other states

Bram Sable-Smith, Daniel Chang, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Sandy West

Aspartame spins the $25 billion Wheel of Mis-Fortune: How the environmental activist—tort lawyer money machine manipulates journalists, misleads policymakers and scares the public

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Infographic: We started as protocells— Visualized pathway of human evolution

Infographic: Pathway of human evolution, from protocells to people

From the tiniest protocells to modern humans, our species has undergone a remarkable journey of adaptation, innovation, and survival. In ...

Food & Ag Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

90% adults fall short of eating their daily recommended vegetables. Could gene-edited salad greens make a difference?

Merve Ceylan | Health News

Podcast: RFK Jr’s appearance on Joe Rogan podcast spreads dangerous misinformation about glyphosate, vaccines, cellphones and more

Kevin Folta | Talking Biotech

‘More than just eating bugs’: Future proteins made from fungi, algae, and bacteria offer sustainable alternatives to current global diet

Nicola Jones | Nature

Hunger and malnutrition are soaring in Africa. There is a helpful solution: GM crops

Ademola Adenle | Food For Mzansi

Feeding China’s gargantuan meat appetite releases gigatons of carbon. Could cultured meat address soaring demand and climate disruptions?

Liang Lei | Eco-Business

Human Daily Digest

News from Around the Web

Bisexuality: Nearly 10% of Americans report having had both male and female partners — three times more than in 1994

Ross Pomeroy | RealClearScience

How will humans make it through climate upheavals? Here’s how we’ve done it before

Institute for Basic Science

‘They’re both breakthroughs’: Two new obesity drugs that could be cheaper and more effective than Ozempic on course for approval

Saima Sidik | Scientific American

Newest malaria vaccine protects 80% of vaccinated children — but accessibility remains major stumbling block in Africa

Tolani Yesufu | NPR

Out-of-body experiences explained: Here’s how the brain ‘creates’ your sense of physical self

Diana Kwon | Scientific American

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Agricultural Laws & Regs

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Viewpoint: Europe’s gene editing deregulation proposal is a welcome break from technophobia but it shortchanges organic farmers who want to grow bioengineered seeds

GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Glyphosate will be re-authorized for 15 years as safe by the European Commission, according to leaked documents

Ancestry & Evolution

What happens to bad smells — do they disappear or does the world get smellier every day?

What happens to bad smells — do they disappear or does the world get smellier every day?

Pair bonding: How wedding vows have contributed to human evolution

How hot is too hot? Record breaking temperatures across the world test human body heat limits

Biomedicine & Disease

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Newest malaria vaccine protects 80% of vaccinated children — but accessibility remains major stumbling block in Africa

Did you hear the story about the GMO that nearly destroyed the world?

Biotech Communications

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Viewpoint: ‘Think globally, act locally’? It’s a buzzy environmentalist catchphrase, but it may not be the best way to address climate change and conservation challenges

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: What will it take for India to follow path blazed by so many developing countries and embrace GM crops?

Brain / Neuroscience

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Viewpoint: Why do some global cancer research agencies claim that using a cell phone (like drinking Diet Coke with aspartame) poses a cancer risk?

Out-of-body experiences explained: Here’s how the brain ‘creates’ your sense of physical self

Can’t start your day without a cup of joe? Coffee’s energizing effects may be a placebo

Chemicals & Pesticides

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here's how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Concerned about aspartame? Beware of this other “probable carcinogen” on your plate

Glyphosate will be re-authorized for 15 years as safe by the European Commission, according to leaked documents

Strawberries are often perfectly shaped, humongous and uniform — but the flavor leaves much to be desired. Genetic engineering could change that

Strawberries are often perfectly shaped, humongous and uniform — but the flavor leaves much to be desired. Genetic engineering could change that

GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Did you hear the story about the GMO that nearly destroyed the world?

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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

Editing out diseases in the womb is a Holy Grail of the near future. But protecting embryos from unwanted damage during the process is proving a challenging hurdle

Editing out diseases in the womb is a holy grail on the horizon — but protecting embryos from unwanted damage is proving a challenging hurdle

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’

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?

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

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Bisexuality: Nearly 10% of Americans report having had both male and female partners — three times more than in 1994

Viewpoint: How ‘predictive AI’ is changing healthcare for the better

Is MSG a ‘silent killer lurking in your kitchen cabinet’? Debunking Joe Mercola’s hysterical ‘MSG can harm you’ myth

New Breeding Techniques

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Viewpoint: Europe’s gene editing deregulation proposal is a welcome break from technophobia but it shortchanges organic farmers who want to grow bioengineered seeds

Combining AI and CRISPR: Gene-edited hardwood trees increase carbon sink potential of deep forests

Reframing debate over genetically-engineered produce of the future: Here’s why Gen Z is so critical

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

American middle school math scores are the lowest they’ve been in 50 years. AI can help

American middle school math scores are the lowest they’ve been in 50 years. AI can help

Here’s how to capture carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — and why it’s so important

Artificial intelligence regulation gets off the ground in Europe. What can we expect?

Sustainability & Climate

‘More than just eating bugs’: Future proteins made from fungi, algae, and bacteria offer sustainable alternatives to current global diet

‘More than just eating bugs’: Future proteins made from fungi, algae, and bacteria offer sustainable alternatives to current global diet

Feeding China’s gargantuan meat appetite releases gigatons of carbon. Could cultured meat address soaring demand and climate disruptions?

Here’s how to capture carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — and why it’s so important

Synthetic Biology

Feeding China’s gargantuan meat appetite releases gigatons of carbon. Could cultured meat address soaring demand and climate disruptions?

Feeding China’s gargantuan meat appetite releases gigatons of carbon. Could cultured meat address soaring demand and climate disruptions?

Future protein: ‘If meat-loving habits prove too hard to shift, the obvious solution is to replace meat with meat’

Fact checking lab-grown meat rejectionists: No, animal cells used to make cultivated meat do not cause cancer