Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Europe takes first step toward greenlighting genetic editing of food animals
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA’s) Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Panel has published a new scientific opinion on the use of synthetic ...
How AI bots are redefining agriculture
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture is transforming the way farming operations are conducted, marking a significant leap towards more ...
Viewpoint: The social justice corruption of medicine
Today, social justice imperatives are deeply entrenched in the medical profession. As a close observer of such trends, I have ...
Viewpoint: Heavy metal contamination of our food supply is a growing threat. MAHA needs to act
As the next phase of the Make America Health Again plan is developed, it must include a significant effort to ...
‘Scared …less’: Chemophobic ‘precautionary principle’ undermines science of food and health, and MAHA makes it worse
These days, the average American consumer … is scared $#!+less. Just about everywhere you turn there’s a health guru or ...
Viewpoint: Truth Social rolled out an AI Chatbot that relies mostly on rightwing misinformation purveyors
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty ...
India determined to ‘protect’ country’s food system from what many claims is encroachment by U.S. farm and food practices
As the global food industry becomes highly corporatized, with businesses moving rapidly towards genetically modified crops and lab-grown meat, to ...
Why women are more prone to Alzheimer’s than men
More women get diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than men. In developed countries, studies suggest about two-thirds of people with Alzheimer's are women. It's ...
Lab grown, cell based salmon now on sale in San Francisco Bay area
It's lunchtime at the San Francisco headquarters of Wildtype. And company founders Justin Kolbeck and Arye Elfenbein, M.D., believe what's ...
RFK, Jr.’s checkered crusade targeting food safety rules he considers too lax could upend the supplement industry that he vigorously embraces
In his first weeks as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared war on an obscure regulatory process that many ...
How humans (and apes) evolved to love alcohol
Humans and some other great apes share an unusual adaptation: They can metabolize ethyl alcohol – the intoxicating ingredient in ...
Podcast: The race to build a viable brain-computer implant and why they are revolutionary
Brain-computer interfaces might have inspired works of science fiction, but the technology behind them is real and quickly developing. Companies ...
How a devout Muslim creationist missionary became an avowed evolutionist
Guiding us on the epic, mind-expanding journey is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who has undergone her own radical evolution. As a ...
Gene edited oats contain more fiber and are more climate resilient
McGill researchers just changed how oats grow. Using CRISPR-Cas9, they edited the crop’s DNA without adding any foreign material. That ...
AI pushes sustainability envelope in vertical farming
In a world where arable land is shrinking and climate instability threatens food security, vertical farming has emerged as a ...
Nuclear concerns: What are the dangers as AI gets baked into our nuclear arsenal
The people who study nuclear war for a living are certain that artificial intelligence will soon power the deadly weapons. None of them ...
Genetics of stuttering: Early interventions could help as many as 400 million people worldwide
A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for ...
‘Cheap, convenient and tasty’ — over half of Americans’ calories come from ultra-processed foods
The consumption of ultra-processed foods is on a slow decline, though most Americans — and especially children — are getting ...
Tripping your way to better mental health?
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: [I]t seemed like there might finally be an opening for psychedelics to become a part of the ...
Why are detectable rates of autism soaring in the U.S. but holding steady in other countries with a history of far better screening? It’s not vaccines or chemicals but ‘diagnosis inflation’
Almost every week, it seems, we read news of some new epidemic — medical, psychological, social. Taken together, these alarming ...
AI and robotics deployed to combat labor shortages and boost yields
Farmers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and robotics to combat labor shortages and boost yields, even as these technologies ...
Viewpoint: GOP-loyal farmers surprised by ‘friendly fire’ amid Trump agenda of deportations, trade wars, and pesticide bans
Farmers, a solidly Republican constituency, are scratching their heads over what they see as a barrage of friendly fire. Agriculture ...
Viewpoint: GMOs could improve global food and farm yields by more than 20%
In recent years, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have become one of the most pivotal agricultural innovations, profoundly transforming the way food is produced and managed worldwide. With global populations on the rise and climate change introducing unprecedented challenges to farming and ...
Viewpoint: Failing RFK, Jr.’s science undermines U.S. innovation and opens the door to Chinese dominance
Since Dr. Vinay Prasad’s appointment as a key political voice within FDA, the tone of U.S. biotech policy has shifted from enabling ...
Viewpoint: What’s the long-term impact of Trump’s attacks on universities
“I have not experienced, across 46 years of higher education, a period where there’s been this much distance” between the ...
‘Feel Free’: People getting addicted to this addictive ‘botanical’ supplement drink with kava root and kratom, and regulators are doing nothing
Feel Free’s most well-known variant — the “Classic” tonic made by the company Botanic Tonics, which also makes a “Kava ...
Viewpoint: RFK Jr.’s FDA fake review of fluoride supplements with already announced plan to ban them is terrible science
Extensively studied over decades, fluoride has been scientifically validated for its effectiveness in reducing dental cavities, particularly in children. It ...
