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

Susan Goldhaber

How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

Rafael Martínez Sánchez

Personalized genetics key in increasing longevity and quality of life

Personalized genetic cancer treatments key in increasing longevity and quality of life

Henry Miller, Joel Tepper

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

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

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

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How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa

Rafael Martínez Sánchez

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

Susan Goldhaber

Personalized genetics key in increasing longevity and quality of life

Personalized genetic cancer treatments key in increasing longevity and quality of life

Henry Miller, Joel Tepper

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

Daniel Pearsall, Julian Little

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

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

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

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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

Quinn Coffman | Missouri Independent

Alternative animal milk on the rise: ‘By 2050, it’s possible we’ll have a choice between cow’s milk and camel’s milk in the UK’

Tom Howarth | BBC

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

Elise Kjørstad | Science Norway

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

Hank Campbell | Science 2.0

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

Cyril Pinto | BaZ

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Were Neanderthals cannibals?

Cody Cottier | Discover

History of brainwashing: How the race for mind control changed America forever

Annalee Newitz | MIT Technology Review

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

Podcast: Is ‘runner’s high’ real? Here’s the science

Dan Lieberman, Khari Thompson, Tiziana Dearing | Radio Boston

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

Eric Dolan | PsyPost

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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: Promotion of social science drivel by Science magazine editor-in-chief Holden Thorp undermines the credibility of his preeminent journal
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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: Uncomfortable truth — ‘Organic farming takes too much land to have any chance to feed the world in a climate-changed environment’
How prehistoric agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent south through Africa
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Ag Biotech Comms

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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

Viewpoint: By engineering block on Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice, Greenpeace ‘puts the whole environmental movement into disrepute’

Ag Gene Editing

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

Brewing resistance: Studying coffee’s genetic lineage provides clues on how to create varieties to survive climate change

Agricultural Regs & Ethics

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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

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

Next battleground in US culture wars: Republican states advance bans on cell-cultured foods

Alternative Proteins

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

Next battleground in US culture wars: Republican states advance bans on cell-cultured foods

Viewpoint: Banning fledgling lab-grown meat industry nothing more than ‘conservative nanny states prohibiting the voluntary consumption of products that mostly don’t exist yet’

Ancestry & Evolution

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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

Part 3: Human beings have transformed the Earth unlike any other species

Artificial Intelligence

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

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

Blue soybeans? Orange wheat? How a gene-edited splash of color could make robotic weeding much easier

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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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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?

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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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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Weight loss and fertility: Ozempic users report unexpected side effect — surprise pregnancies

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here’s an epidemiologist’s checklist to detect over-hyped scares

How Wegovy and Ozempic could transform our food systems

Human Gene Editing

Saving human lives: Using gene therapy to cure diseases in the womb

Saving human lives: Using gene therapy and fetal surgery to cure diseases in the womb

What did sixth-century Chinese Emperor Wu look like? Genetic analysis creates 3D face reconstruction

Viewpoint: Scientific community puts pressure on Germany to repeal law blocking reproductive technology and research on embryos

Medical Misinformation

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

Vaccine package warnings cover every side effect imaginable, no matter how rare — giving anti-vaxxers a tool to exploit

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

Medical Regs & Ethics

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Video: BBC uncovers massive deception by Britain’s ‘social egg freezing’ clinics

Viewpoint: Once greatly critical of those using unregulated medications, liberals now endorse unregulated puberty blocking drugs for kids as young as 10. Should we end this dangerous ‘experiment’?

Viewpoint: Scientific community puts pressure on Germany to repeal law blocking reproductive technology and research on embryos

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

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Population growth, sustainability and the future of food

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

‘Affront to nature and creation’: Republicans launch war on lab-grown meat as a ‘liberal conspiracy’ even though it is not for sale yet

Sustainability & Climate

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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?

Counterintuitive agricultural science: Organic farming can lead to increased use of pesticides in neighboring conventional fields

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