Podcast: Gene editing and public acceptance — Agricultural economist Brandon McFadden on regulatory differences in agriculture and medicine for using CRISPR

Podcast: Gene editing and public acceptance — Agricultural economist Brandon McFadden on regulatory differences in agriculture and medicine for using CRISPR

Brandon McFadden, Kevin Folta | 
Gene editing with CRISPR/Cas, TALEN or other tools allows scientists to make directed and precise changes in DNA.  The technologies ...
Is science racist? Genetics, evolutionary human differences and ‘critical race theory’

Is science racist? Genetics, evolutionary human differences and ‘critical race theory’

Patrick Whittle | 
The killing of George Floyd at the knee of a policeman last May ignited a global wave of protest. Almost ...
GLP Podcast: Teenage psychopaths? Cancer-free smokers; Pesticide propaganda in Europe

GLP Podcast: Teenage psychopaths? Cancer-free smokers; Pesticide propaganda in Europe

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
Are young people more likely to display narcissistic and psychopathic traits? If so, why? A recent study has proposed intriguing ...
Viewpoint: ‘Arrogance of affluence and ignorance of ideologues’: EU’s failing agroecology Farm-to-Fork strategy — and what can be done to ensure sustainable farming and food

Viewpoint: ‘Arrogance of affluence and ignorance of ideologues’: EU’s failing agroecology Farm-to-Fork strategy — and what can be done to ensure sustainable farming and food

David Zaruk | 
The world is teetering on the brink of multiple food security crises which will lead to famines, political and social ...
Is conventional ‘industrialized’, technology-driven farming ‘destroying biodiversity’ as critics claim — or saving it?

Is conventional ‘industrialized’, technology-driven farming ‘destroying biodiversity’ as critics claim — or saving it?

Steve Savage | 
Well over 90% of food, produce and grains in the United States is grown on conventional farms. Critics stigmatize this ...
Consumer paradox: As media turn less negative on genetically modified crops, Canadian consumers remain ambivalent about innovative food products

Consumer paradox: As media turn less negative on genetically modified crops, Canadian consumers remain ambivalent about innovative food products

Stuart Smyth | 
Canadians have high trust in Canada’s food safety system, but not new food products Gauging consumer attitudes to genetically modified ...
Fertility fraud: Direct-to-consumer DNA tests show thousands of women are illegally impregnated every year by deviant doctors. The laws need updating

Fertility fraud: Direct-to-consumer DNA tests show thousands of women are illegally impregnated every year by deviant doctors. The laws need updating

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer | 
To thousands of women gifted with childbirth through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and their children - the practice can only ...
'Abortion pills': What will be the fate of emergency contraception if Roe v. Wade is overturned?

‘Abortion pills’: What will be the fate of emergency contraception if Roe v. Wade is overturned?

Sarah Varney | 
A brand of specialty mozzarella cheeses. A collection of natural-gas storage terminals. And America’s top-selling emergency contraception. At a moment ...
GLP Podcast: Vitamin-D boosted CRISPR tomatoes; Don't fear monkeypox; Environmentalism is anti-technology

GLP Podcast: Vitamin-D boosted CRISPR tomatoes; Don’t fear monkeypox; Environmentalism is anti-technology

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
Consumers in the UK may soon have access to a gene-edited tomato that boosts their vitamin D levels. Monkeypox is ...
Viewpoint: Toxic fruits and vegetables? Inspired by Environmental Working Group's chemical scare fundraising gimmick in the US, Pesticide Action Network brings disinformation to Europe

Viewpoint: Toxic fruits and vegetables? Inspired by Environmental Working Group’s chemical scare fundraising gimmick in the US, Pesticide Action Network brings disinformation to Europe

Kevin Folta | 
Would you feed fruits and vegetables to your family after reading these headlines? Many European consumers may not, and they’d ...
Why this is no time to ease up on efforts to contain COVID-19

Why this is no time to ease up on efforts to contain COVID-19

Henry Miller | 
Many of us in the medical community feel as though we’re having one of those dreams in which we’re shouting ...
Viewpoint: Popular Science is the latest ‘mainstream’ news source to fall into the anti-glyphosate disinformation rabbit-hole

Viewpoint: Popular Science is the latest ‘mainstream’ news source to fall into the anti-glyphosate disinformation rabbit-hole

Cameron English | 
“This Roundup ingredient might cause cancer—but the EPA won’t ban it,” Popular Science told its readers in a terribly misleading January ...
‘Hybrid of Satan’: PolitiFact debunks vaccine rejectionist film ‘Watch the Water’ claiming COVID vaccine is snake venom

‘Hybrid of Satan’: PolitiFact debunks vaccine rejectionist film ‘Watch the Water’ claiming COVID vaccine is snake venom

A new anti-vaccine documentary ridiculously claims that the coronavirus is not a virus, but a synthetic version of snake venom that ...
Organ transplants from animal donors could be a godsend for many — but they may also provide a breeding ground for novel diseases

Organ transplants from animal donors could be a godsend for many — but they may also provide a breeding ground for novel diseases

J Roger Jacobs | 
Three out of four new diseases are zoonotic, meaning they have evolved to infect new host species. For example, a ...
GLP Podcast: Will we ever solve the obesity crisis? Science writer Mark Schatzker

GLP Podcast: Will we ever solve the obesity crisis? Science writer Mark Schatzker

Kevin Folta, Mark Schatzker | 
Americans are getting heavier and experts aren't sure what to do about it. Cutting fat and carbs out of our ...
Viewpoint: Here is why Canada is deregulating gene edited foods — and why consumers will benefit

Viewpoint: Here is why Canada is deregulating gene edited foods — and why consumers will benefit

Stuart Smyth | 
The importance of, and reliance upon, evidence-based regulations was reaffirmed [recently] in Canada! It was very welcomed news when Health ...
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Part II: Seeds of Reaction — How anti-GMO ‘progressivism’ morphed into a technophobic science rejectionist movement

Marc Brazeau | 
Part One of this essay on the evolution of anti-GMO activism ended with an introduction to the book The Rhetoric ...
Who is your real parent? Our Father on Netflix depicts the dark side of ‘secret serial sperm donation’. My birth has a similar origin but with a more hopeful twist

Who is your real parent? Our Father on Netflix depicts the dark side of ‘secret serial sperm donation’. My birth has a similar origin but with a more hopeful twist

Ricki Lewis | 
"Our Father" is difficult to watch, especially if you’ve suddenly discovered as an adult that you have a never-known family ...
Part 1: Viewpoint — Anti-GMO activists conjure up new scare messages as their influence wanes

Part 1: Viewpoint — Anti-GMO activists conjure up new scare messages as their influence wanes

Marc Brazeau | 
It's been ten years of downhill sledding for advocacy groups and activists campaigning to throttle the burgeoning biotechnology revolution transforming ...
GLP Podcast: Once-a-month shot controls opioid addiction; Food waste as energy; Obesity drugs are here

GLP Podcast: Once-a-month shot controls opioid addiction; Food waste as energy; Obesity drugs are here

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
A drug given once monthly as an injection could drastically reduce opioid use in the US. Why is it so ...
A new European-based organic grocery store came to town. Why does it misrepresent the advantages of organic and the disadvantages of GMO foods?

A new European-based organic grocery store came to town. Why does it misrepresent the advantages of organic and the disadvantages of GMO foods?

Richard Williams | 
There’s a new grocery store opening up in my hometown, McLean, VA. It’s called Lidl (pronounced Lee-dul), and it’s headquartered ...
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From dairy to meat to seafood, the future of sustainable food is here. Thank you synthetic biology!

Steven Cerier | 
The very definition of what food is undergoing a revolution. It will be challenged by beefless beef, porkless pork, fishless fish, ...
PEW and transhumanism: Public has mixed concerns about arriving era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human enhancement

PEW and transhumanism: Public has mixed concerns about arriving era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human enhancement

Cary Funk, Lee Rainie | 
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty. A new Pew Research ...
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Green Revolution 2.0 is unfolding, driven by biotechnology innovation. Here is what you can expect

Steven Cerier | 
We are in the early stages of a revolution in food and agriculture that will exceed the tremendous accomplishments of ...
Why are there tuskless elephants? Blame ivory hunting

Why are there tuskless elephants? Blame ivory hunting

Reece Goodall | 
For hundreds of years, people in Africa and Asia have traded in ivory. The material is taken from the tusks ...
Beyond AI: Why artificial superintelligence is the ‘next big thing’ — and what that means for the future

Beyond AI: Why artificial superintelligence is the ‘next big thing’ — and what that means for the future

Ido Vapner | 
When it comes to AI, there are three types: artificial narrow intelligence (ANI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial superintelligence ...
GLP Podcast: 'Toxic 10' chemicals in food; Gene editing treats heart disease? Dog-breed myths debunked

GLP Podcast: ‘Toxic 10’ chemicals in food; Gene editing treats heart disease? Dog-breed myths debunked

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
There's a "toxic 10" group of chemicals lurking in every single food you consume. Listen in to find out what ...
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