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Protecting honeybees and wild bees from neonicotinoid pesticides? As environmentalists and politicians lobby for bans, science takes a backseat

Andrew Porterfield, Jon Entine | 
There has been a recent surge in the number and intensity of campaigns by environmental groups lobbying to ban many ...
Why do lab studies suggest neonicotinoid pesticides can harm bees, while field research suggests they have minimal environmental impact?

Why do lab studies suggest neonicotinoid pesticides can harm bees, while field research suggests they have minimal environmental impact?

Diego Macall | 
Pollinators play a crucial role in the production of food crops. While many crops are open pollinated, meaning they don’t ...
We need another source of omega-3 supplements for food and animal feed. Enriched genetically modified rapeseed could fill the gap

We need another source of omega-3 supplements for food and animal feed. Enriched genetically modified rapeseed could fill the gap

Johnathan Napier | 
In March this year, Norway’s Food Safety Authority became the latest country to conclude that using Omega-3 enriched GM rapeseed ...
'Stabilize the climate, halt mass extinction, and reduce the risks of new pandemics': Can rewilding help nature restore itself?

‘Stabilize the climate, halt mass extinction, and reduce the risks of new pandemics’: Can rewilding help nature restore itself?

Victoria Masterson | 
Rewilding has gone global, and rewilding projects are growing in more than 70 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Latin America and ...
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GLP podcast and video: How marriage impacted human evolution; ‘Tech bros’ back RFK, Jr. for president; Ban milk to slow climate change?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Marriage is a major milestone for many people, but how has the institution influenced human evolution? A growing list of ...
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Chocopocalypse? Social justice, sustainability and economic threats pose increasing challenges to the cocoa industry

Steve Savage | 
“Chocolate” represents a diverse category of products with distinctive and delicious flavors, often with pleasant “mouth feel,” and a range ...
Viewpoint: Simplistic anti-agrobiotech narrative — ‘Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again... Wash, rinse, repeat’

Viewpoint: Simplistic anti-agrobiotech narrative — ‘Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again… Wash, rinse, repeat’

David Zaruk | 
Today’s narrative has a simplistic view: Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again… Wash, rinse, ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Think globally, act locally’? It’s a buzzy environmentalist catchphrase, but it may not be the best way to address climate change and conservation challenges

Alex Smith, Patricia Mathu | 
Few bumper stickers have made as large of an impression as “Think Globally, Act Locally.” Plastered on the back of ...
Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here's how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Viewpoint: OMG, humans might suffer convulsions from consuming parts-per-trillion of glyphosate? Here’s how wild headlines advance the ideological agenda of science-rejecting advocacy groups

Kevin Folta | 
Scrolling through the news has become a game of “What Great Horror Did Glyphosate Wreak This Week?” And the latest ...
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GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Is meat-eating analogous to human sacrifice? One Washington Post contributor says yes, but how strong is her case? Another expert ...
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Global food production has increased 390 percent since 1960. Here’s how farmers have done it.

Stuart Smyth | 
The use of modern seed genetics (which includes genetically modified (GM) crops, chemical and fertilizer use) greatly contributes to improved ...
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Web of Disinformation: How environmentalists conspire with tort lawyers, RFK, Jr. and the Church of Scientology to deceive the public, manipulate the media and fill their coffers

Jon Entine | 
Is aspartame, used in thousands of products, from Diet Coke to Trident Gum to Log Cabin Sugar-Free Syrup, potentially cancer-causing? ...
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GLP podcast and video: Why so many nutrition studies are wrong; Steve Kirsch—tech entrepreneur turned anti-vaccine guru; Confidence makes you seem smarter

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Much of the nutrition research that attracts media attention is deeply flawed. A new study explains why. Silicon Valley tech ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Even if it seems like breaking a taboo, CRISPR gene editing techniques and organic farming are an excellent match’

Alwin Schönberger | 
Even if it sounds like breaking a taboo, new gene editing techniques and organic are an excellent match ...
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Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Samantha Brooke | 
When UK Ministers first unveiled plans to diverge from restrictive EU rules classifying gene edited products as GMOs, it was ...
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6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield | 
"Fake news" may be new to most people, but not to followers of the anti-GMO debate. Here are some of ...
Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran | 
The “Farm to Fork” strategy is an important part of the EU Green Deal. As a farmer, I endorse the ...
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GLP podcast and video: 10 myths about modern farming, debunked; New malaria and polio vaccines could save thousands of lives

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Many harmful myths about farming persist on social media. Let's explore some of the most common falsehoods about agriculture you're ...
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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?

Andrew Porterfield | 
Russia's decision to ban importation and cultivation of GMOs made sense from a political perspective. But it's a decision the ...
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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?

Steven Cerier | 
Anti-GE activists spin a narrative that large agribusiness companies have seduced farmers into planting GMO crops where it’s legal, such ...
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GLP podcast and video: Aspartame doesn’t cause cancer; Alcohol is good…and bad for you? An expert checklist for spotting health scares

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
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

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 ...
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Viewpoint: Misleading guidance — Why so many nutrition studies get the basic science so wrong

Chuck Dinerstein | 
How does what we eat affect our healthspan and longevity? The answer to this relatively concise question is unavoidably complex.” ...
Can regenerative agriculture live up to its hype and help feed a globally growing population?

Can regenerative agriculture live up to its hype and help feed a globally growing population?

Anja Bless | 
Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are ...
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GLP podcast and video: Allergy-free, gene-edited eggs; Mosquito-borne illness on the rise? Doctors should debate RFK, Jr.

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Gene editing has yielded allergy-free eggs that might prevent severe episodes of anaphylaxis in young children. Ticks and mosquitoes are ...
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Viewpoint: IARC’s aspartame report echoes globally-rejected glyphosate cancer determination

David Zaruk | 
Food additives like artificial sweeteners are relentlessly tested by health authorities, researchers, independent labs and activist scientists (while we rarely ...
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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”

GLP Team | 
The Genetic Literacy Project did not break the confidentiality restriction set by the European Commission (EC). A draft of proposed ...
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