Genetic Literacy Project
‘Agrochemical academic complex’: Should industry fund research?
According to a recent piece in the NYT: Industry funded researchers are shills and the rest are tree-hugging greenies. UC ...
Gene editing tool conundrum: CRISPR competitor NgAgo challenged over unreproducible results
A Chinese biologist raised the hopes of the scientific community when he announced the discovery of a gene editing tool ...
Teenager raped to death in US Animal Research Center (NY Times’ Michael Moss’ F in journalism)
In January 2015, New York Times journalist Michael Moss skewered the research protocols of the US Meat Animal Research Center ...
Talking Biotech: Kentucky’s Paul Vincelli, Florida’s Kevin Folta: Drop ‘GMO’ to improve public discourse on biotech
Kentucky's Paul Vincelli, Florida's Kevin Folta: Drop 'GMO' to improve public discourse on biotech ...
Viewpoint: Desperately seeking a new FDA commissioner, a critical presidential appointment
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. In the Trump administration, we ...
Jon Entine breaks taboos on sports and ‘race’, and the future of human genetic research
Why are black athletes--15% of the world population is of African descent--overrepresented in elite football and basketball, and in world ...
Can water protect you from glyphosate ‘poisoning’? Gilles-Eric Séralini’s homeopathy “detox” hoax
The controversial French scientist fronts for a homeopathy company that has funded much of his research. What does mainstream science ...
Vampire therapy: Can blood from the young fight aging?
Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has expressed his reluctance to age quite vocally. He has also put his money where ...
Addressing all farmers’ challenges: Taking ideology out of the glyphosate and ‘superweed’ debate
Hardy weeds that develop from continued use of a limited control system are problems for all farmers. This is not ...
Talking Biotech: Oxford’s Greger Larson on how grey wolves evolved to become man’s most loyal companion
Oxford's Greger Larson on how gray wolves evolved to become man’s most loyal companion ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week, December 19, 2016
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Top stories from 2016
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented ...
Nature editorial ‘exploits public anxiety’ on endocrine disruptors
In December, the European Union member states will vote on proposed legislation to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Nature carried an editorial ...
Viewpoint: We can reduce government waste, fraud and abuse–just by not being stupid
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Charlie Munger, financial wizard ...
Mystery of rare diseases: Why diagnoses remain elusive
Milo Loretzen is one of only three people in the world known to have been diagnosed with a mutation in ...
Farmer: Why I choose to grow genetically engineered crops
GMO supporters generally stick to positive talking points about the technology, while critics stick to the negative. Terry Daynard, a ...
Read GLP’s Jon Entine’s Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything’ on pesticides and the ‘bee-pocalypse’
December 13, from 2-4 pm EST, GLP's executive director, Jon Entine, will be holding a Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" ...
Talking Biotech: Missouri’s Mel Oliver on the myth of GMO terminator genes
Missouri’s Mel Oliver on the myth of GMO terminator genes ...
Environmental activist hypocrisy? ‘No’ to GMO mosquito but ‘yes’ to irradiated screwworm fly
Voters in Florida have approved a trial release of sterile, GM mosquitoes, which could reduce wild populations of disease-carrying ones ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week, December 12, 2016
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Watch how epigenetic changes cause cancer
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented ...
Activist journalists, NGOs disinformation campaign against approved, fast-growing GMO salmon
There is a growing body of evidence pointing to the safety, utility and necessity of precision breeding (aka genetic modification) ...
Why racial diversity in genetics studies matters in patient care
DNA is approximately 99.5 percent similar across all humans. But there are key differences in that remaining half percent. Those ...
Oregon teacher: Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva talk slippery on facts
On November 21, 2016, prominent GMO critic Vandana Shiva, gave a presentation at the Peace Center at Lane Community College ...
Viewpoint: On ‘GMOs’, The New York Times violates the rule of holes: When you’re in a hole, stop digging
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The New York Times ...
Honeybees are not in crisis, but what about beekeepers?
While it's now acknowledged that honeybee populations aren’t declining, some of the focus of concern has shifted from the pollinators ...
Big chill: Extreme exposure from cryotherapy probably doesn’t enhance athletic performance
Cryotherapy is quite the rage among pro-athletes as a means to improve performance and stave off injury. Lebron James reportedly ...
Buy only “hormone free” meat? Farmer says don’t be fooled by deceptive labels
No poultry, pork or beef that you eat contains added hormones. Instead of capitalizing on fear and misleading consumers into ...
