Genetic Literacy Project
Talking Biotech: Can biotechnology help protect forests from pests, pathogens and climate change?
University of Kentucky forest researcher Ellen Crocker: Genetic engineering, speed breeding and gene drives could help fend off threats to ...
Does Consumer Reports mislead readers by promoting Non-GMO Project label?
Consumer Reports claims to provide consumers with unbiased information about products and services. But the site is accused of exploiting ...
How to resist health scares: Review of Geoffrey Kabat’s ‘Getting Risk Right’
Public health regulations, particularly as regards to chemicals, are often driven by precautionary fears stirred by sloppy reporting sparked by ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – June 5, 2017
10 GMO memes supported by science | Stephan Neidenbach CRISPR study reporting ‘off-target mutations’ draws skepticism from other researchers | Ian Haydon Bette Midler ...
Biofortification: Is it the next ‘Green Revolution’ for more nutritious food?
Plant breeders and biotechnologists are working to make crops more nutritious--a process called biofortification--to improve the diets and health of ...
CRISPR study reporting ‘off-target mutations’ draws skepticism from other researchers
A new study found an alarming number of “off-target mutations” in mice that had their genes edited with CRISPR. But ...
Read ELP’s Nicholas Staropoli Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Epigenetics: Hype and Health
Editor’s Note: On Friday, June 2nd from 1pm–3pm EDT, ELP director Nicholas Staropoli hosted a Reddit-science Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) about the hype surrounding ...
Bette Midler criticizes Monsanto’s seed patent contracts—and gets schooled by farmers
Bette Midler attempted to "educate" her Twitter followers about the contracts farmers sign with Monsanto, prohibiting saving and replanting of ...
Sustainability myth: Stanford misleads students about organic farming’s reduced environmental impact
The promotion of 'sustainable' organic farming at one of the nation's top universities shows just how pervasive myths about conventional ...
Question of intelligence: How much can we attribute to our genes?
A new study offers evidence that intelligence is primarily affected by our genes. But that doesn't mean education, healthy living ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Microbiome boom; and What links Native American repatriations to epigenetics? Nothing
This week’s features: CNN story on UCLA professor botches 'epigenetics and Indians'; and why you shouldn't trust personalized microbiome tests--yet ...
Talking Biotech: Plants that ‘protect themselves’ and reduce pesticide may be future of crop biotechnology
Genetic engineering pioneer Calgene's Maurice Moloney on developing plants that 'naturally' fend off pests ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – May 30, 2017
How a Facebook journey changed one critic’s mind about GMOs | Julie Mellor-Trupp Fake news is nothing new: 6 pseudo-news websites ...
What role might genes play in ‘creating’ terrorists?
As more terrorism sweeps across the globe, scientists begin to look at a biological basis for organized violent behavior ...
‘Science mom’ challenges meal delivery service Blue Apron’s non-GMO food policy
Blue Apron's non-GMO policy stirs up a hornets' nest of reaction by pro-science moms on a quest to take on ...
Lose energy after eating broccoli or taking aspirin? Mystery behind salicylate intolerance
The rare disorder has proven difficult for doctors to diagnose, but some estimates suggest the condition is more common than ...
Talking Biotech: Can ‘vertical farming’ help feed world’s growing population?
What is the potential for agriculture to move indoors—and into cities—as we try to feed more people on less land? ...
Can the evolution of elephants show us how to treat, prevent cancer?
Elephants have had 55 million years to figure out how to resist cancer. An analysis shows that elephants express many ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – May 22, 2017
Activists claim that without long-term studies, GMOs cannot be considered safe: What does science say? | Jon Entine Colon cancer rates spiking ...
Early warning child allergy detection system? Competing theories of how to inoculate children against developing reactions
Allergic reactions to foods can strike young children without warning. Now, a controversial blood test may be able to detect ...
Activists claim that without long-term studies, GMOs cannot be considered safe: What does science say?
No multi-generational GMO food studies? Bollocks. There are dozens, and all conclude biotech seeds are as safe or safer than ...
Conflict of interest? Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott’s connections to organic industry raise concerns
Journalist Tom Philpott, who covers food and farming issues at Mother Jones, was recently the keynote speaker at a fundraising ...
Colon cancer rates spiking among millennials, but no one knows why
It might be tempting for activists to blame GMOs for the rise in colon cancer rates among younger people, but ...
Infographic: Who to trust—and who not to trust—about food and farming
With conflicting claims about scientific topics everywhere on the internet, it’s hard to know who to trust. This is especially ...
Cesarean section: How this booming birth procedure influences human evolution
The rising use of C-sections around the world is altering the survival rates of mothers and fetuses who might not ...
10 years after Colony Collapse Disorder scare, what have we learned about the plight of bees?
Managed honey bees are afflicted by a range of pests, viruses and predators--the worst being the Varroa mite--that have been ...
Infographic: 6 ‘snake oil salesmen’ who profit from food fears
Several activists opposed to genetic engineering run small media empires, including websites, TV and radio programs. Scientists say they are ...
Environmental health: Study linking chemicals and pollution to increased cancers misses mark
Albert Einstein epidemiologist: A hyped study found lung cancer in men DECREASES as environmental quality gets worse but there is ...
