GLP Features What colored blobs in the brain can tell us about environmental decision making Tori Espensen Viewpoint: Mainstream Arnold Foundation now major funder of fringe anti-GMO USRTK while Organic Consumers Association cuts support Hank Campbell Epigenetics could alter the way we breed crops for drought and climate change Richard Levine Frozen in time: You can be cryogenically preserved, but will you ever be revived? David Warmflash Exploring the havoc that can be unleashed by consumer ancestry tests Ricki Lewis Will glyphosate residue in beer and wine raise your cancer risk? If you drink 8 gallons a day Ian Musgrave Transparency and trust: Is there room for ‘the people’ in the human gene editing debate? Naomi Scheinerman Viewpoint: ‘Naïve’ calls for glyphosate ban threaten higher food prices, resurgence of more toxic pesticides Henry Miller, Stuart Smyth NASA twins study highlights key risks for long-term space travel: Cosmic rays and microgravity Ricki Lewis Deciphering US plans for regulating biotech animal breeding Marc Brazeau Browse GLP Food & Agriculture Browse GLP Human Genetics Featured Articles April 22, 2019 Viewpoint: Mainstream Arnold Foundation now major funder of fringe anti-GMO USRTK while Organic Consumers Association cuts support Hank Campbell What colored blobs in the brain can tell us about environmental decision making Tori Espensen Frozen in time: You can be cryogenically preserved, but will you ever be revived? David Warmflash Epigenetics could alter the way we breed crops for drought and climate change Richard Levine Bees & Pollinators More... 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