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GLP Podcast: Artificial sweetener-cancer study debunked; MLB and vaccine mandates; Cholesterol not so bad after all?

, | | April 7, 2022
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controversial study recently suggested that artificial sweetener consumption may be linked to elevated cancer risk. Have food-safety regulators overlooked this danger? Canada’s lingering vaccine mandate may interfere with the upcoming MLB season. We’ve all been told high cholesterol boosts our risk of heart disease; evidence gathered in recent years indicates that cholesterol numbers may not … Read more

GLP Podcast: Activists dump grain during food shortage; The mirror lies to you; Anti-GMO study debunked

, | | March 31, 2022
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ast week, French activist group Extinction Rebellion destroyed 15,000 tons of wheat to prove its anti-GMO bona fides. The grain it targeted wasn’t genetically modified—but it was meant to feed people in poor countries. The image you see in the mirror probably doesn’t reflect reality, recent research shows. Are GM crops really safe? A new … Read more

How once-distinguished The Lancet has become hothouse for anti-science advocacy

| March 30, 2022
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isinformation is rampant on social media. The science community has spent most of the last two years trying to slow the proliferation of spurious claims about COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic-related topics, part of a larger effort to correct widespread misunderstanding about the safety of pesticides, genetic engineering and vaccines more generally. But these efforts … Read more

GLP Podcast: Ukraine war spikes food prices; Journalist sheds anti-GMO views; Creationism in schools

, | | March 24, 2022
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he war in Ukraine could have long-term impacts on global food prices. Can we prevent this dangerous outcome? A Japanese reporter explains why he abandoned his anti-GMO views and embraced crop biotechnology. The battle to get anti-evolution curriculum into public schools is decades old. Where does the campaign stand today? Join geneticist Kevin Folta and … Read more

GLP Podcast: mRNA flu shot coming soon? Dogs really can’t eat chocolate; Marijuana-like ‘runner’s high’

, | | March 17, 2022
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RNA technology gave us COVID-19 vaccines. Could it also yield more effective flu vaccines? Yes—maybe as soon as next year. You’ve probably heard that chocolate is bad for dogs. Let’s examine the science behind why you shouldn’t give your pup a candy bar. Runner’s high, the euphoric feeling that often follows intense exercise, is real, … Read more

GLP Podcast: Illegal GMOs in India; Anti-aging myths; Can social media ‘brainwash’ us?

, | | March 10, 2022
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armers in India are growing illegal GE eggplant in hopes of overturning the country’s ban on the insect-resistant crop. Anti-aging research has made very limited progress in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped some companies from marketing products they say can increase “longevity.” How does brainwashing actually work? And can the content we consume on … Read more

Next generation flu shots could be mRNA technology-based

| | March 4, 2022
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he rapid development of mRNA-based COVID vaccines has sparked fresh interest in earlier efforts to produce new and hopefully more effective flu shots with the same technology. Pfizer, Moderna, and Sanofi/Translate Bio each have an mRNA flu vaccine in clinical trials, and there are ten more candidates awaiting testing. It’s one thing to test a … Read more

GLP Podcast: Biotech fish ‘invade’ Brazil; TikTok GMO-sterility myth debunked; Bad diet and dementia

, | | March 3, 2022
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genetically engineered “GloFish” is swimming freely in Brazil’s streams. Should we be worried? Despite a popular conspiracy circulating on TikTok, there is no plot to make black people infertile with “GMOs.” A nutritious diet will keep you healthy, but there’s no evidence as of now that it will stave off dementia. Join geneticist Kevin Folta … Read more

GLP Podcast: Loneliness causes dementia? Parkinson’s-fighting GM tomatoes; ‘Sovietizing’ science

, | | February 24, 2022
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oneliness could drastically boost your risk of developing dementia. Genetically engineered tomatoes may be our first line of defense against Parkinson’s in the coming years. A growing chorus of academics fears that ‘fashionable ideologies’ have revived Soviet-era censorship in scientific research. Join geneticist Kevin Folta and GLP contributor Cameron English on episode 157 of Science … Read more

Viewpoint: How anti-GMO activists use select studies to ‘prove’ glyphosate is ‘dangerous’ and unnecessarily scare the public

| | February 21, 2022
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f you want to show that any chemical is dangerous, here’s a three-step process that will consistently yield the desired result: Visit Pubmed, type in your chemical of interest and the medical issue you want to link it to. Find the study or studies with the conclusion you need. Disregard any other research as irrelevant. I … Read more

Viewpoint: ‘Scientists seeking attention resort to promoting oversimplified food fads’ — Be cautious of clickbait claims that foods accelerate dementia

| | February 17, 2022
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an avoiding certain foods reduce your dementia risk? One nutritional psychiatrist seems to think so, but the evidence is much messier than it looks at first glance. Are you afraid of developing dementia in your golden years? If so, a few simple changes to your diet may be in order, according to Dr. Uma Naidoo, … Read more

GLP Podcast: Trauma changes your DNA? Lifelike sex robots; Have we cured leukemia?

, | | February 17, 2022
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an traumatic life experiences leave an imprint on our DNA that we pass down to our children? Get ready, because AI-powered sex robots may be available in the near future. Have we finally found a cure for some cancers? Recent success with a novel gene therapy has some physicians crossing their fingers. Join geneticist Kevin … Read more

GLP Podcast: Don’t ‘cancel’ Joe Rogan?; Psychopaths among us; Green Revolution saved $83 trillion

, | | February 10, 2022
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he recent campaign to “cancel” comedian Joe Rogan for promoting COVID misinformation highlights a troubling trend in science communication. High-functioning psychopaths live among us. What do we know about them, and what have we gotten wrong about psychopathy? Critics continue to attack the Green Revolution, but mounting evidence confirms that Norman Borlaug’s work saved the … Read more

Rebuffing activist claims, USDA confirms American-grown fruits and vegetables are free of harmful trace pesticides

| | February 9, 2022
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he results of the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program (PDP) for 2020 are in, and they lend themselves to two important but unsurprising conclusions: the trace amounts of pesticides in our food supply still don’t pose a measurable health risk; environmental groups have no interest in reporting this fact to the public. Let’s take them in … Read more

Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups ‘using the COVID lab-leak theory to spur opposition to a wide swath of important, even life-saving, biotechnologies’

| | February 9, 2022
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oping to keep their cause alive in the wake of the pandemic, the anti-GMO movement has glommed on to a lab-leak origin story for SARS-CoV-2. Their rhetoric sounds quite reasonable, at least at first glance, and centers around important issues we all should be concerned about. The organic industry-funded outfit US Right to Know, for … Read more

Viewpoint: $24 billion in global savings — Here’s why the UK should break from Europe and embrace GMOs, CRISPR crops and other agricultural biotechnologies

| | February 4, 2022
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s part of the European Union, the UK was a stronghold of anti-GMO opposition. Post-Brexit, however, Britain is changing its outlook for the better. After more than a year of intense public debate, the country’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently announced less restrictive rules that will help the UK’s biotech sector … Read more

Viewpoint: Scientific American’s bizarre promotion of ‘woke’ agricultural biotechnology rejectionism

| | February 3, 2022
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ecently I highlighted four disturbing trends in science journalism that are destroying the public’s trust in mainstream academic and public health institutions. It’s time to add a fifth bromide to the list: science publications that prize “social justice” activism over evidence-based analysis. Scientific American may be the worst offender in this respect, publishing groundless opinion pieces … Read more

GLP Podcast: Genetics of sugar cravings; Male birth control; CRISPR-edited apples coming soon?

, | | February 3, 2022
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e all crave sugar on occasion, and geneticists say they’ve found some of the genes that may have driven this evolutionary adaptation. Nanotechnology is bringing new forms of male birth control closer to reality. A new USDA proposal to lift some existing CRISPR-edited crop regulations may give consumers access to a wide variety of longer … Read more

‘Byzantine regulations’: Here are the human health and environmental reasons why we need to aggressively embrace GMOs and gene editing

| | February 2, 2022
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rganisms developed with so-called new breeding techniques (NBTs) like CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing have earned widespread support from farmers and scientists around the world. These products include disease-resistant and higher yielding crops, allergen-free foods and longer lasting produce, among many others.1 Unlike transgenesis (used to produce GMOs), NBTs generally do not involve permanently transferring genetic material … Read more

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