Food & Ag 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
“GMO OMG”: An interview with the director
After being intrigued by the new "GMO OMG" documentary, Grist's Johnson interviews the film's director to learn more about his ...
Labeling GM foods, and other “Krafty” stuff
Beginning with a case in Kraft Mac'N'Cheese, Cami Ryan, a researcher with the University of Saskatchewan, explores the misleading labeling ...
Kauai’s GMO debate widens the gap between farmers and concerned residents
Supporters of Kauai's resolution 2491 claim pesticide use is causing a rise in cancer, while opponents of the bill fear ...
Protecting farmers, consumers and crops through genetic engineering
Crops engineered to produce Bt, a pest-killing toxin, have been shown to decrease the use of noxious chemical insecticides; however ...
Scientific American’s new Food Matters blog is all about the science of food, including GMOs
Plant geneticist Pamela Ronald, who advocates a mix of organic and GM agricultural techniques, is among the many voices joining ...
China: As officials allow more GMOs, the public’s anti-GMO voices grow louder
A popular newspaper in China published an article by a prominent member of the anti-GMO community, prompting responses from pro-GMO ...
GLP’s Jon Entine’s America’s Web Radio interview on Golden Rice
Listen to GLP Executive Director interview about genetically modified Golden Rice on Ray Bowman's “Food and Farm” on America’s Web ...
Food fight: GM Watch pointedly criticizes GMO reporting by Grist’s Johnson
In response to Grist's Nathanael Johnson, GM Watch continues the debate over the safety of GMOs ...
Grist’s Johnson: Golden Rice essential tool in fighting malnutrition
Grist's Nathanael Johnson jumps in with his own analysis of the Golden Rice debate ...
Grist’s Johnson provides forum for Pollan and Harmon to respond to GM orange controversy
Following Michael Pollan's highly debated response to Amy Harmon's New York Times feature on GM oranges, Grist's Nathanael Johnson has ...
Popular arguments against GMOs countered among inflammatory debate
Swedish science writer Emil Karlsson addresses several popular anti-GMO claims in a new blog post ...
Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon discuss GMO controversy
Columbia Journalism Review reporter Alexis Sobel Fitts got Michael Pollan to open up for the first time about the recent ...
Grist vs. GM Watch: Is there a middle in the GMO debate?
GM Watch's scathing critique of Nathanael Johnson's efforts to find the middle ground in the GMO debate has not deterred ...
Prominent scientists and journalists in agreement: Golden Rice research should continue
Andrew Revkin weaves together narratives from journalists Amy Harmon and Mark Lynas about the critical need for Golden Rice trials ...
GLP Infographic: International science organizations on crop biotech safety
The web is overflowing with misleading infographics. Here's our own, more accurate list of 10 international science organizations that have ...
Time to stop fighting GMO labeling?
Familiarity will be a powerful dampener of Unreasoning Fear of GMOs; Perhaps we can nudge familiarity along with a out-and-proud ...
Can GM crops really pass their benefits to weeds?
The ecological dangers of GM crops are a subject of contention, and this article examines recent headlines claiming GM crops ...
Believe it or not, GM was once considered Green tech
Until the German Green Party's politics got involved, GM was seen as a revolutionary success among of the "Green" movement ...
GMOs and the “reverse halo effect”: Trust is key to dispelling consumer fear
The “reverse halo effect”: once something is labeled GM, it will be perceived as unnatural, therefore bad ...
Grist: Extremism in defense of GMOs is holding back science
Setting phasers to "utter destruction" is not the best approach to constructive criticism in GMO science ...
Hawaii: Anti-GM bill could force farmers to tear out their papayas
Big Island Rainbow papaya farmers may have to tear out their trees within 30 months if a new GM bill ...
Small farms Vs. GMOs and canola
Lane Country residents resubmit initiative to ban genetically modified crops in Oregon ...
Philippines: Department of Agriculture to sue ‘paid residents’ who destroyed Golden Rice
Six people have been identified in the vandalism of a Golden Rice field trial; authorities believe none of the vandals ...
Wine Spectator article outlines how GMOs might help wine industry
GMOs might help protect the wine industry from mildew and other problems ...
Petition to condemn Golden Rice vandalism gains support from scientific community
An online petition to condemn the activists who destroyed a Golden Rice field trial has gained 1500 signatures in just ...
Glowing Plant researchers respond to Kickstarter ban
Glowing Plant project co-founder discusses Kickstarter's decision to ban GMOs ...
Why novel dsRNA molecules in GM food are of little to no concern
Consumers should not fear dietary double-stranded RNA from GM foods, studies show ...
