Genetic Literacy Project
You say potato, I say GMO: Are spuds the next battleground in the GMO debate?
A battle is being waged over a healthier, genetically modified potato that McDonald’s is reportedly exploring. And now, yet another ...
New twist on the China-Viptera GMO corn controversy: Customers are talking—is Syngenta listening?
While China--instigator of a trade war with the US--continues to reject GMO corn exports that contain the Viptera trait, American ...
Three parent baby debate: FDA ponders mitochondrial manipulation and, perhaps, germline modification too
Next week, the Food and Drug Administration is meeting to consider how a very controversial new form of assisted reproduction ...
Vandana Shiva scandal deepens, as Beloit College botches response to criticism
After bungling its invitation to Indian environmental activist Vandana Shiva, who misrepresents her credentials and promotes the myth that the ...
Anti-GMO activists say farmers are not listening to their customers? Is that true?
Producers are listening to their consumers, argues Iowa farmer Dave Walton, but what gets lost in the discussion is that ...
Latest on rewriting genomes, humans’ included
A genetic modification system, CRISPR/Cas, has shown breakthrough success in primates and is poised to make the futurists' dreams of ...
From GMOs to neonics, what’s causing bee deaths?
An upsurge in reported bee deaths--often referred to incorrectly as Colony Collapse Disorder--has led to concerns that GMOs and/or a ...
There’s no end in sight for California’s extreme water drought
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. STANFORD, CA– Water is ...
Were Neanderthals a different species?
Up to 40% of the Neanderthal genome may be preserved across our collective genomes, and the areas of the human ...
Misplaced fears of identical diseases links anti-GMOers to anti-technology fringe groups
GMOs, vaccines, chemtrails, fluoride, all have remarkably similar suites of disease "side effects" according to anti-technology critics. The same scare ...
Genetics gives hope of species-specific pesticides, minimal collateral damage
Imagine a future in which we no longer use pesticides. Instead, we use weevilicides or rootwormicides, targeted with exquisite precision ...
Clocks versus rocks: Genetics and the origin of placental mammals
Of the 5500 extant mammal species, 95 percent bear live young with a placenta. Yet ancestral mammals laid eggs, and ...
Why does the debate on GMOs matter?
Nathanael Johnson's six-month "Panic-Free GMOs" series at Grist recently ended with a whimper -- claiming "none of it matters" -- ...
Applying the ‘Bradford Hill’ criteria to assess GMO safety
Two anti-GMO advocacy groups attempted to use the Bradford Hill criteria to demonstrate a link between GMOs and adverse health ...
Viewpoint: We need the scientific juice to save the nation’s citrus industry
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Media outlets have for ...
View from an Iowa farm: In choosing seeds, ‘I’m no pawn of Monsanto’
Every year, farmers are faced with difficult decisions about which seeds they will plant. The wrong choices can be disastrous ...
The $1000 human genome: A reality check
Illumina, the leading maker of DNA sequencers, recently announced that it will soon begin producing a new piece of equipment ...
Viewpoint: Grist for the genetic engineering mill
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A “what I’ve learned ...
Ethics debate intensifies over retraction of flawed Séralini GMO rat study
While the mainstream science community has backed the decision by a prominent journal to withdraw and expunge from the records ...
Injecting DNA in the brain: What’s the promise of gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease?
Gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a number of challenging diseases, such as leukemia. Now, scientists are hoping ...
Will a non-browing GM apple irreparably hurt the fruit’s image?
The non-browning Arctic Apple should appeal to consumers and food service companies, but will this benefit also make the GM ...
GM halo effect: Can GM crops protect conventional and organic farming?
GM papaya in Hawaii is one of numerous examples of the so-called "halo effect"-- the sustainable benefits conferred on organic ...
GM salmon could double world production, if ‘Frankenfish’ fears don’t halt progress
A new type of Atlantic salmon, engineered by biotech firm AquaBounty Technologies, could double world production of the fish. But ...
Does reading a novel physically change your brain?
According to a new study, reading a book can physically alter a person's brain. But it seems the researchers might ...
Disruptive genomics: Is China’s BGI the epicenter of the world’s biotech revolution?
What might be the consequences when we isolate the genes for IQ? Is cheap sequencing a good thing? Is there ...
Why the Cheerio GMO story won’t go away soon
Did General Mills cravenly capitulate to anti-science protestors? Are executives responsibly responding to fragile and changing market demand? Is the ...
Activists play Agent Orange scare card in hopes of derailing USDA approval of 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans
Agent orange GMO? New genetically modified corn and soybean seeds, already approved in Canada for rollout this year, are closer ...
Cheerio to GMOs in Cheerios
America's fourth best-selling cereal is now being made without GMOs, a concession to activists who have been pilloring the company's ...
