Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – August 14, 2017

1. Ideological hypocrisy? Environmentalists once supported land-based aquaculture—until it included genetically modified fish | Andrew Porterfield
2. Have the BRCA mutation? Debating a precautionary mastectomy? Your genes may provide a guide | Jennifer Cable
3. Ecomodernist podcast: Food Evolution film about ‘confirmation bias’ in foodie and anti-GMO community | Jon Entine & Kevin Folta & Alison Van Eenennaam & Rick Maltese
4. Our brains as hard drives — could we delete, modify or add memories and skills? | David Warmflash
5. Epigenetics Around the Web: Should farmers use vinegar, instead of genetically engineered solutions, to protect crops from drought? | Nicholas Staropoli
6. Pioneering gene therapy restores vision to people with rare retinal blindness | Ricki Lewis & Kathrine High

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