Genetic Literacy Project
Anti-GMO “Right to Know” movement cashing in on scaring and confusing consumers
We have no right to know if our food is GMO. Why? Because the term “GMO” is an arbitrary classification ...
Is CRISPR gene editing advanced enough to warrant human testing?
Some experts say CRISPR-edited humans could be here in 5 years, but scientists are quickly moving to self-regulate experimentation with ...
How is Chipotle’s PR gimmick going? Left and right agree food chain public face of science illiteracy
The food chain's "bold" move, announcing a faux ban on GMOs in its food, has blown up big time. Chipotle ...
Gut bacteria easy scapegoat to explain diseases, but connections hard to prove
Blamed simultaneously for obesity, diabetes, bowel disease and even Alzheimer’s the colonies of bacteria that live in our gut get ...
India as GMO battleground: Separating myths from science
India has emerged as the epicenter of the anti-GMO movement in the developing world. What are the major claims of ...
Are GMOs increasing profits of farmers and biotech companies at environment’s expense?
Many people, particularly those embracing organic foods, worry whether GMOs might negatively impact the environment. What does the evidence say? ...
Is organic farming anti-science? Organic dairy farmer’s appeal for co-existence
GLP's newest contributing writer, a Canadian, is a former conventional farmer who went organic a few years ago. Now she ...
As success grows for Bangladesh’s Bt brinjal (eggplant), Mae-Wan Ho renews GMO disinformation campaign
The sky is falling in Bangladesh, at least according to anti-GMO campaigners determined to reframe as a failure one of ...
Consumer Reports ‘pesticides in produce’ guide sidesteps science, promotes organics
Consumer Reports 30-page “From Crop to Table: Pesticide Use in Produce” stumbles yet again on the science and is heavy ...
Anti-GMO groups in Bangladesh spread misinformation about Bt eggplant ‘failure’
Recent news reports in Bangladesh have suggested a growing food and farming disaster linked directly to GMOs. It's a manufactured ...
Radiophobia: Dental x-rays can kill you!–and other sage advice from the Land of Oz
We evolved in an environment that provides constant low level radiation. Our cells are good at dealing with it, and ...
Viewpoint: Chipotle: The strangest restaurant menu ever
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Chipotle Mexican grill announced ...
Has agroecology been hijacked by activists more concerned about anti-GMO purity than sustainability?
Agroecology is widely touted as an alternative to farming that uses GMOs. Yet it's really about, or should be about, ...
Ethical and science conundrum: Did reporters, scientists miss nuances of embryo gene-editing story?
Report from China of the first genetically modified human embryos using gene editing technologies has resulted in a collective response ...
Coffee: Guilty pleasure or life saving elixir?
Coffee is ubiquitous, grown in more than 70 countries. But it's also a drug, with caffeine as the primary psychoactive ...
India emerging as epicenter of GMO crop research but foreign financed protests slow adoption
European anti-GMO activists have invaded and colonized India, gumming up the regulatory process in a massive foreign-based scare campaign, slowing ...
Why farmers buy (OMG!) GMO seeds from (WTF) ‘evil’ corporations
Each spring, farmers get to choose which seeds to buy. No, they are not trapped into buying genetically modified seeds ...
Precision medicine revolution hits cost and tech barriers
Tailoring medicine to our personal DNA once promised revolutionary treatments and near miracle cures, but at the intersection of health, ...
Viewpoint: The dirt on Earth Day: Chemophobia masquerading as environmentalism
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Wednesday will be the ...
Working woman’s dilemma: Freeze your eggs or freeze your career?
If you're a woman in your late twenties or beyond, if you have no serious life partner, or if you ...
Worried about eating a bacon burger? That’s orthorexia–Misplaced obsessions of the affluent
It’s become very fashionable to get overly focused and concerned over the food choices we have. Guess what: That's as ...
Consumer Reports, anti-GMOers bizarre attack on Bt pesticide used by organic farmers
There goes Consumer Reports again, with another scientifically illiterate attack on conventional agriculture and genetic engineering, this time targeting Bt ...
“Orphan Black” is back! Reflections on reproductive cloning and eugenics
The Clones are Coming: Airing on BBC America, the popular show Orphan Black already has included a goldmine of conversation ...
Arsenic in your food? Scared? Shouldn’t be, but if so there’s a GMO fix
Arsenic levels are high in rice and rice products, since the rice plants take it up from groundwater. New research ...
Zuckerberg-Chan? Moonves-Chen? Jewish-Chinese intermarriage has ancient precedents
When Facebook's co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's married Priscilla Chan, it highlighted a growing and seemingly recent trend: Jewish men marrying Asian ...
Gardener alert: Burpee and Buzzy seed companies cashing in on anti-Big Ag hysteria
It's planting season and gardeners are taking to the soil. Alas, two of the country's largest home seed companies are ...
