Ag Biotech Communications
The pace of change in biotechnology necessitates knowledge distribution methods that are capable of properly addressing this field.
This is the complete archive of related articles sorted by date.
Video: Anti-COVID vaccine movement? How the Trump administration has eroded trust in science
Distrust in the Trump administration has turned into distrust of science, adding to an already powerful anti-vaccine movement. Infectious-disease epidemiologists ...
‘People always have, and likely always will, fear new things’: Why we still can’t buy AquaBounty’s GM salmon
An ordinary salmon could take three years to grow, while AquaBounty’s fish grows to full size in just eighteen months. What ...
Viewpoint: 3 anti-GMO myths that hinder Nigeria’s adoption of biotech crops
[Here are some] top GMO myths especially prevalent in Nigeria. Myth 1: GMOs are unnatural, playing God and cause wrath ...
3 biggest COVID rumors and false claims debunked
One of the most shared claims this week - one that has been circulating since early this year - is ...
Pandemic food shortages could boost Ghana’s acceptance of insect-resistant GM Bt cowpea
The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing public interest in local food production, which may boost consumer acceptance of the insect-resistant genetically ...
Viewpoint: Despite its ‘social justice pretense’ agroecology promotes poverty in developing countries
The world is made up of sunshine and butterflies, roses and rainbows. If we can stop Father Profit from raping ...
Viewpoint: ‘More marketing than science’—Why the case against GM crops is built on misinformation
Consumer Reports, a nonprofit better known for rating cars and dishwashers, wrote about GMOs in its 2014 article “Where GMOs ...
Podcast: Lockdown skeptics are COVID ‘deniers’? Plant burgers don’t cause ‘man boobs.’ GMOs and terrorism
If you oppose lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID, are you a science denier, a covidiot? Potentially dangerous genetically ...
Viewpoint: Biotechnology gave us a COVID vaccine. Could that end the anti-GMO movement?
[T]he anti-GMO movement had been growing ever stronger over the years. But, if the reliably anti-GMO organization U.S. Right to ...
Which countries are most and least open to embracing a safe and effective COVID vaccine?
[A] study, which polled the opinions of over 13,000 people from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas and was published [October 20] ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s ‘lax’ gene-editing regulations could hurt consumer acceptance of CRISPR crops
Researchers at North Carolina State University call for a coalition of biotech industry, government and non-government organizations, trade organizations, and ...
Politics spoiling Americans’ trust in COVID-19 vaccines
[H]ow can politicians convince large swathes of the American public to take a vaccine once it becomes available? The answer ...
Viewpoint: There’s no such thing as a ‘toxic’ chemical (it’s all based on dose and exposure)—and 4 other common food marketing myths busted
[H]ere are five common “healthy halo” buzzwords to look out for. … 1) Clean Everything from “clean ingredients” to “clean ...
COVID vaccine roulette: Here’s why so many people are wary of a coronavirus shot
A June poll by University of Miami researchers found that 42 percent of Black respondents agreed with the statement: “The coronavirus is ...
Consumers remain wary of GM foods, potentially slowing global adoption of biotech crops
Despite nearly three decades in the marketplace and near-universal scientific consensus on their safety, a new international survey finds that ...
Podcast: GM salmon coming soon? Food ingredients you can’t pronounce are safe; Monsanto patent lawsuit myths
Monsanto never sued farmers because their fields were accidentally contaminated with the company's GM seed. AquaBounty's genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon ...
Viewpoint: How postmodernism birthed Europe’s anti-GMO movement
Tounderstand why Europe is restricting the use of some technologies, while the United States are not following the same path ...
When should politicians take guidance from scientists?
Why should politicians listen to scientists? Are scientists always right? What happens when scientists disagree among themselves? In an ideal ...
Viewpoint: ‘Frankenfood’? Anti-GMO rhetoric more harmful than ever in a hungry, post-COVID world
With trend culture emphasizing ‘earth-to-table’ recipes and organic ingredients, it’s no wonder that the perception of GMOs as a kind ...
Viewpoint: Are health advocates and politicians overselling the value of masks?
The public assumes that research performed since the beginning of the pandemic supports mask mandates. Policy makers and the media ...
Viewpoint: 3 biotech foods you can’t buy at Costco thanks to anti-GMO activism
The opponents of this method of improving food have been successful in suppressing even the most logical applications ...
We needed an official scientific name for the ‘warm and fuzzies’: It’s kama muta
The phenomenon is characterized by feelings of intense love ...
48% of people globally say GM crops ‘unsafe to eat,’ Pew survey shows
A 20-public median of 48% say genetically modified, or GM, foods are unsafe to eat, while a much smaller median ...
Podcast: One couple’s journey to vaccine skepticism; Partisan COVID science; Neophobia and GMOs
How do well-meaning, educated parents become vaccine skeptics? One hypothetical couple's journey may shed light on the process. Some scientists ...
David v Goliath? What reporters and activists got wrong about 3 high-profile Monsanto patent suits
Anti-GMO folk hero and canola farmer Percy Schmeiser was the best-known avatar of the idea that Monsanto, now part of ...
Conspiracy promoter Mike ‘Health Ranger’ Adams built online disinformation Natural News online empire that subverts science, report finds
Alternative health guru and conspiracy theorist Mike Adams, founder of the popular website Natural News, has been identified as the ...
Viewpoint: How the cover was blown on the Steve Bannon, FOX-promoted ‘China did it’ COVID conspiracy theory
A respected Chinese virologist appeared on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News in mid-September to share the results of her just-completed report ...
