Genetic Literacy Project
Pesticides Part III: Comparing pesticide use in agroecological and conventional agriculture
The World Health Organization's IARC committee categorization of glyphosate has been widely celebrated by anti-GMO activists at the same time ...
Drug reverses aging — in rats. Could it help humans?
An allergy drug shows promising results in retarding or reversing aging in rodents. What are next steps to see if ...
Myth busting: Pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture-Part II
Our food is filled with many scary sounding chemicals. Here is a why you should be taken in by foodie ...
Myth busting: Pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture
What is in a name? Plenty! Can pesticides be medicine? Vice versa? As we will attempt to show, there is ...
Medical first use of gene editing in humans, reversing leukemia, points to promising future
With this leukemia reversal, gene editing has now demonstrated remarkable promise and fueled optimism about future uses. But experts urge ...
Chipotle, Whole Foods struggle after GMO food demonization campaigns
Is this a case of exploiting idealism, and its backlash? Two darlings of the foodie movement that have risen in ...
Under attack by anti-GMO activists, Kevin Folta ordered to suspend Talking Biotech podcasts by University of Florida
Under assault by anti-GMO activists, Kevin Folta forced to suspend Talking Biotech by University of Florida ...
Transgenic tinkering here to stay: Embracing biotechnology in the home
Just as people today need to be computer literate, competing in the near future will require genetic literacy too, so ...
Gene therapy on brink of golden age: Here’s why
Just as vaccination began first for smallpox, then expanded to a handful of other diseases and has since expanded to ...
Glyphosate is no bee killer
The science is in. Challenging anti-GMO claims, glyphosate (Roundup) doesn't kill bees, unless you drop a bottle of it on ...
Another bungled correlation study on bee health dangers of neonics
How the belief that neonics are primary threat to honey bees despite hard evidence pointing to Varroa mites and other ...
Talking Biotech: ‘Clean, Green and Ethical’ animal production and farming
Australian professor Graeme Martin on low cost, sustainable farming and animal production ...
Unlikely alliance: How GMOs and Ecomodernism brought two ideologically opposite moms together
Two moms--both former skeptics of GMOs and from opposite sides of the political spectrum--find common ground in their support of ...
The high-risk world of rare genetic diseases
judging from headlines, rare diseases seem like afflictions of the wealthy. But they are widespread and attention is finally drawing ...
Trick or Treat: The tale of ‘dangerous’ Pumpkin Spice Latte
Starbucks is following other food companies in caving to foodie demonization campaigns about chemicals. Why that hurts all of us ...
Uganda’s President Museveni endorses GMOs, tipping scales in reluctant parliament
Talking directly to members of the Ugandan Parliament and several farmers who continue to suffer the burden of banana bacterial ...
Scare stories on ‘uncontrolled spread’ of GMOs spreading uncontrollably: They’re misguided
The world wide web has become inundated with anti-GMO sentiment, spreading fast like an invasive species and casting GMOs as ...
CRISPR crisis: Is UK researcher’s human embryo gene editing research cause for worry?
A UK researcher has applied for a license to conduct human embryo genome editing research, raising concerns among some that ...
Facing drought-induced food shortage, Zimbabwe confronts GMO dilemma
The southern African country is facing an acute food shortage because of an extended drought. Politicians remain resistant to a ...
Talking Biotech: Genetic improvements and virus resistance of cassava, African staple
Cassava focus: Barbara Schaal on natural history of African staple; Nigel Taylor on GM virus resistance ...
Gene therapy for malaria: Benefits far outweigh the risks
There's a new treatment emerging for malaria, a kind of gene therapy that makes the malaria parasite more susceptible to ...
If GMOs are safe, why aren’t they labeled? Straight answer to a valid question
The 'right to know' sounds so intuitively attractive, which is probably why some polls show American strongly support mandatory GMO ...
Has FDA approval of 23andMe tests put the personal genetics revolution back on track?
Fresh off FDA approval, 23andMe is selling its direct-to-consumer tests again. What does this mean for personal genetics testing as ...
Am I hurting my child feeding him GMOs? From mommy guilt to mommy outrage
Everyone from your neighbor to the TV chef to the plumber waxes about the importance of feeding your child 'safer' ...
Colicins dilemma: Bio-pharmed food-borne illness-fighting drug in anti GMO dungeon
Colicins are a natural antibacterial that could help reduce outbreaks of infectious disease. But they face a lot of opposition ...
