Genetic Literacy Project

A year ago, Mother Jones published a balanced report on crop biotechnology, embracing the global consensus that GMOs are safe--a ...

For those who hate GMOs, the Westminster Dog Show must be quite a nightmare-inducing event: Humans, over the course of ...

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Neighboring organic farmers and GMO farmers struggle to coexist amid fears of gene flow through cross pollination. Yet agricultural scientists ...

21 people die every day in the US awaiting a transplant. A shortage of organs means a shortage of organs ...

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Arrhythmia is a largely a genetic condition that can greatly hinder--or in the rare case of Beethoven, inspire--life. New research ...

Journalists and commentators often use the terms "anti-GMO" and "pro-GMO" as shorthand to guide the reader through ideological thickets. But ...

The anti-GMO community has gotten a lot of propaganda mileage out of demonizing GM crops as Frankenstein's creation. GLP guest ...

An investigation using DNA barcoding of four giant retailers--Walmart, GNC, Target and Walgreen's--finds most supplements do not contain the herbs ...

There is a groundswell of popular support for crop biotechnology among African farmers, with Uganda and Burkina Faso the most ...

The most read stories over the last week on human and agricultural genetics and biotechnology from the Genetic Literacy Project ...

At the National Research Council's public webinar on GM crops, three sociologists, known for their concerns about the cultural impact ...

Despite the yuck factor, bacteria that colonize our bodies are proving to be an effective source of medical treatments including ...

While having been one of the visible opponents for vaccinations, the View's  host Jenny McCarthy made a bit of a startling ...

Animal biotech has been stifled by political opposition. Could technological advances that move away from classic genetic engineering to novel ...

Could a key factor in the obesity epidemic be attributed to the disruption of our metabolic functions (which are intended ...

DNA can remain stable in bones for millions of years. Can it be mined to resurrect long-dead velociraptors? Woolly mammoths? ...

What, precisely, is Precision Medicine? It's pretty much everything. The ambition of the plan is admirable, but the hurdles in ...

In the hands of activists and sloppy reporters, breakthrough research on setting genetic 'kill switches' to prevent synthetic genes from ...

March Against Monsanto has evolved into a cultural event symbolizing the most strident and scientifically questionable side of the anti-technology ...

This past week, here are the #TOP6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world. Please ...

It is fashionable in Africa to blame everyinexplicable heath condition on genetic engineered food. It's part of a campaign organized ...

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Scientists blame the media and the lack of quality K-12 STEM education for large differences between public opinion and scientific ...

Hibernation is a wonderful option for a small crew of explorers, but for a distant planet with an Earth Like ...

This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The quality and reproducibility ...

Last week, a group of food science students from the IFT Student Association (IFTSA) wrote a letter to the "Food Babe", Vani ...