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
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, ...
Republished retracted Séralini GMO corn rat study faces harsh criticism from scientists
The new Séralini rat corn study looks a lot like the old retracted one. According to independent scientists who have ...
What to do when medical genetic screening reveals unexpected parent
When children's genes are analyzed to understand medical conditions, "incidental" information about parents can be revealed. The medical community has ...
Scientists react to republished Séralini GMO maize rat study
The GLP posts a collection of the responses from scientists worldwide to the republication of a controversial animal study on ...
View from Quebec organic farm: Don’t knock our science-based technologically advanced methods
Julie Borlaug, the daughter of the father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, recently criticized organic farming as scientifically anachronistic ...
Power to edit who you are
Gene editing in humans will soon become a treatment reality. But how will society determine which conditions deserve this treatment ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
What neuroscience can tell us about PTSD and how to rewrite our memories
Fear and memory share many connections in the brain. By understanding that physiology and relationship, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller hopes to ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
AquaBounty GE ‘super’ salmon on verge of approval–Should it be feared or welcomed?
Years ago scientists made a genetic modification to the DNA of an Atlantic salmon to create a fast growing fish ...
Pace of reproductive technology makes health effects hard to measure
Over the past 34 years, assisted reproduction like IVF has gone from exceptional to mainstream. The procedures have changed rapidly, ...
Video: YouTube series Healthcare Triage examines science behind GMO safety
What does the science say about the safety of GMOs? Aaron Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of ...
Who’s who? ‘David and Goliath’ roles mixed up in West Australian Marsh v Baxter case
In West Australia's landmark GMO battle, Steve Marsh's supporters portrayed him as David, the lone organic farmer about to lose ...
Genetically modified lab-created kale-Brussel sprouts Kalettes embraced by anti-GMO foodies
A new vegetable is coming to the U.S. this fall: a cross between kale and Brussel sprouts, dubbed Kalettes. It's ...
Cornell survey: Anti-GMO activists favor environment over feeding starving poor
A Cornell University survey found that those interviewed who cared more about keeping people from starving were pro-GMO. People against ...
Can Bt cotton be a solution for Zimbabwean cotton growers?
The manipulation of liberalized cotton trade meant poor prices, poverty and dependency for cotton farmers in Zimbabwe. Could the use ...
There is no ‘bee armageddon’: Misguided neonics ban threatens honeybees and farming
European Union instituted a precautionary ban on neonicotinoid pesticides before actually examining beehives. European farmers, faced with the ban, are ...
‘Debate over GMO safety over’, as liberal publications, pundits distance from anti-GMO rhetoric
Despite the apparent gridlock in the GMO debate, there are hints that it may be easing as more and more ...
