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Viewpoint: The EPA’s current regulatory regime restricts farmers’ ability to fight pests and climate change

Viewpoint: The EPA’s current regulatory regime restricts farmers’ ability to fight pests and climate change

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GLP podcast: Assessing the Cass report; Fetal genome surgery could treat disease during pregnancy; How ‘body-tracking data’ threatens privacy

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

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X, Y, sex and gender: When genetics pulls a fast one

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Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

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Viewpoint: Here’s why the U.S. cannot afford widespread rejection of vaccines

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

Andrew Wakefield and the fabricated history of the alleged vaccine-autism link

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Viewpoint: The EPA’s current regulatory regime restricts farmers’ ability to fight pests and climate change

Viewpoint: The EPA’s current regulatory regime restricts farmers’ ability to fight pests and climate change

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X, Y, sex and gender: When genetics pulls a fast one

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GLP podcast: Assessing the Cass report; Fetal genome surgery could treat disease during pregnancy; How ‘body-tracking data’ threatens privacy

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

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TVA explained: How fatty acids in meat and dairy can help ward off cancer

Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

Nazimi Açıkgöz

Viewpoint: Here’s why the U.S. cannot afford widespread rejection of vaccines

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

Andrew Wakefield and the fabricated history of the alleged vaccine-autism link

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This vegan blue cheese blew Good Food Award competitors out of the water. Then the dairy industry lobbied to have them disqualified

Mark Frauenfelder | Boing Boing

Eating plant-based is unhealthy? Taking a closer look at viral study that links heart problems to vegan diets

Claire Hamlett | Plant Based News

Where will synthetic biology for agriculture be in a decade? Here are six experts on the cutting edge of innovation

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CRISPR crop gene editing benefits for agriculture highlighted in US Senate testimony

Aaron Callahan | Boyce Thompson Institute

Viewpoint: Philippines court bungled its interpretation of the precautionary principle in suspending the growing of Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice

Antonio Contreras | Manila Times

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This ‘superstar’ genetic analyst cracked criminal cases and locked people up for three decades. New findings reveal she may have fudged the data

Dan Frosch, Zusha Elinson | Wall Street Journal

Viewpoint: ‘The average American celebrates just one healthy birthday after the age of sixty-five. Longevity evangelists argue that it doesn’t have to be this way’

Dhruv Khullar | New Yorker

‘Competition between species has shaped our own evolutionary tree’: Human evolution works the ‘complete opposite’ way than most other animals

Evrim Yazgin | Cosmos

Orchid babies: Is this embryo scanning fertility startup furthering eugenics or ‘protecting future people from future suffering?’

Jason Kehe | Wired

Viewpoint: With weight loss drug prices plummeting, ‘it’s possible to imagine a future in which almost everyone is taking some variety of GLP-1 drug’

David Wallace-Wells | New York Times

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A New Transparency Tool from the Genetic Literacy Project

Who is David and who is Goliath in the lobbying battle over agricultural biotechnology? Activists? Agro-business? In a commitment to transparency, the GLP has mined 5 years of data to help the public understand the funding network that shapes the biotechnology debate.

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Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural chemicals? The media say yes; Science says ‘no’

Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

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Analysis: Do neonicotinoid and glyphosate pesticides threaten bees? A reassessment

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Viewpoint: With weight loss drug prices plummeting, ‘it’s possible to imagine a future in which almost everyone is taking some variety of GLP-1 drug’
CRISPR crop gene editing benefits for agriculture highlighted in US Senate testimony
Russia banned GMOs years ago to distinguish itself from the United States. What’s its current stance toward genetic engineering, CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques?
X, Y, sex and gender: When genetics pulls a fast one
GLP podcast: Assessing the Cass report; Fetal genome surgery could treat disease during pregnancy; How ‘body-tracking data’ threatens privacy
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As Switzerland mulls ending ban on crop biotechnology, organic farmers and environmental NGOs intensify campaign against reform

Viewpoint: Uncomfortable truth — ‘Organic farming takes too much land to have any chance to feed the world in a climate-changed environment’

Only 11 of 54 African countries grow genetically engineered crops. This study explains why and offers guidance on how to increase acceptance

Ag Gene Editing

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As Switzerland mulls ending ban on crop biotechnology, organic farmers and environmental NGOs intensify campaign against reform

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

Viewpoint: Here’s why the European Parliament’s plan for loosening crop biotech editing regulations is two steps forward, three steps backward

Agricultural Regs & Ethics

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CRISPR crop gene editing benefits for agriculture highlighted in US Senate testimony

Viewpoint: Philippines court bungled its interpretation of the precautionary principle in suspending the growing of Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice

As Republican-led states across the US mull lab-grown meat labeling and bans, Britain moves forward with cell-based protein regulations

Alternative Proteins

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Eating plant-based is unhealthy? Taking a closer look at viral study that links heart problems to vegan diets

Novel plant-based meat alternatives are at times a better health choice than whole foods. Here’s a case for labeling

Taste test: How do lab-grown sausages compare to the real thing?

Ancestry & Evolution

How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

Were Neanderthals cannibals?

‘We need to take more risks’: Global biodiversity crisis prompts researchers to explore editing species to save them from from climate change-induced extinction

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China and social media disinformation: State-affiliated accounts leverage artificial intelligence to exploit racial tensions in the US, Taiwan and elsewhere

Viewpoint: AI is scrambling our view of civilization. Could humans be just middlemen in the evolution of intelligent beings?

Cows of the future: Bill Gates predicts that genetically modifying beef cows, with the help of AI, could help fight climate change

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DNA and politics: Is there a genetic basis for right-wing authoritarianism?

A genetic mutation that prevents Alzheimer’s? Columbian villager who ‘outlived’ early-onset Alzheimer’s may provide insights to disease treatment

What do you see when you imagine an apple or think of your best friend? Those with rare aphantasia can’t picture images in their heads

Chemical Controversies

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Missouri follows Iowa and Idaho in exploring legislation to limit lawsuits against makers of glyphosate and other pesticides deemed safe by federal government

Viewpoint: Two independent Vermont agencies determined there is no scientific basis in banning neonicotinoid pesticides to ‘save honeybees’ while some advocacy ‘environmental’ groups contend otherwise. It’s now in the governor’s hands to decide if naked ideology will prevail

Viewpoint: America now has a record number of honeybees. How did we get from ‘beepocalypse’ to bee abundance?

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Impossible Foods company takes over cattle ranch, transforms it into soy, sunflower and other crops for plant-based meat production

Flushing fertilizer down the toilet: Human urine contains nitrogen and phosphorus — superfood for plants

With Earth Day happening around the world, let’s focus on 10 of the biggest challenges to our global agricultural and food system

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X, Y, sex and gender: When genetics pulls a fast one

Viewpoint: With weight loss drug prices plummeting, ‘it’s possible to imagine a future in which almost everyone is taking some variety of GLP-1 drug’

TVA explained: How fatty acids in meat and dairy can help ward off cancer

Human Gene Editing

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AI and CRISPR converge: Artificial intelligence generates gene editing blueprints to solve host of previously untreatable diseases

Companies race to achieve pig kidney transplants. Who will be first to convince the world their technologies are safest?

‘Go for it’: Dozens of people on the brink of death put faith in controversial ‘in vivo’ CRISPR gene therapy treatments

Medical Misinformation

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Is aging a ‘treatable disease’? Harvard geneticist faces accusations of ‘snake oil salesman’ as expert scientists refute claims

Fabricated and plagiarized data plague scientific research — and the impacts are far-reaching and long-lasting

Viewpoint: Promotion of social science drivel by Science magazine editor-in-chief Holden Thorp undermines the credibility of his preeminent journal

Medical Regs & Ethics

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Orchid babies: Is this embryo scanning fertility startup furthering eugenics or ‘protecting future people from future suffering?’

GLP podcast: Assessing the Cass report; Fetal genome surgery could treat disease during pregnancy; How ‘body-tracking data’ threatens privacy

North Korea and bioweapons: US believes Communist dictatorship has engineered CRISPR biological weapons

Personalized Medicine

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A genetic mutation that prevents Alzheimer’s? Columbian villager who ‘outlived’ early-onset Alzheimer’s may provide insights to disease treatment

Can this DNA test predict your chances of getting addicted to opioids? FDA approval stirs controversy

Viewpoint: Is 23andMe a ‘sinking ship?’ Stock value plummets in face of dwindling customer base and data breaches

Synthetic Biology

Mascara and eyeliner are mostly made from crude oil or mined minerals. This algae-based alternative could reduce the carbon impact of many cosmetics

Mascara and eyeliner are mostly made from crude oil or mined minerals. This algae-based alternative could reduce the carbon impact of many cosmetics

Population growth, sustainability and the future of food

Viewpoint: Why recent setbacks won’t derail cultured meat revolution

Sustainability & Climate

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Case study: Norwegians are not about to cut meat consumption to reduce the impact of climate change

Viewpoint: Uncomfortable truth — ‘Organic farming takes too much land to have any chance to feed the world in a climate-changed environment’

Viewpoint: America now has a record number of honeybees. How did we get from ‘beepocalypse’ to bee abundance?

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