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Viewpoint: Should autism be treated as an illness that should be cured?
“Many of the greatest artists, actors, musicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs of all time were and are autistic. We all serve ...
Viewpoint: Organic food represents a ‘reactionary’ ideology that doesn’t support health or sustainable farming—and should not be subsidized
The health and environmental benefits claimed by organic agriculture are based on shaky scientific foundations ...
Does our perception of the world reflect reality? Solving the problem of consciousness
When I see red, it’s the most religious experience. Seeing red just results from photons of a certain frequency hitting ...
Viewpoint: Plant-based meats promote veganism in ways animal rights activists never could
Author and animal-rights activist Jonathan Safran Foer [author of the book Eating Animals] recently argued in a New York Times ...
Humans vs. apes: Women are the secret factor explaining how we evolved to populate the world
The populations of the great apes were once nearly equal. Now, one great ape species—Homo sapiens—outnumbers the rest by almost ...
Podcast: Beepocalypse debunked; Ban CRISPR babies? Anti-science views slow COVID-19 herd immunity
Some experts are calling for a ban on embryo gene editing after a "disaster" experiment resulted in potentially dangerous and ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups push ‘natural’ COVID cures, deny pandemic-fighting biotech solutions
One of the primary arguments hurled at proponents of genetic engineering is that the crops, medicines and vaccines produced using ...
Video: Is there an upside to soaring COVID-19 cases?
Most countries and models that have attempted to control COVID-19 situation have had one ultimate goal; trying to bring the ...
Viewpoint: Without modern, industrial farming, pandemic would have claimed many more lives
In November of 2019 The Atlantic asked "experts" what they would change if they could go back in time. The ...
The Three Stooges illustrate why coronavirus-fighting ‘antibody cocktails’ could help contain the virus well before a vaccine
“You imbecile!” bellowed Moe Howard as he stuck a finger up the nose of Curly. Moe the bully would often ...
Viewpoint: Conservation isn’t enough. We need technology to blunt the impacts of climate change
We need direct, technology-driven intervention for conservation ...
Podcast: Let the light shine—Tackling eye disease with gene therapy
Researchers are bringing discoveries about the underlying genetic faults that cause eye diseases all the way through to game-changing gene ...
Podcast: Bayer’s $10.9 billion glyphosate settlement a mistake? Vaccines from mosquito spit; CRISPR cures sickle cell disease?
Chemical giant Bayer just settled roughly 95,000 lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. Has the company given its anti-GMO ...
What’s a life worth in dollars and cents? Should that influence who gets treated for expensive disease treatments?
Austin was three years old and Max was a newborn when their mother, Jenn McNary, learned they had a rare ...
Searching for Parkinson’s game changer: No cure in sight but stem cells, other advances hold promise
A flurry of recent advances offer the promise of new avenues for treating patients with Parkinson’s disease, one of our ...
Facing disease crisis, Ugandan farmers say they’ll illegally grow GMO cassava to feed their families, increase yields
Cassava is one of the most important food crops in the Africa, a primary component of the rural economy. It ...
5 factors explaining vast differences in how each of us responds to dangers posed by COVID-19
From mask wearing to physical distancing, individuals wield a lot of power in how the coronavirus outbreak plays out. Behavioral ...
Viewpoint: Irrational pesticide fears discourage produce consumption and increase cancer risk
Fostering fear doesn't help us eat healthier ...
Podcast: Lab-grown livers coming soon? Regenerative farming won’t stop climate change; COVID halts gene-therapy studies
Scientists have grown tiny human livers from skin cells and transplanted them into rats, moving us closer to saving thousands ...
The dangerous spread of coronavirus misinformation and magical thinking
Although credentialed scientists have been very clear that there is currently no cure for coronavirus, magical thinking of the pseudoscience ...
75 reasons why vaccines are needed and deniers are dangerous
If you are reading this, chances are that you repeated an anti-vaccine myth or said you weren't vaccinating your children, ...
Bad food choices make us fat and sick. Understanding our brains can help us make healthier decisions
Tired brains make bad food choices ...
Biotechnology forestry revival projects now include elms along with American chestnuts
There was a time when the stately elm was a symbol of American and European small-town prosperity and pride. It ...
Genetic engineering key to developing COVID-19 vaccine
Scientists throughout the world are engaged in a herculean effort to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus that has ...
Viewpoint: GMO skeptics abuse UN Biodiversity Conference to promote anti-biotech agenda
Countless people continue to suffer and die needlessly as a result of the arbitrary and unscientific restrictions forged at the ...
Video: Race protests did not lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases
Looking at raw data and simply saying that Coronavirus cases in the USA are “rising” just because the “number of ...
Podcast: The dark connection between cancer research and the eugenics movement
Exploring how the stories of the 'cancer ladies' - Maud Slye and Pauline Gross - intersect with the eugenics movement ...
