Genetic Literacy Project

New research gives expectant mothers reason to be more cautious with air pollution, which can cause damage to the critical ...

If the European Union eventually phases out all the popular glyphosate herbicide, the loss of farm productivity could cost Europe ...

Following revelations that IARC withheld data showing the herbicide glyphosate does not cause cancer, French molecular geneticist Marcel Kuntz calls ...

CRISPR breathing new life into crop breeding—can it avoid GMO controversy? | Andrew Porterfield Viewpoint: Genetic engineering’s benefits extend far beyond ...

Journalist Emily Mullin: Gene therapies becoming more promising but restricted in humans because of safety concerns, prompting some researchers to ...

Scientists are slowly uncovering the genes and mechanisms that cause mental health disorders, but we are a long way from ...

Both organic and conventional farmers use pesticides, but these chemicals are rampant in nature and many natural ones are more ...

Scientists are looking for evidence of extraterrestrial communication across interstellar space. But what if other intelligent life forms are using ...

In discussing biotechnology, too much controversy is focused on the crops developed by Monsanto and its competitors. Genetic engineering is ...

The Trump Administration and Congress should rein in the FDA's regulatory overreach on genetically engineered animals, which is stifling important ...

IITA scientists: GMOs could help fend off nematode crop pests in Africa, but educating policymakers and public about the benefits ...

Viewpoint: From Non-GMO to gluten-free, ‘fake transparency’ in food labeling offers little but higher prices | Brandon McFadden Fighting antibiotic ‘superbugs’—DNA ...

Some scientists argue that our individual microbiomes are unique enough that they can be used to help identify the perpetrators ...

Supermarket tomatoes have a sorry reputation for looking great but tasting like cardboard. Short of growing only heirloom tomatoes, the ...

For more than a century, IQ tests have been used to measure IQ. But their use is hotly debated by ...

The successful effort to contain an outbreak of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) at a UK hospital demonstrates the ...

At what point does food labeling become less about transparency and more about marketing strategy? A new federal law mandating ...

As European politicians move toward blocking the use of glyphosate, farmers there are facing the prospect of using less-effective replacements ...

An effort is underway to streamline the way we name genetic diseases, with an emphasis on imparting useful medical information, ...

The distant relative of rapeseed could solve one of the problems faced by fish farms -- growing fish with the ...

USDA scraps overhaul of GMO and gene edited crop regulations that biotech advocates viewed as ‘unscientific’ | Paul McDivitt Gene therapy ...

Calyxt's Dan Voytas: Using TALEN gene editing to create soybeans with healthier oil, high fiber wheat and canola with lower ...

An organic farmer speaks out on the similarities between conventional and organic--and the benefits farmers can receive from using both ...

Being apathetic may feel like following the path of least resistance. But studies of apathy in the brain show otherwise ...

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviewed anti-GMO activist scientist Theirry Vrain and published an article featuring several false and misleading claims ...

Space exploration experts worry over what will happen if a human expedition introduces Earth's microbes to Mars. Are those concerns ...

Doctors treated a 7-year-old boy’s devastating genetic skin disease—junctional epidermolysis bullosa—by genetically modifying his stem cells to create a new ...

With the sudden departure of IARC head Christopher Wild, here's a wish list put together by David Zaruk, who offers ...