Genetic Literacy Project
Genetics may have played a part in electing Trump president
Do our genetics influence whether we lean to the political left or right? It's obviously more complicated than that, but ...
Video GMO story: The near death and rescue of the Hawaiian papaya
The anti-GMO movement in Hawaii grew into a sizable force in 2013 thanks to funding and directional support from activist ...
The future is here: 3 ways technology can improve sustainability
Generating energy and using more land for crops increases atmospheric greenhouse gas levels. So does livestock farming. But there are ...
UC Davis’ Alison Van Eenennaam’s deep dive into latest Séralini GMOs-are-dangerous paper
The controversial paper by the Séralini team challenges a central tenet of biotech proponents: are GM crops 'substantially equivalent' to ...
Talking Biotech: Marketing expert Jay Baer’s tips on communicating about GMOs
Marketing expert Jay Baer's tips on communicating about GMOs ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week, January 9, 2017
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Real story of anti-GMO sensation Rachel Parent: Idealist or pawn of ‘natural’ marketers?
Teen anti-GMO activist Rachel Parent tours the world, 'testifying' at anti-GMO tribunals and delivers Ted Talks about the dangers of ...
What genetics reveals about traditional Chinese medicine
Can Chinese medicine impact the human genome, and deliver on its promises? A variety of individual responses to these therapies ...
Why business journalists should not write on science: Washington Post botches India GMO cotton exposé
Business reporters should not attempt to write about science--a point underscored by a botched Washington Post "investigation" about growing cotton ...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: Can strong magnetics revive your sex drive?
If TMS, which is already FDA approved to treat depression, can reverse sexual dysfunction, it would be a boon particularly ...
Viewpoint: Rachel Carson’s “heedless and destructive acts”
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. Environmental activists gathered last month ...
‘Agrochemical academic complex’: Should industry fund research?
According to a recent piece in the NYT: Industry funded researchers are shills and the rest are tree-hugging greenies. UC ...
Talking Biotech: Kentucky’s Paul Vincelli, Florida’s Kevin Folta: Drop ‘GMO’ to improve public discourse on biotech
Kentucky's Paul Vincelli, Florida's Kevin Folta: Drop 'GMO' to improve public discourse on biotech ...
Gene editing tool conundrum: CRISPR competitor NgAgo challenged over unreproducible results
A Chinese biologist raised the hopes of the scientific community when he announced the discovery of a gene editing tool ...
Teenager raped to death in US Animal Research Center (NY Times’ Michael Moss’ F in journalism)
In January 2015, New York Times journalist Michael Moss skewered the research protocols of the US Meat Animal Research Center ...
Viewpoint: Desperately seeking a new FDA commissioner, a critical presidential appointment
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. In the Trump administration, we ...
Jon Entine breaks taboos on sports and ‘race’, and the future of human genetic research
Why are black athletes--15% of the world population is of African descent--overrepresented in elite football and basketball, and in world ...
Can water protect you from glyphosate ‘poisoning’? Gilles-Eric Séralini’s homeopathy “detox” hoax
The controversial French scientist fronts for a homeopathy company that has funded much of his research. What does mainstream science ...
Vampire therapy: Can blood from the young fight aging?
Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has expressed his reluctance to age quite vocally. He has also put his money where ...
Talking Biotech: Oxford’s Greger Larson on how grey wolves evolved to become man’s most loyal companion
Oxford's Greger Larson on how gray wolves evolved to become man’s most loyal companion ...
Addressing all farmers’ challenges: Taking ideology out of the glyphosate and ‘superweed’ debate
Hardy weeds that develop from continued use of a limited control system are problems for all farmers. This is not ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week, December 19, 2016
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Top stories from 2016
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented ...
Nature editorial ‘exploits public anxiety’ on endocrine disruptors
In December, the European Union member states will vote on proposed legislation to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Nature carried an editorial ...
Viewpoint: We can reduce government waste, fraud and abuse–just by not being stupid
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Charlie Munger, financial wizard ...
Mystery of rare diseases: Why diagnoses remain elusive
Milo Loretzen is one of only three people in the world known to have been diagnosed with a mutation in ...
Farmer: Why I choose to grow genetically engineered crops
GMO supporters generally stick to positive talking points about the technology, while critics stick to the negative. Terry Daynard, a ...
Read GLP’s Jon Entine’s Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything’ on pesticides and the ‘bee-pocalypse’
December 13, from 2-4 pm EST, GLP's executive director, Jon Entine, will be holding a Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" ...
