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Deadly coalition: Anti-vaxxers merging with anti-mask advocates
Opponents of vaccine requirements have found common ground during the pandemic with people suspicious of drug companies, business shutdowns and ...
Misleading glyphosate-cancer study Part 2: ‘Symptom of a widespread problem’—Concerns about ideological activism in science research and communications
For the better part of five years, a coalition of environmental groups and tort lawyers (aided by the mainstream press) ...
Can we have an open debate about IQ, genes, and group differences? Reassessing the legacy of James Flynn
I once spoke to a human geneticist who declared that the notion of intelligence was quite meaningless, so I tried ...
‘Vocal anti-GM campaigner’: Organic farmers should abandon opposition to gene editing
The organic sector has been vehemently opposed to genetic technologies in the past, but Alex Smith, vocal anti-GM campaigner and ...
The glyphosate debacle: How a misleading study about the alleged risks of the weedkiller Roundup and gullible reporters helped fuel a cancer scare
As biotech giant Bayer prepares to spend $10 billion settling thousands of lawsuits alleging its weedkiller Roundup (and its active ...
Anti-vaccine fake news quiz: Can you spot the conspiracy misinformation spreading across social media?
1. An Alabama nurse died after taking the coronavirus vaccine. Hover your mouse here for the answer. Learn more about ...
GMO ‘scarecrow’: What’s keeping Africa from embracing genetically engineered crops?
The advent of climate change, coupled with new plant pests and diseases, has worsened the plight of Ghanaian farmers, relegating ...
Rural America is a hotbed of anti-COVID vaccine sentiment
There are many factors that are associated with an individual’s willingness to get the coronavirus vaccine including their age, level ...
Many Black NBA players wary about getting COVID vaccine. Here’s why
With so many players in need of information and insight [on COVID shots], sources say teams asked league officials for ...
Industrial farming: Blessing or curse? Two books offer dueling visions of America’s food system
“Simply put,” [Mark Bittman, in his book “Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, From Sustainable to Suicidal,”] writes, “agriculture ...
Gene editing could produce more flavorful decaf coffee — and combat public’s anti-GMO sentiment
Coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks, but that cup can come with a price of jitters or ...
How cultural tribalism is feeding the anti-vaccination and COVID conspiracy movement
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an intensification of... personal identity as a way to push conspiracy theories, unproven treatments ...
Are Trump and Biden showing early signs of dementia? It’s time to look beyond arm-chair psychiatry and politics to science
In 2020, while the United States was locked in one of the most polarizing presidential elections and post-election period in ...
Viewpoint: GM crops have been a global success, so why do critics focus on the experience of one African country?
In October 2017, I took a trip to Burkina Faso from Accra, Ghana — a journey that lasted a little ...
Viewpoint: CRISPR crops offer many benefits. Governments should teach the public about them
Tomatoes that use technology to efficiently modify genes will be sold as the first "genome-edited food" in Japan by the ...
Anti-vaccine activists ‘fabricating deaths’ linked to COVID shots to promote conspiracy agendas
Anti-vaccine groups have falsely claimed for decades that childhood vaccines cause autism, weaving fantastic conspiracy theories involving government, Big Business ...
Viewpoint: Longstanding campaign to smear GM crops now fuels public’s COVID vaccine fears
Authorities in North America and Europe, in particular, are fighting [a] tide of anti-vaccination sentiment as the death toll and ...
Anti-GMO group Food Sovereignty Ghana sues government to block GM, insect-resistant cowpea distribution
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) [appeared January 27] before the Human Rights High Court One of the Republic of Ghana at ...
Type 1 diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar, and four other myths about the disease
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, 34.2 million Americans had diabetes in 2018. Of those, only 1.6 ...
Roundup on trial: Law firms spent $91 million in one year to recruit plaintiffs for glyphosate-cancer suits
In 2019, an estimated $91 million was spent on ads seeking clients to pursue Roundup-related claims, making it the No ...
Viewpoint: Environmental groups attack latest crop gene-editing innovations misusing scientifically outdated 20-year-old anti-GMO arguments
“Gene stacking”—the process of modifying several genes or traits instead of just one—has been around many years. “Golden Rice,” engineered ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Kaiser Family Foundation tracks public confidence in vaccine distribution
Using a combination of surveys and qualitative research, [the Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor] tracks the dynamic nature of ...
Viewpoint: ‘Wellness influencers’ rely on shopper science ignorance to sell ‘clean’ products
The purpose of [“wellness influencer”] accounts is typically to sell “cleaner” or more “natural” products, but they don’t achieve that ...
Most religious leaders at the head of the anti-abortion movement are backing COVID vaccines
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which says fighting abortion is its “preeminent” priority, said last month that getting vaccinated ...
There is a lot of misinformation about COVID, the available vaccines and their effectiveness. These 7 insights will help clear that up.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been many thousands of articles and commentaries published on almost every ...
Genetic engineering gave us COVID vaccines. Here’s how they work, and why you shouldn’t be frightened
We’ve all heard the conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Now a whole new set is emerging around COVID vaccines — and spreading ...
Podcast: GMOs = colonialism? CRISPR-edited eggs; sustainable shoes made from fungi
Distribution of genetically engineered crops to developing countries proves that "colonialism in science is still alive and well," alleges one ...
