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Learning about modern genetics through the long-extinct aurochs
The world’s first reported instance of species extinction is also a good window on today’s genetic revolution ...
Food marketing can change buying habits, but consumers may become ‘numb’ to unnecessary labels
A study by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University said labeling has an effect on ...
Viewpoint: New book “A Matter of Taste” cuts through fog of ‘misinformation’ around GMOs and modern farming
The foodie ecosystem is dominated by polarizing movies....Typically containing stale feelings and claims of folks like Michael Pollan and Vandana Shiva (who was ...
Talking Biotech: Extreme GMO skeptics know the least about genetics—how should science communicators respond?
People most opposed to GMOs know little about them. How does this impact science communication? ...
Viewpoint: Anti-glyphosate activists are ‘rich, organized, and powerful’—don’t underestimate them
The campaign against glyphosate started a few years ago. The fairly benign herbicide was so closely tied to Roundup Ready ...
Viewpoint: Developing nations face onslaught of ‘fake news’ targeting GMOs
A recent article co-authored by a prominent Malaysian economist propagated several popular myths about GMOs. A Malaysian scientist and communicator ...
‘Conversion messages’: Ex-GMO skeptics may be best advocates for crop biotech
When a strong advocate for one side of a science controversy now believes the opposite, it can have a big ...
Finding echoes of cancer journey in Netflix’s Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
The 'choose your own path' nature of Bandersnatch echoes a journey with breast cancer ...
Viewpoint: Bipartisan opposition to GMOs driven more by activist ‘propaganda’ than politics
I have written extensively about GMOs....because it is the subject about which the difference between public opinion and the opinion of ...
Why GMO advocates are failing in convincing the public that biotech crops are safe and beneficial
I have complained often about the lack of horizontal polling for public acceptance of genetically modified food – where the ...
‘Psychology of extremism’: People most opposed to GMO crops are least informed about science
The people who hold the most extreme views opposing genetically modified (GM) foods think they know most about GM food ...
Young Ugandan biotech advocates push back against scare tactics of European and American-funded anti-GMO African environmental activists
While many of his classmates worried, Jonan decided to work in defense of biotechnology ...
Genetics pioneer James Watson stripped of final honorary titles over race views
It's the latest chapter of the dark side of Dr. Watson ...
Viewpoint: Food companies should reject Non-GMO Project’s ‘extortion racket’
Pay your protection money! Do the secret handshake and kiss the ring! Otherwise, you can expect to be on the ...
Americans and Russians share strikingly similar views on GMOs
When faced with something new, Russian lawmakers have generally found it easier to ban it than to debate it....A case ...
9 GLP 2018 human genetics highlights: Sen Warren’s Native American ancestry; transgender genetics; Freddie Mercury’s teeth and his voice
The top GLP stories in a very busy year for human genetics ...
Viewpoint: Non-GMO marketing takes advantage of misinformed consumers
Food marketing claims have always stretched the truth .... But some recent trends are taking dishonest marketing tactics to a ...
Could blockchain-based product labels help build consumer trust in our food system?
The labeling of our food is a notoriously murky business. A healthy 82% of Americans say they’ve felt tricked by nutrition labels ...
2018 biotech review: Second generation of GMOs arrives as US anti-GMO movement falters
A prediction that the anti-GMO movement would become increasingly irrelevant in 2018 comes to pass ...
Viewpoint: How Canadian farmers beat anti-GMO Greenpeace at its own game
I confess I don’t read that many books in a year – preferring shorter Internet features instead – but I’m ...
Will fear-based product labels fade in 2019? 5 food and farming predictions for the new year
Welcome, 2019! [In 2018 we] experienced newer diet trends where Keto and Whole30 reigned as some of the most popular ...
10 GMO memes backed up by science
Anti-GMO activists have churned out memes critical of GM crops and food. Now science enthusiasts are fighting back with fact-based ...
Viewpoint: If farmers want the public’s trust, they should change how they talk to consumers
The president of Bayer CropScience Canada, Al Driver, had just finished talking about why his company decided to purchase Monsanto ...
Audio: Crash course on the CRISPR-edited foods headed for grocery stores
Genetically modified organisms, GMOs, have been common on American farms for years. But a new generation of gene-edited food, through ...
Viewpoint: Indian scientist M.S. Swaminathan’s unscientific attack on GMO crops won’t help his country grow more food
[In November], Indian journal Current Science published a thinly-veiled attack against the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture .... [T]he Current Science piece ...
Animal gene editing could ‘transform’ our food supply, but will ‘questionable regulations’ block innovation?
As scientists in labs across the world create virus-resistant pigs, heat-tolerant cattle and fatter, more muscular lambs, a big question looms: Will regulation, safety ...
Viewpoint: How to talk to your anti-GMO relatives during the holidays
We all have them. This brother-in-law or sister-in-law, who is very active on social networks. You accepted his friendly request for family ...
