Genetic Literacy Project
From GMO hater to biotechnology advocate: One person’s Facebook journey
An anti-GMO, pro-organic mom became a staunch defender of modern agriculture following a social media encounter that prompted her to ...
Digitizing DNA: Real reasons to worry about cyberbiosecurity
The intersection between biology and digital technology opens the door for incredible discoveries, but also creates opportunities for dangerous events, ...
Current biotech regulations create animal and crop approval blocks and bottlenecks but gene editing may open new doors
The cost of current biotech industry regulations might not be obvious to consumers, but it’s clear to researchers. “We’ve got ...
Meat wars: Sourcing from animals may not be what distinguishes meat from ‘meat alternatives’
The US Cattlemen's Association is making a pre-emptive strike against potentially misleading marketing for the next wave of meat alternatives ...
How the genetics revolution is upending our concept of disease—and how that could improve healthcare
What is a disease? This seemingly abstract and theoretical question is actually among the most practical questions in all of ...
How Russia tried to turn America against GMOs and agricultural biotechnology and sow ideological discord
How serious was secret Russian interventionism when it comes to creating public discord over US farming and agricultural trade policy? ...
Exploring the alternate reality of Natural News’ Mike Adams’ online ’empire of misinformation’
If there is a Wonderland filled with health scares, monsters, and miraculous concoctions, Mike Adams is building it. And its ...
Transforming modern medicine doesn’t have to be high tech or expensive
While intricate high-tech breakthroughs are incredible, it's important to realize the value of low-cost and low-tech ingenuity ...
Viewpoint: Regulatory overreach looms as obstacle for New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) in agriculture
The fast-moving world of plant breeding — fueled by advances in CRISPR and other techniques — has tossed a wrench ...
GMO coffee is on the horizon—but will we drink it?
Remember the Gros Michel banana? If you're under the age of seventy, you probably don't. That's because in the 1950s ...
Getting to the roots of insomnia and what you can do about it
Ever struggle with sleep? Almost all of us will at some point our lifetime. Several factors are at play--including travel ...
Viewpoint: Bans on neonicotinoid insecticides may not actually help bees
Public pressure is growing in Australia to ban the sale of pesticides called neonicotinoids because of their harmful effects on bees. The ...
Biodiversity is more than just beauty: ‘It is the very apparatus that holds us steady’
Biodiversity is integral to life, but is more than just a huge number of species: It also represents the variations ...
15 surprising GMO and gene-edited crop advances underway in South and Central America
Latin America is a vital region in the global production of genetically modified (GM) crops, with Brazil and Argentina ranked ...
Are consumer genetic tests misused by doctors and alternative health providers?
Health practitioners with little or no training or perspective in genetics are dabbling in this rapidly advancing field. Utilizing results ...
Talking Biotech: ‘Farm Babe’ Michelle Miller takes on critics of GMOs, modern farming
Writer Michelle Miller: The 'Food Babe' is critical of those who marginalize farmers and farming, and a powerful voice for ...
Engineering more digestible grass could reduce livestock pastures and give us cheaper biofuels
The problem with grass is that it has tough cellular walls that make it difficult to digest. But researchers say ...
How the vampire bat came to feed on blood, and what we can learn from its droppings
Why do the three species of vampire bats eat only blood, compared to the 1,240 other species that are perfectly ...
Understanding the genetics of height—and why it matters in the fight against many human disorders
Hoping to help researchers find links between diseases and mutations, the UK Biobank opened its vault last summer, allowing access ...
Reinforcing the human heart: Integrating human cells, electronics and nanomaterials
Future of heart care: Cardiac patch that doesn't merely beat, but also provides monitoring and, if needed, electrical stimulation and ...
Africa could become a world agricultural leader in CRISPR and other new breeding techniques (NBTs)
It is 8:30 East African Standard Time. I disembark from a van filled with science journalists from Kampala, Uganda and ...
Review of Whitewash (or Hogwash?): Carey Gillam’s glyphosate book betrays science, undermines our understanding of cancer
Last fall a new book hit the shelves, timed to coincide with public hearings on the European Union’s re-authorization of ...
With imaging advances, brain researchers no longer rely on cadavers and freak accidents
The increased use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a research tool could lead to better understanding of a wide ...
Chasing the ‘warrior gene’ and why it looks like a dud so far
The year is 2025. The US has gone to war. Young Americans are being conscripted in droves, and those with ...
Viewpoint: How European activists lobby for a glyphosate ban despite findings of its safety
In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for ...
Cancer quest: Moonshot initiative melds genetic data with supercomputers, but keep expectations in check
It’s been two years since the Cancer Moonshot Initiative was unveiled during President Obama’s final State of the Union speech ...
Piecing together the complex puzzle of the brain’s decision-making functions
A group of 21 neuroscientists are joining forces in an effort to better understand how different parts of the brain ...
USDA data confirm organic yields significantly lower than with conventional farming
Government data comparing yields of organic vs. conventional farms finds a sharp yield edge for conventional on more than 84 ...
