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
Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem
A spate of recent studies appear to show potential links between neonic usage and bee health--until you look into the ...
Monarch continued sharp recovery in 2015 casts doubt on claim glyphosate caused decline
NGOs blame the herbicide glyphosate for the decline of the monarch butterfly. But while glyphosate is still being sprayed, a ...
Anti-biotech GM Watch’s connections to Maharishi TM cult, industry money
Who are the people behind the biotech news site GM Watch and what is their connection to the religious movement ...
What’s the future of GMO ‘Frankenfuels’?
Can GMOs help in the fight against global warming by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? As scientists improve biofuels ...
View from Uganda: Anti-GMO critics smear Cornell, African science communicators
Cornell Alliance for Science has come under attack for reportedly promoting GMOs with dishonest, industry driven messages. But what is ...
Hershey dumps sugar for… sugar. For food companies in GMO crosshairs, perception trumps science
Sugar is sugar whether it comes from sugarbeets or sugar cane — sucrose contains no DNA. But anti-GMO activists are ...
Why Iowa State ‘fortified’ GM banana trials are vital to Uganda
Despite protests, many Ugandans could benefit from Iowa State research into 'golden banana.' ...
Standing by nutrition research, Iowa State will test golden banana, defying Catch-22 protests
Protestors of vitamin A fortified GM banana believe banana is not safe for human consumption, so they are attempting to ...
Organic milk vs. Conventional milk: Why nutrition expert is ditching organic
Consumer Reports and "green" lobbyists are trying to convince consumers, particularly worrying moms, to abandon soy and conventional milk for ...
Claims of nutritional superiority of organic milk, meat challenged by scientists
Two new papers published in the British Journal of Nutrition claim that organic milk and meat is more nutritious, but ...
Organic produce has pesticide residues too
Current levels of pesticides in conventional and organic foods pose no harm to humans, but it should be noted that ...
Anti-GMO activism could cost world’s poorest nations $1.5 trillion over 35 years
The current restrictive climate for agricultural biotech has erected significant barriers to the economic development of the world's poorest nations ...
Epigenetically modified organisms: The coming EPO farming and food revolution?
As scientists look to create novel crops that can handle challenges of changing climate, one solution offered is altering a ...
Organic farmer: Agriculture must drop ‘us vs them’ mentality towards consumers
A new documentary, License to Farm, appears to perpetuate the farmer vs. consumer mentality in the issues of farming and ...
Plea for culinary modernism: Why we should love processed food
The growing obsession with unprocessed, natural food is a direct contradiction to how humans have eaten throughout history ...
Are schools teaching ‘anti-GMO propaganda?’
More and more, anti-GMO groups are looking to sway students toward "big organic" with unscientific lesson plans ...
Has ‘Non-GMO Project’ seal made food less nutritious?
Many companies are changing their products to receive a 'Non-GMO Project' seal. But are these changes actually benefitting the consumer? ...
Why the GMO debate matters
GMOs may be a hot topic in policy circles and among foodies, but surveys show the public is indifferent to ...
Do process food labels help or harm consumers?
Process food labels have become ubiquitous- organic, natural, shade grown-but is this explosion of information actually good for the consumer? ...
The story behind Séralini’s disappearing GMOs-are-toxic study, and the journal that published it
French GMO researcher Gilles-Éric Séralini published a new paper earlier this week, but a few days later it disappeared. Where ...
Can next generation crop precision editing avoid marketing pitfalls of GMOs?
To avoid the GMO public perception bog, CRISPR and other new generation technologies need a unique marketing approach ...
OMG, GMO DNA found in human blood! What’s meaning of this anti-GMO meme?
We are what we eat? GMO opponents often post scare headlines about "GMO DNA" found in animals who consumer GM ...
Climate change and GMOs: Can non transgenic varieties address global challenges?
Since biotech rice has yet to catch on commercially, what does the future hold for improving rice quality, adaptability to ...
Alison Van Eenennaam: Why botched Italian GMO soy study never made science sense
Italian researcher, Federico Infascelli, is under fire for allegedly misrepresenting data in his publications. Regardless of outcome, his data was ...
Media and organic created myth: UN endorses small-scale organic farming over biotech
Based on one UN study of agriculture in the developing world written by GMO critics, many media outlets claim the ...
After early struggles, ‘biopharming’ poised to make big impact on medicine
Biopharma, which almost disappeared as a technology, has returned, with a treatment for Ebola treatment, a drug producing chicken, and ...
GMO face-off: USRTK’s Stacy Malkan vs Florida’s Kevin Folta
Contentious debate escalates over anti-GMO group’s strategy of using FOIA laws to ‘expose’ emails by scientists who support crop biotechnology ...
