Michael Simpson
Viewpoint: Debunking claims that polio vaccine causes cancer
Review the anti-vaccine claims about the polio vaccine and provide the science that shows that the polio vaccine is not ...
‘He spreads dangerous misinformation’: Kennedy Family condemns presidential candidate RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine rhetoric
Apparently, those of us who don’t think much of RFK Jr.’s ignorance about vaccines and pseudoscience often wondered if the rest of ...
Is MSG a ‘silent killer lurking in your kitchen cabinet’? Debunking Joe Mercola’s hysterical ‘MSG can harm you’ myth
MSG has been used as a flavor enhancer for several thousand years. It is one of the key components of ...
Viewpoint: Despite ‘incredible amount of pseudoscientific claims,’ consensus confirms safety of GM crops — and they are often safer than organic
A paper, by Elisa Pellegrino et al. published in Nature Scientific Reports, a highly respected peer-reviewed journal, analyzed over 6000 published papers ...
Only conspiracy theories left to challenge science consensus that GMOs are safe
I have been writing about the GMO scientific consensus for quite some time, because this scientific consensus for the safety of GMO ...
‘Homeopaths without Borders’ wreaking pseudo-medical havoc abroad
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There is an American ...
What scientific consensus on GMOs actually means
Over and over, I’ve read comments on the internet (obviously, my first mistake) that there is no scientific consensus about ...
IARC got it wrong: Link between glyphosate and cancer ‘nonexistent’
The IARC, one of the intergovernmental agencies within the World Health Organization, is widely respected for their research into the causes ...
Hepatitis B vaccine produced cheaply and efficiently using GMO corn
A small technology venture, called Applied Biotechnology Institute (ABI) in San Luis Obispo, CA, a lovely small city along the Central ...
The bad science checklist of GMO opponents
One of my favorite science websites is at Science or Not, the author of which, Graham Coghill, claims that “this website will ...
Journal article claiming GMOs might pass “genetic benefits” to weeds challenged
It is well accepted observation that when the pseudoscience or anti-science crowd runs out of supporting evidence (usually when it’s ...
Richard Dawkins talks about GMO crops
The following is an excerpt. Thirteen years ago, Richard Dawkins, noted secularist, author and evolutionary biologist, wrote an open letter to Prince Charles, ...
