Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Accusing them of being “woke” for endorsing diversity in medicine, RFK, Jr. plans to dismiss all 16 members of cancer screening advisory panel
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel ...
‘True intelligence’: What is AI ‘height dimension’ and its reach for human-like higher level thinking
[A]rtificial intelligence systems could truly become more like human brains, and some researchers believe they know how: AI design must ...
‘Disconnected from biological and agrultural reality’: Green Party opponents of deregulating gene editing in New Zealand slammed by scientists
Claims made by gene technology opponents in arguments surrounding the Gene Tech Bill suggesting gene-editing of plants could occur via ...
Viewpoint: Time to shelve the scientifically outdated and misleading Precautionary Principle
Both regulations and toxic tort decisions, being guided by an antiquated Precautionary Principle, routinely seek to lower exposure to potential ...
Fungus free rice? Dream CRISPR gene edited breakthrough could significantly address global hunger
In a groundbreaking advancement, researchers from the University of California, Davis, along with an international team, have harnessed the power ...
Viewpoint—Latest junk science: Ohio State pushes probiotic yogurt
A new paper from Ohio State University can be considered a giant endorsement for yogurt that makes you poop - but unfortunately ...
6 (relatively) recent examples proving that humans are still evolving
[H]uman evolution hasn’t paused for a coffee break – it’s been running at full speed, reshaping our species in ways ...
Viewpoint: How Greta Thunberg’s doomsday degrowth messaging dangerously fanned hopelessness in younger generations
After a movie at her school about garbage in the oceans left her in tears as a teenager, Greta Thunberg ...
Chef Aiman: New Dubai restaurant helmed by AI chef
Dubai is known for pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and it is once again making headlines—this time with ...
Why farmers are digging in their heals in defense of the weedkiller glyphosate demonized by activists
Glyphosate has become a scapegoat in a broader campaign against modern production practices. Activists have cherry picked data, amplified worst-case ...
Why are so many unapproved chemicals found in European-grown organic food?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a report that investigates the occurrence of 21 active substances frequently present in organic ...
Genetic tests can now predict childhood obesity, especially in whites—and could be employed to sharply curtail it
What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global population ...
Lab-grown meat labels: USDA finalizing rules on cell-cultivated meat amid protests
[The] U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is finalizing new national rules for labeling and marketing lab-grown meat, also known as cell-cultivated meat ...
‘No,’ the patient said as he pulled his knees to his chest. Breaking federal law, some hospitals retrieve organs from still-alive potential donors
The head of an organ procurement group told a House panel ... he would be "disturbed” if he had witnessed ...
No flora or flamingos: How the green business movement is destroying the environment while claiming to save it
As the world transitions to more renewable energy sources, the demand for it has soared. In 2021, about 95,000 tonnes ...
Viewpoint: Why people do not accept the scientific fact of evolution
If the theory of evolution is so profound and proven, why doesn’t everyone accept it as true? ... Evolution is ...
Vietnam has opened the door wide to genetic technology in agriculture
Vietnam is increasingly applying scientific and technological advances in agricultural production, including genetic technology, micropropagation technology, molecular markers, and cell ...
Viewpoint: Agricultural gene editing should not go unregulated
While some scientists argue that agricultural gene editing regulations are overly restrictive, a new paper from the University of Adelaide ...
Gene-edited tweaks of produce opens the door to improve tomatoes and rice without using transgenics
In a study published in Nature Communications titled “Construction of multi-targeted CRISPR libraries in tomato to overcome functional redundancy at genome-scale level,” ...
U.S.-India trade talks: Why genetically engineered crops are a biodiversity flashpoint
[The] Indian agriculture sector, MSMEs, and trade are in a state of bewilderment regarding the outcome of the India-US trade negotiations ...
Full-scale body scans of organs, vessels and bones could revolutionize disease detection
Scientists expect to gain unprecedented insights into human ageing and the earliest signs of disease after scanning 100,000 people from ...
The future is now: China’s meandering research and legal path towards GMO and agricultural gene editing
Over the past 30 years, China has made significant advances in GMO research and development, the importation and processing of GM ...
4 million deaths, 10 million cases anticipated: Trump administration has dismantled decades of progress in reducing AIDS infections and deaths
On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause on foreign aid. He went on ...
AI backlash: Fears that artificial intelligence is replacing humans tops list of emerging concerns
Before ChatGPT’s release, around 38 percent of US adults were more concerned than excited about increased AI usage in daily ...
AI and psychosis: Do we need safeguards to protect vulnerable users from developing unhealthy relationships with their computers?
People are forming strong emotional bonds with chatbots, sometimes exacerbating feelings of loneliness. And others are having psychotic episodes after ...
Rejecting the suggestions of RFK, Jr.’s MAHA report targeting crop chemicals, White House says it won’t pursue tighter pesticide restrictions
Trump administration officials say the White House has no plans to crack down on pesticides in farming, despite a report ...
Viewpoint: ‘Inciting personal injury litigation’: UN’s cancer hazard agency stumbles again in classifying gasoline as dangerously carcinogenic, echoing glyphosate fiasco
In a move that will boost the spirits of trial lawyers and climate activists the world over, a branch of ...
