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Food Evolution interview: Could ‘pro science’ documentary inspire a pro-GMO food movement?

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Food Evolution director Scott Hamilton Kennedy talks with the Genetic Literacy Project about the film's funding, and challenges the "ruthless ...
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Designer babies? US scientists swap DNA in embryos, replacing mutation that causes heart problems

Ricki Lewis | Genetic Literacy Project | 
The breakthrough procedure might better be called 'gene correction' rather than gene editing. It could revolutionize genetic disease treatments, but ...
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Food Evolution director Scott Hamilton Kennedy: ‘I wanted to reset the debate’ over food and farming

Tim Barker | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Oscar-nominated director talks with the Genetic Literacy Project about the reaction his documentary has received, both from GMO critics and ...
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Podcast: NY Times reports glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. What’s the science?

Biologist David Oppenheimer, nutritionist Shelley McGuire: Pro-organic group's glyphosate analysis no substitute for peer-reviewed science ...
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‘We are all mutants’: Why genetic testing struggles to provide answers

Genetic tests often can help us diagnose disorders and determine risk factors for disease. But uncertainties surrounding genetic mutations makes ...
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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – July 31, 2017

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Herbicide-tainted Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? NY Times falls for anti-science group’s dubious attack on glyphosate | Kevin Folta Ignore at ...
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Are our views on religion, astrology and new-age beliefs hardwired?

Our beliefs, including irrational ones such as an embrace of pseudoscience and 'fake news', have been shown to be somewhat ...
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Behind the NY Times glyphosate fiasco: Why anti-GMO activists turned on Ben & Jerry’s

The pile-on against Ben & Jerry's — "outed" for having traces of glyphosate in its ice creams — seems like ...
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Herbicide-tainted Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? NY Times falls for anti-science group’s dubious attack on glyphosate

The Organic Consumers Association uses junk science testing organization to claim ice cream contains trace parts-per-billion of glyphosate—at least tens ...
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Isolated influenza mutations may help predict future global flu trends

A study of flu evolution in four patients with long-term infections revealed mutations that later appeared, independently, around the world ...
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Viewpoint: On GMO regulation, USDA hits the ‘cluelessness trifecta’

Editor's note: This story previously appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. Federal officials sometimes ...
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Viewpoint: California activists ‘gamed system’ to get glyphosate herbicide labeled as carcinogen

Environmental activists found the perfect targets to help them defame the popular herbicide glyphosate — widely-accepted as safe — in ...
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How facial recognition software may help identify genetic disorders

The technology might help in diagnosing rare genetic disorders. But the depiction of its promises and challenges by the media ...
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Dicamba drift fiasco: Example of failed GMO-related chemical technology?

Several states have banned the use of a recently reformulated dicamba herbicide after farmers complained about damaging chemical drift. Identifying ...
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Ignore at your own peril: Race plays role in cancer and other health risks

It may be uncomfortable to discuss, but there are genetic and biological differences among races and genders. Ignoring these factors ...
Opinion: Anti-GMO documentaries on Hawaii farming warp reality

Opinion: Anti-GMO documentaries on Hawaii farming warp reality

A movement in Hawaii promotes the romanticized view that the world can be fed locally and without farm pesticides and ...
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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – July 24, 2017

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How Berkeley-led academics conspired with anti-GMO groups to attack Food Evolution movie | Stephan Neidenbach Why identifying ‘autism genes’ is so ...
Podcast: Uruguay's over-reaching GMO regulations stifle home-grown solutions

Podcast: Uruguay’s over-reaching GMO regulations stifle home-grown solutions

Uruguayan GMO researcher Sabina Vidal: Burdensome regulations mean farmers rely on soy seeds from US corporations ...
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Making the case for sustainability in ‘industrial agriculture’

Attacks on GMOs are often a proxy for criticisms of globalization, synthetic chemicals and what has come to be called ...
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Why identifying ‘autism genes’ is so elusive

Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
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15 years after debuting GMO crops, Colombia’s switch has benefited farmers and environment

GM crops saved water, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and provided farmers and the rest of Colombia with a variety of ...
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Did life originate on Earth? It’s becoming more difficult to say ‘yes’

Discovery of Earth-sized planets and of microbial fossils as old as 4.5 billion years may shed light on the question ...
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With GMO insect-resistant sugarcane approval, Brazilian farmers poised to reap benefits of biotech pipeline

With the approval of Brazil's fourth genetically-engineered crop--insect-resistant sugarcane--Brazil is emerging as the most genetically innovative developing country ...
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Gut feeling: Microbiota could aid fight against depression, high blood pressure and weight gain

The trillions of microorganisms in the gut affect our physical and mental state in myriad ways. Can we influence this ...
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Rare genetic diseases can arise from unsuspecting carriers

Ben Locwin | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Discovery of the rare disease -- marked by blindness, deafness, fragile bones and albinism -- could lead to genetic screening ...
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Podcast: Nobel laureates mobilize against Greenpeace to reverse campaign to block vitamin-enhanced Golden Rice

Sir Richard Roberts: Nobel laureates must speak out activists like Greenpeace falsely claim GMOs pose unique health or ecological dangers ...
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How Berkeley-led academics conspired with anti-GMO groups to attack Food Evolution movie

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Emails show the Pesticide Action Network, Center for Food Safety, and Friends of the Earth helped write and promote a ...
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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – July 17, 2017

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Activists attack humanitarian ‘GMO’ corn shipment to Haiti — but seeds aren’t genetically engineered | Kevin Folta Smoking and health: Genetic ...
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