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
GMOs in pipeline promise consumer-friendly traits but attacks by familiar critics abound
Genetic engineering of food is moving on to the second-generation. The changes could be revolutionary ...
Are monocultures the great evil of GMOs and modern ag?
Many critics claim GMOs increase the practice of monocultural, but is this really true? And is monoculture really detrimental to ...
Will GMO makers, advocates support labeling of consumer focused 2nd generation GMOs?
A new generation of GMOs may call for new ways of regulation. And the activists, manufacturers, and farmers may want ...
IARC-Gate? Are Europe’s anti-chemical enviros conspiring to suppress conflict-of-interest scandal?
Was the WHO agency IARC, that deemed glyphosate a 'probable carcinogen,' guided by an anti-chemical scientist who consults with the ...
Will severe droughts in Africa open door for imports, acceptance of GM crops?
Facing food shortages from severe drought, will countries in southern Africa change stance on GMOs to feed their people? ...
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 ...
