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‘Smart plants’: The next generation of crops will have genetic on-off switches
Climate change is going to put a severe strain on the ability of the world’s plants to survive. Entire ecosystems ...
Columbia University finally — but quietly — expunges connections to Trump-endorsed Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Oz, known for ‘quack’ science views and anti-GMO disinformation
After years of criticism, Columbia University Medical Center has finally—quietly—cut public ties with celebrity doctor turned Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz ...
The perfect wine? Biotechnology poised to upend ancient craft of winemaking
Winemakers have come to realize that there are many different strains of yeast (and even bacteria) at play that enhance ...
10% of infertile men have faulty sperm. 3D-printed testicle tissue may address that
Much of the woes and struggles of starting a family center around women and their fertility issues. But for a ...
Virgin birth? Scientists induce parthoneogenesis in mice to study congenital diseases
The bible is no longer the only place where you’ll read testimonies about a virgin birth. In a new study ...
Viewpoint: How organic labeling and marketing undermines efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve farming sustainablity
Officially, the Environmental Protection Agency defines organic food as: “Food grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizer or pesticides.” Products emblazoned with ...
Neil Young’s hypocrisy? Before his COVID misinformation Spotify ultimatum, Young released a propaganda album misrepresenting crop biotechnology
Neil Young demanded in a (since-deleted) open letter on his website that Spotify either remove his music or Joe Rogan’s podcast from its ...
Daily Beast investigation: Conspiracy-spreading anti-GMO group USRTK — founded and funded by anti-vaxxers — is New York Times and The Guardian’s favored source on crop biotechnology
Research from the nonprofit U.S. Right to Know has undergirded New York Times reporting on the food system, and outlets ...
Russian internet meme: No, the COVID vaccine can’t turn people into chimps
Russian trolls have been using Planet of the Apes memes in a vain attempt to convince vaccine skeptics that the ...
Viewpoint in the Daily Beast: Reactionary ‘COVID biotechnophobia’ was seeded by anti-GMO activists and compliant media — and it continues today
On Dec. 31, 2019, the first case of the coronavirus was recorded, a global pandemic was en route and emerging biotechnology would be our ...
Here’s the skinny on the mutating coronavirus strains complicating the vaccine response
The new coronavirus has likely mutated countless times without attracting the attention of epidemiologists. But new strains identified in the ...
Facebook, Twitter shut down sequel to viral COVID-19 misinformation video Plandemic
Major social-media platforms hindered the spread of a sequel to viral coronavirus conspiracy theory video “Plandemic” on [August 18], months ...
Viewpoint: GMO Impossible Whopper can help save the planet—and lots of cows
[In September] I stepped inside a Burger King for the first time in three years. I wanted to try out ...
Mike Adams’ Natural News anti-GMO and conspiracy site banned from Facebook
Natural News has nearly 3 million Facebook followers, more than Infowars and Alex Jones combined before Facebook banned them from ...
Why did CNN interview the ‘food babe’ about the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak?
The Food and Drug Administration’s urgent warning about a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak left many Americans wondering .... what ...
Transcendental Meditation: The strange religious practice behind America’s anti-GMO movement
Celebs from Katy Perry to Ivanka say Transcendental Meditation [TM] helps them focus. The movement’s chief promises more: quasi-magical powers ...
You might soon be able to sell your DNA in cryptocurrency
[I]f a new startup is successful, you will soon be able to spit in a cup, upload your genetic code ...
Bacterial DNA used in innovative Hepatitis B vaccines
Two hepatitis B virus vaccines are currently on the market. Earlier this month, however, the Food and Drug Administration licensed ...
Hepatitis B treatable with unique new strategy—using bacterial DNA
Two hepatitis B virus vaccines are currently on the market. Earlier in November, however, the Food and Drug Administration licensed ...
Could doctors use DNA tests to screen for opiate addiction?
[Part of] what makes addiction so complex is that one might have a family history or genetic profile...and not develop ...
Food safety scientist predicted Chipotle’s E. coli outbreak 8 years ago
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Dr. Douglas Powell saw ...
Can new IVF procedure beat biological clock on pregnancy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The female biological clock ...
Do gut bacteria play role in eating disorders?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Our guts are home ...
Can microbes be a cause, and cure, for Alzheimer’s?
One great frustration of longer-living humans is that millions of us will one day lose our minds. Our essence will whither ...
What does the health data explosion mean for you?
From the recent rise of digitized health records to a dramatic increase in full DNA sequences to devices that measure ...
Chipotle caught lying on GMO-free claim
The fear of ‘Frankenfoods’ remains so widespread, so deeply—if wrongly—embedded in the popular ‘natural’ foods movement that Chipotle stands to ...
DNA screening not always useful for predicting health problems
Let’s say you have a whole lot of money. Let’s say you have so much money that, even after you’ve ...
CRISPR-Cas9: How to move forward with revolutionary new DNA editing technology
In 2012, scientists in the U.S. and Sweden invented a technology as potentially life-altering as splitting the atom. One that ...
