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 Jamaican athletes, speediness is in the genes
Let's put political correctness aside: World class athletic ability is in the genes, and the success of Jamaican sprinting just ...
European scientists call for GMO legislation revamp to prevent stifling genome editing
Genome editing, a powerful technology that allows researchers to make minute changes to crops with pinpoint accuracy, could be stifled ...
NaturalNews’ Mike Adams asks anti-GMOers to kill scientists, supporters of crop biotech
Mike Adams, self-styled 'Health Ranger' behind what's called the world's #1 anti-science website, NaturalNews, has issued a call to action: ...
Raising the dead: ‘De-extinction’ science could lead to rescue of threatened wildlife
Philip Seddon, zoologist at the University of Otago in New Zealand, addresses the fears of regenerating species as a tactic ...
Indian biotech regulator approves field trials for 15 GM crops, draws harsh criticism
India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee okayed field trials for 15 varieties of genetically modified crops, but the decision came under ...
Tallying the supercentenarians
The recent death of 111 year old Alexander Imich highlighted the difficulties in keeping track of the world's oldest people, ...
Video: Sequencing of bread wheat genome ‘game-changer’ for meeting climate change challenge
Scientists reported a draft sequence of bread wheat's genetic blueprint, boosting efforts to produce new varieties of bread wheat that ...
US farmers adopt biotech cotton, corn and soy in record numbers
USDA says farmers in the US adopt, in record numbers, genetically engineered corn, soy and cotton crops that are herbicide-tolerant, ...
NGOs usually considered trustworthy, but often not when it comes to GMOs
Non-profits are usually considered trustworthy, especially compared to corporations and governments. But when it comes to genetically modified foods, they ...
Free-floating RNA and sperm might be pathway for epigenetics
Scientists find that sperm can potentially carry RNA from the body's cells to offspring. Is this finally evidence of a ...
Canada seeks to keep genetic data private from health insurers
Canada has no legislation barring insurers from requesting genetic testing information when customers apply for policies. The government is urging ...
Study claiming organic food more nutritious ‘deeply flawed’, say independent scientists
Are organic foods better for you? A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition appears to indicate so ...
Popular Science debunks 10 GMO myths
Amid the ongoing controversy over genetically modified organisms and the debate over labeling them, science magazine Popular Science joins in ...
Video: ‘Real’ vegan cheese to be available courtesy of new GE yeast
Oakland biohackers are manufacturing the first-ever vegan cheese product made from genetically modified yeast ...
Patient with nasal tissue tumor illustrates unknowable side effects of stem cells
A patient at a Portuguese hospital had a nasal tissue tumor removed from the site of an eight-year-old stem cell ...
Myles Power video: Scientific deception or ignorance? How the anti-GMO machine works
English biochemist and science communicator Myles Power reviews the findings of a study claiming to link GMO foods to leukemia ...
Industry awaits FDA ruling on ‘generic’ versions of biologically derived drugs
Patents for a huge class of drugs, biologics, derived using biological techniques, will start expiring in the next few years ...
Practice does not make perfect: Elite sprinters destroy myth that athletes made, not born
The old adage, hyped by Malcolm Gladwell, that hard work can turn almost anyone into a champion is popular among ...
Infographic: Climate change vs. GMOs: Comparing the independent global scientific consensus
What do the world's top scientists have to say about climate change and GMOs? Why do so many people who ...
Video: ‘Journey of a gene’ illustrates science of genetic engineering for consumers
With the ongoing push for labeling and transparency in the production of genetically engineered foods, some consumers want to know, ...
Not just GM seeds: Monsanto innovates in traditional plant breeding
After a decade concentrating on seeds and genetically engineered “traited” crops, Monsanto is broadening its focus into traditional plant breeding, ...
Video: Smart phones and scannable label codes could resolve GMO labeling fights
Could technology solve the GMO labeling fight? Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack discusses the use of smart phones and scannable ...
Rust threatening wheat crops worldwide could be thwarted with genetics, but anti-GMO fervor remains challenge
Scientists worldwide are racing to develop rust-resistant wheat varieties before wheat crops worldwide succumb to the deadly disease, wheat rust ...
Audio: Ray Bowman interviews Bruce Chassy and GLP’s Jon Entine on republished Seralini GMO study
Appearing on Ray Bowman's Food and Farm radio show, GLP's Jon Entine and professor emeritus of food science and human ...
Herbicide-resistant crops can exacerbate ‘superweeds’ but new GM versions can help control problem
The growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds has weed scientists and regulators pushing for more solutions to tackle the problem, including ...
Science ‘court’ to rule on ‘facts’ in contentious GMO debate
When the assessment of scientific facts becomes distorted with emotion as in the heated GMO debate, we may need to ...
Examining Environmental Sciences Europe, journal that republished Séralini study
Following the publication of a retracted study claiming that genetically modified corn and the herbicide glyphosate causes tumors in rats, ...
