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Viewpoint: Should autism be treated as an illness that should be cured?
“Many of the greatest artists, actors, musicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs of all time were and are autistic. We all serve ...
Viewpoint: Organic food represents a ‘reactionary’ ideology that doesn’t support health or sustainable farming—and should not be subsidized
The health and environmental benefits claimed by organic agriculture are based on shaky scientific foundations ...
Video: Is there an upside to soaring COVID-19 cases?
Most countries and models that have attempted to control COVID-19 situation have had one ultimate goal; trying to bring the ...
A precautionary tale of COVID and GMO pseudoscience
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, it’s sparked numerous conspiracy theories that are often spread by extreme right and “alternative” medicine ...
Viewpoint: Without modern, industrial farming, pandemic would have claimed many more lives
In November of 2019 The Atlantic asked "experts" what they would change if they could go back in time. The ...
The Three Stooges illustrate why coronavirus-fighting ‘antibody cocktails’ could help contain the virus well before a vaccine
“You imbecile!” bellowed Moe Howard as he stuck a finger up the nose of Curly. Moe the bully would often ...
Viewpoint: Conservation isn’t enough. We need technology to blunt the impacts of climate change
We need direct, technology-driven intervention for conservation ...
Podcast: Let the light shine—Tackling eye disease with gene therapy
Researchers are bringing discoveries about the underlying genetic faults that cause eye diseases all the way through to game-changing gene ...
What’s a life worth in dollars and cents? Should that influence who gets treated for expensive disease treatments?
Austin was three years old and Max was a newborn when their mother, Jenn McNary, learned they had a rare ...
Facing disease crisis, Ugandan farmers say they’ll illegally grow GMO cassava to feed their families, increase yields
Cassava is one of the most important food crops in the Africa, a primary component of the rural economy. It ...
5 factors explaining vast differences in how each of us responds to dangers posed by COVID-19
From mask wearing to physical distancing, individuals wield a lot of power in how the coronavirus outbreak plays out. Behavioral ...
Viewpoint: Irrational pesticide fears discourage produce consumption and increase cancer risk
Fostering fear doesn't help us eat healthier ...
The dangerous spread of coronavirus misinformation and magical thinking
Although credentialed scientists have been very clear that there is currently no cure for coronavirus, magical thinking of the pseudoscience ...
75 reasons why vaccines are needed and deniers are dangerous
If you are reading this, chances are that you repeated an anti-vaccine myth or said you weren't vaccinating your children, ...
Bad food choices make us fat and sick. Understanding our brains can help us make healthier decisions
Tired brains make bad food choices ...
Biotechnology forestry revival projects now include elms along with American chestnuts
There was a time when the stately elm was a symbol of American and European small-town prosperity and pride. It ...
Viewpoint: GMO skeptics abuse UN Biodiversity Conference to promote anti-biotech agenda
Countless people continue to suffer and die needlessly as a result of the arbitrary and unscientific restrictions forged at the ...
Video: Race protests did not lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases
Looking at raw data and simply saying that Coronavirus cases in the USA are “rising” just because the “number of ...
Eerily similar? Examining fates of the rich and poor during COVID-19 and 14th century Black Death pandemics
We're seeing this happen all over again with coronavirus ...
27 truths and myths about COVID-19, from Christian healing to Bill Gates conspiracy theories
Due to popular demand (well, two polite requests, actually), I have decided to create a clean version of my post ...
Disaster interrupted: Which farming system better preserves insect populations: Organic or conventional?
A three-year run of fragmentary Armageddon-like studies had primed the journalism pumps and settled the media framing about the future ...
Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural chemicals? The media say yes; Science says ‘no’
The media call it the “Insect Apocalypse”. In the past three years, the phrase has become an accepted truth of ...
Viewpoint: Stanford epidemiologist John Ioannidis’ COVID-19 controversy illustrates the politicization of science
The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering ...
How GMO, gene-edited crops can keep cancer-causing heavy metals out of staple foods
One of the most pressing issues in public health is the presence of toxic elements in food, which potentially risk ...
Viewpoint: Why the world needs GMOs—4 farmers make the case for biotech crops
The lopsided conversation between experienced farmers and clueless activists has severe consequences ...
USDA relaxed its GMO, gene-edited crop rules—but not enough to foster biotech innovation
USDA's SECURE rule fails to move beyond process-based regulation ...
Video: How can we figure out the real fatality rate of COVID-19 and how lethal it is?
Dr. Wessam Atif breaks down what we do and don't know about the worldwide death rate, or case fatality rate, ...
It started with rocks: How we developed belief, our ‘most creative and destructive’ ability
About 20 years ago, the residents of Padangtegal village in Bali, Indonesia, had a problem. The famous, monkey-filled forest surrounding ...
