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Viewpoint: ‘Even if it seems like breaking a taboo, CRISPR gene editing techniques and organic farming are an excellent match’
Even if it sounds like breaking a taboo, new gene editing techniques and organic are an excellent match ...
Synthetic human embryos made from stem cells? Research into artificial monkey embryos leads the way
In January 2017, I met Jiankui He, the now-infamous Chinese scientist who would go on to create the world’s first genome-edited ...
Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?
When UK Ministers first unveiled plans to diverge from restrictive EU rules classifying gene edited products as GMOs, it was ...
6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds
"Fake news" may be new to most people, but not to followers of the anti-GMO debate. Here are some of ...
Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) said on [July 6] it had not identified "critical areas of concern" to prevent ...
Dial of Destiny decoded: What does Indiana Jones get right and wrong about archaeology?
As Dr. Jones returns to the big screen, a real archaeologist acknowledges the movie franchise's shortcomings while espousing its merits ...
Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’
The “Farm to Fork” strategy is an important part of the EU Green Deal. As a farmer, I endorse the ...
GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives
Many harmful myths about farming persist on social media. Let's explore some of the most common falsehoods about agriculture you're ...
Unleashing the swarm: Battling the global mosquito menace and defending public health
The Greek Ministry of Health has issued a stark warning: rapidly multiplying, stealthily infiltrating and carrying a deadly payload of ...
Will science ever be able to create an artificial womb?
In the coming years, the obstacles to ectogenesis --development outside of a mother from fertilization to full-term infancy-- will be ...
Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?
Russia's decision to ban importation and cultivation of GMOs made sense from a political perspective. But it's a decision the ...
Is a split developing between the European organic establishment and the farmers it claims to represent over the regulation of CRISPR and other New Genomic Techniques?
Anti-GE activists spin a narrative that large agribusiness companies have seduced farmers into planting GMO crops where it’s legal, such ...
GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares
Does the sweetener aspartame, found in all sorts of foods and drinks, cause cancer? Controversy over the chemical's safety has ...
Viewpoint: ‘It’s time for transparency’ — How promoting alleged benefits of organic food misleads shoppers and undermines our farm system
Rather predictable howls of protest from organic lobbyists greeted the recent decision to allow the temporary use of neonic seed ...
Should you get COVID and flu shots together?
Over the past several years, the medical community has learned, to its dismay, that we can experience a “twindemic” of ...
Immorality, lack of empathy, anti-social behavior: The evolution of psychopathological tendencies
By one estimate, as many as 20% of business leaders have “clinically relevant levels” of psychopathic tendencies ...
Viewpoint: Misleading guidance — Why so many nutrition studies get the basic science so wrong
How does what we eat affect our healthspan and longevity? The answer to this relatively concise question is unavoidably complex.” ...
Revelations from the embryo: Glimpses into the prenatal period
Two weeks after sperm fertilizes egg is a critical time in human prenatal development. Intricate waves of signals stamp cells ...
Can regenerative agriculture live up to its hype and help feed a globally growing population?
Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are ...
Why are infants’ earliest months such a crucial time for brain development?
New tools are helping neuroscientists investigate why early life is such a crucial time for neural development ...
GLP podcast and video: Allergy-free, gene-edited eggs; Mosquito-borne illness on the rise? Doctors should debate RFK, Jr.
Gene editing has yielded allergy-free eggs that might prevent severe episodes of anaphylaxis in young children. Ticks and mosquitoes are ...
Viewpoint: IARC’s aspartame report echoes globally-rejected glyphosate cancer determination
Food additives like artificial sweeteners are relentlessly tested by health authorities, researchers, independent labs and activist scientists (while we rarely ...
Viewpoint: Genetics of COVID — Research into why some people never got the virus should explore genetic predisposition to long COVID
Genetics might explain why some people have never had COVID – but we shouldn’t be too focused on finding out ...
Leaked European Commission document recommends softening EU regulations of gene edited crops and other products of New Genomic Techniques: “The current EU GMO regulation is not fit for purpose”
The Genetic Literacy Project did not break the confidentiality restriction set by the European Commission (EC). A draft of proposed ...
Humans have been genetically modifying crops for thousands of years. Here are some examples of what some popular foods used to look like.
Ever wonder how your food would look and taste if humans had not genetically modified them over the course of ...
Ramazzini — The backstory of the ‘independent’ Italian organization that partners with IARC, the multi-billion dollar ‘toxic predatort’ industry, and anti-chemical environmental groups
In recent years, the Bologna-based Ramazzini Institute has found the following substance or situations "linked to" or "associated with" with ...
Following Europe’s lead, New York State is poised to ban most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides. Here’s why that will hurt consumers, farmers — and the environment
The state of New York is on the brink of a banning a pesticide that is critical for many farmers ...
