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Viewpoint: Mandatory labeling of crop biotechnology-derived foods is a failed regulatory policy. Here’s why
Proponents of mandatory labeling of foods containing or derived from genetically modified (GM) crops have long claimed that their primary ...
Differentiating between COVID misinformation and evolving science
With the announcement by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, that “The CDC has to ...
Could there ever be a vaccine for breast cancer?
Triple-negative breast cancer, about 10% of all breast cancers, is one of the most aggressive and deadliest forms of this ...
Podcast: Exercise builds gut health; US blocking COVID origins investigation? ‘Natural’ food is a scam
Keeping the microbes living in your gut healthy is important to your overall well-being, and recent research suggests that regular ...
‘You have to prove the dose’: Why courts are rejecting payouts for exposure to alleged carcinogens like talc or actual ones like asbestos
Personal injury lawyers are either revered or reviled. Sometimes purveyors of junk science, they often prey on a vulnerable and ...
Viewpoint: Reassessing the role of crop chemicals in setting an appropriate balance between productive agriculture and saving obscure species
Long-lasting herbicides don’t just control weeds. They also promote no-till farming, which helps farmers save costly tractor fuel and avoid ...
Here’s why researchers believe COVID shot mandates are fueling a backlash, undermining vaccine education
Research going back many years has shown that vaccine mandates tend to backfire. Forcing people to get shots they don't ...
Viewpoint: ‘Would they know it if they saw it?’ Judge who ruled glyphosate could be carcinogenic demonstrates ignorance of science
A high-profile judicial decision in a federal appeals case has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revisit its finding that ...
How germs and ancient migrations help explain our world of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
The Gökhem graves provide hard evidence for the ancient community's demise: genetic traces of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis ...
Podcast: Glyphosate causes seizures? Fatigue and brain toxins; Why parents turn ‘anti-vaxx’
Does the weedkiller glyphosate cause convulsions? A study published last week seemed to support that conclusion, but there's much more ...
Viewpoint: The ’natural food’ sham — ‘Effective communication on the ethics of science may be hindered by appeals to naturalness’
What could be more natural than organically grown Golden Promise barley, used to make craft-brewed pale ale? ...
Australia’s rabbit invasion: DNA analysis reveals how the European rabbit ‘colonized’ a continent
COVID and monkeypox seem to have come out of nowhere and exploded across continents. But the phenomenon of natural selection ...
‘Engineering safety’: How we can improve CRISPR for wider use in medicine and agriculture
I run a research lab at the University of Pittsburgh where we focus on developing tools that can control the ...
Podcast: Time to quit ‘baby’ aspirin? Tobacco-industry science denial; Dutch farmer protests
Is it time to give up low-dose aspirin as a heart-attack prevention tool? New evidence suggests that the risks may ...
Back from the dead? How OrganEx technology revived pigs dead for one hour, and why it could revolutionize transplants
Transplant medicine could take a giant leap forward if donor organs could soak up oxygen for longer and decay delayed ...
Viewpoint: Does ‘Big Ag’ promote GMOs as a backhanded way to peddle pesticides? Activist claims don’t withstand scrutiny
For more than two decades, anti-GMO groups have resorted to the same dishonest claims about the risks of genetically engineered ...
What is the hottest temperature and highest humidity the human body can tolerate?
Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question ...
Hundreds of companies now making plant-based proteins, from beef to chicken to seafood. Here is what’s on the platter
Imagination is a wonderful thing. It is even more incredible when you can realize your dreams. Did you ever think ...
Getting drunk without the hangover? There may be a pill for that?
A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking ...
A legal defense grounded in genetics: Is DNA testing the magic wand to winning (or losing) a negligence case?
Among the four elements required to establish liability for the tort of negligence is causation. In addition to proving that ...
How and why gene editing faces fewer global regulations than GMOs
After they were introduced in the mid-1990s, GMO crops were met with a buzzsaw of regulations and skepticism because they ...
Did you follow COVID lockdown rules? Whether or not you did is partially driven by your DNA
All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their wellbeing. However, the impact was not ...
Viewpoint: Why anti-chemical activists just can’t accept the good news that the FDA finds US produce safe and healthy
What do you do when the evidence doesn't support your conclusion? There are just two choices: admit you were mistaken ...
‘Difficult if not impossible’: Why US organic standards fail farmers and consumers
Many U.S. consumers swear by organic foods but are unaware of the history, principles, and regulations behind the NOP. Read on ...
Far-fetched idea of ‘head transplants’ sparks an ethical debate
Far from being far-fetched, human head transplantation is theoretically possible and merits an entry in Wikipedia. One neurosurgeon claims this will be a doable ...
Glyphosate traces in breast milk? Weedkiller causes neurological disorders? How activists leverage social media to distort science and spread bogus health concerns
Shocking accounts of health dangers selectively presented from peer-reviewed science articles regularly invade Twitter. It’s the stock-in-trade of technology rejectionists ...
Revising my genetics textbook: A PC exercise or an appropriate evolution of science and sensitivity? Or both.
Beyoncé is facing a lot of criticism for using an ableist slur in her new co-written song Renaissance. She used ...
