Food & Agriculture Features
The GLP explores the role of genetic engineering in food production and the polarized debate surrounding it. We highlight the work of our own writers, as well as that of contributors from around the Web. The GLP does not take a position on genetics-related issues; any opinions expressed belong to the authors.
Categories include:
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Organics
- Conventional crops
- New breeding technologies
- Animal biotechnology
- Food systems
- Sustainability
- Regulations
- Politics
- Ideology
For studies on GMO food safety, does length matter?
Anti-GMO activists call for longer and longer animal studies to assess the safety of GMOs. But are longer tests really ...
USDA annual report: Pesticide residues on food well below amounts dangerous to humans
An annual USDA report of over 10,000 crops finds overwhelmingly that pesticide residues on food are well below levels that ...
Being a vegetarian can kill you? How the press mashed a genetics story
Being a vegetarian won't kill you: What happens when the media confuse a hypothesis with an outcome ...
If you care about the future of our planet, here’s why you should support GMOs
Farmers describe how GMOs have enabled them to reduce their use of the older, more toxic insecticides, and reduce their ...
Unintended consequences of Vermont’s GMO labelling law
Several major food companies have decided to label products that contain GMO nationwide to comply with Vermont's labeling law. Will ...
Activists behind Zika virus conspiracy theories, Argentine pesticide birth defect scare
South America's suffering from a number of epidemics. The worst one may just be misinformation ...
Despite activists’ claims about glyphosate dangers, there’s no cancer spike in Argentina
Anti-GMO activists have claimed that cancer rates in farming regions of Argentina have spiked. Interviews with local experts paint a ...
How will normalizing US-Cuba relations affect agriculture, biotechnology in both countries?
The landscape of Cuba's biotechnology industry may change significantly through renewed relations with the US, most notably it could bring ...
GMO hypocrisy? Celebrity chefs, foodies oppose ‘right to know’ what’s in their food
Several celebrity chefs been quite vocal in their support for the consumers 'right to know' about GMOs but have opposed ...
In banning open space GMO crops, Boulder County, Colorado votes against sustainability
Boulder County in Colorado has voted to stop GMO crops from being grown on publicly owned spaces. But experts are ...
Genetic engineering in Africa 2: Continent cautiously embraces biotechnology
Part two, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers how countries across the ...
Genetic engineering in Africa 1: Banana, cassava can be rescued
Part one, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers the potential crops that ...
Moms Across America claims GM salmon not kosher, but Jewish law, tradition say otherwise
Is anti-biotech group Moms Across America exploiting sacred religious laws to advance their GMO labelling agenda? ...
Jonathan Lundgren says USDA is censoring him for criticizing neonicotinoids: What’s the truth?
Activists see Lundgren as the next Percy Schmeiser — a critic of conventional agriculture whose views are suppressed in a ...
11 GMO Myths, Part II: Do GMOs pose health and ecological dangers?
Part two, of a two-part series debunking myths about GMOs , deals with myths about GMO's purported negative impacts on ...
11 GMO Myths, Part I: Frankenfoods and Franken-corporations
Part one of a two-part series debunking myths about GMOs , deals with myths about the technology and the companies ...
Stopping global hunger will require mix of high-tech, GM, organic methods
As the world's population booms, leaders are looking for solutions for feeding an additional 2 billion humans. Can organic and ...
Future of crop biotechnology in Brazil, China and other BRIC nations
How has biotechnology fared and what is its future in agriculture of the BRIC nations—Brazil, Russia, India and China? ...
USDA: GMOs represent cost savings for consumers and benefits for farmers, environment
USDA report examines the costs for farmers of producing only organic, GMOs, or non-GMOs. Its conclusions are questionable ...
Genetic tests help companies fight fabric fraud
Cotton undergoes a convoluted route from farm to store, which makes sourcing the cotton difficult. But one company is making ...
I feed my kids GMO foods and not organics–That doesn’t make me a ‘bad mom’
I’m a registered nurse who lives in Alberta and loves a farmer. I feed my kids only the most nutritious ...
I feed my kids GMO foods and not organics—that doesn’t make me a ‘bad mom’
I’m a registered nurse who lives in Alberta and loves a farmer. I feed my kids only the most nutritious ...
Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem
A spate of recent studies appear to show potential links between neonic usage and bee health--until you look into the ...
Monarch continued sharp recovery in 2015 casts doubt on claim glyphosate caused decline
NGOs blame the herbicide glyphosate for the decline of the monarch butterfly. But while glyphosate is still being sprayed, a ...
Anti-biotech GM Watch’s connections to Maharishi TM cult, industry money
Who are the people behind the biotech news site GM Watch and what is their connection to the religious movement ...
What’s the future of GMO ‘Frankenfuels’?
Can GMOs help in the fight against global warming by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? As scientists improve biofuels ...
View from Uganda: Anti-GMO critics smear Cornell, African science communicators
Cornell Alliance for Science has come under attack for reportedly promoting GMOs with dishonest, industry driven messages. But what is ...