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Viewpoint: GMO critic Vandana Shiva’s anti-modernity crusade threatens world’s poor
The recently-published “Social Justice Warrior Handbook,” which satirizes people who promote liberal, multicultural, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization, politically correct views, could have ...
Bill Gates endorses CRISPR gene editing to spur food, medical innovation
Philanthropist Bill Gates today strongly endorsed new gene editing techniques such as CRISPR, saying they could help humanity overcome some ...
Viewpoint: Anti-biotech activists don’t understand the difference between GMOs and CRISPR crops
CRISPR-Cas9 may genetically modify a crop, but it doesn’t necessarily result in a genetically modified organism, the dreaded GMO. To ...
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list highlights ‘meaningless distinctions’ between organic and conventional foods
On April 10, the Environmental Working Group – an NGO funded by big organic marketers – released its annual “Dirty Dozen List” ...
Large-scale switch to organic farming would imperil natural habitats, study finds
Organic agriculture is not as good for the environment as commonly believed, according to a new scientific study reviewing multiple lines of ...
‘Well Fed’: Dutch documentary challenges rich countries’ anti-GMO views
A trip to Bangladesh with your friends might be a great idea, but that won’t be possible for everyone. But ...
Potential of GMOs to combat crop diseases converting skeptical Ugandan politicians
Ugandan banana breeders at Kawanda have improved local banana varieties to resist the devastating banana bacterial wilt. ... Potato breeders ...
Viewpoint: Why California labels everything a carcinogen—and why it should stop
You may have heard that coffee gives you cancer. Or that everything gives you cancer—if you live in California. The reason: Proposition 65. It’s ...
Video: Does ‘organic’ mean GMO-free?
The definition of what "GMO" means is most important in the context of organic production, because they’ve been the champions ...
Viewpoint: JAMA falls short in ‘correction’ of research letter reporting glyphosate in urine
In October 2017, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) added to the weight of evidence they care more about media ...
Viewpoint: Health Canada right to approve GMO Golden Rice as ‘safe for sale’
Health Canada’s decision to approve Golden Rice as safe for sale in Canada is the right move, despite complaints by ...
Non-GMO Project label doesn’t mean product is non-GMO, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
After forcing some companies to change their labels over complaints of the Non-GMO Project Verified seal, the Canadian Food Inspection ...
Video: How CRISPR can help us feed the world
Bread and chocolate are staples of the American diet. And a scientific team in California is working hard to make ...
Anti-GMO network protests Golden Rice commercialization in Philippines
More than two dozen anti-GMO groups are meeting in the Philippines in a last-ditch attempt to stop the deployment of ...
Philippine government anti-poverty agency claims Golden Rice ‘poses health risks’ and ‘threatens peasants’
The genetically-modified organism (GMO) known as “golden rice” will not significantly address hunger or Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in the ...
Viewpoint: What happened to Russian ‘Factor GMO’ study—and why aren’t journalists covering it?
In late 2014, with fanfare and a multi-lingual press conference, a group centered in Russia hacked the food media with ...
Viewpoint: GMO crops are ‘natural step’ in long history of plant breeding innovations
Humanity has been benefiting from plant science innovations since the Egyptians first bred edible corn more than 2000 years ago ...
‘Natural’ label lawsuits: What you need to know
In the United States, when a food label uses the word “natural,” food companies are frequently the target in litigation ...
‘You have to have the courage to do it’: Kevin Folta on why scientists need to communicate with the public about GMOs
On Sunday, September 6, 2015, scientist Kevin Folta made the front page of the New York Times. ... [T]he Times article ...
Viewpoint: Chemical-free gardening is a myth
So-called “nature” is teeming with chemicals, in soil, in plants, in rain and not only in nettles. Chemical-free gardening is ...
Australian politician compares anti-GMO activists to ISIS
WA [West Australia] Upper House Liberal member and former grains farmer Jim Chown says anti-Genetically Modified (GM) crop activists are ...
Viewpoint: Organic campaigners in Uganda use ‘scare tactics’ to keep GMO crops from farmers
The organics are marketed as “sustainable agriculture”, “agro-ecology farming”, and “farming God’s way”. Organic products are branded natural, organic, safe, ...
Animal scientist: Genetic engineering can improve livestock health, growth and well-being
One method [Jon Oatley, director of the Center for Reproductive Biology at Washington State University] and his team of researchers ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO opposition to CRISPR gene editing driven by skepticism of corporations, capitalism
The Des Moines Register recently reported on research ... which unveiled Russian funding for and promotion of articles that question the ...
Kosher pork? Meat from cloned pigs and lab-grown meat are Kosher, prominent Israeli rabbi says
Prominent Israeli Rabbi Yuval Cherlow says meat from a cloned pig would be considered kosher under Jewish dietary laws. Cherlow, ...
Viewpoint: Why are universities paying ‘anti-GMO liar’ Vandana Shiva tens of thousands of dollars to speak?
Vandana Shiva is coming to my hometown to lie. Not cool. For those unaware, Shiva is one of the world’s ...
Viewpoint: It’s time to fix flawed regulations and labels based on ‘utterly meaningless’ GMO term
“GMO” is an utterly meaningless term -- which is remarkable considering that if you Google it, you get about 21,000,000 ...
