Genetic Literacy Project
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 ...
Viewpoint: Senator Feinstein’s Christmas folly
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. I hate seeing politicians ...
In hyped claim organic milk is healthier, activist science meets bungled reporting
Last week, the web erupted after organic researcher Charles Benbrook promoted a new study as the long-awaited proof of the ...
Viewpoint: You can put lipstick on a pig (study), but it still stinks
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The tiny cadre of ...
Anti-GMO salvo: Activists target transgenic trees that could protect endangered forests
Scientists believe that genetically modified trees could bring huge sustainability benefits as the increased development needs of a growing global ...
Can we inherit fear of a smell? The latest on transgenerational epigenetics
Can humans inherit the experience of fear? Male mice trained to fear a particular harmless smell before they sire offspring ...
Video: Hofstra GMO debate highlights science v precautionary fears
Scientists and other professionals debate whether regulations on GMOs should be tighter or less restrictive ...
Debate over ‘selfish gene’ theory heats up
A recent article by science writer David Dobbs argued for the need to revise the “selfish gene” theory, prompting a ...
Viewpoint: EPA’s new overseer of ‘scientific integrity’: The blind leading the blind
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. If you needed to ...
From anti-GMO to pro-science: ‘A Layman’s Guide to GMOs’
In this week’s newsletter feature, Genetic Literacy Project guest contributor Fourat Janabi, author of The Lowdown on GMOs: According to ...
The future of ancient DNA–Can we remake extinct species?
The study of ancient DNA has come a long way in recent years, forcing scientists to rethink much of human ...
FDA action against 23andMe reveals importance of communication in regulatory process
The FDA’s halt of 23andMe’s DNA test kits has raised ethical and legal questions. But as new details emerge, it ...
First Americans were Europeans. Sort of. It’s complicated.
Native Americans, who have a significant amount of East Asian genes, are thought to have first traveled to America from ...
FDA halt of 23andMe test kit could stall progress in personal genomics
This week, the FDA ordered genetic testing company 23andMe to stop selling its personalized DNA test kits. How will this ...
The first GMO (Hint: Human’s best friend)
Are dogs the earliest examples of GMOs? While the conventional definition of a genetically modified organism is the lab insertion ...
Friends of Earth, Arctic Apples spar over whether McDonald’s might sell GM apples
Friends of the Earth claimed that food companies 'rejected' GM apples, but what's the real story? ...
Center for Food Safety urges FDA to exclude GMOs from definition of ‘natural’
Anti-GMO activists are using any means they can to influence labeling laws, including slamming food manufacturers with class action lawsuits ...
Do the benefits of synthetic biology outweigh the risks?
In 2010, scientists created the world’s first synthetic life form. With this staggering achievement came the inevitable ethical and philosophical ...
Ugly glare on Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union, journalists as RNA-GMO danger link disintegrates
The Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union and other prominent anti-GMO journalists are silent after several reputable science publications severely ...
Sale of progressive climate change data darling to ‘Monsatan’ stirs enviro fears
The Climate Corporation, a small, farmer-centered company has been acquired by seed and agriculture giant Monsanto. David Friedberg, CEO of ...
Kaua’i anti-GMO ‘Witch Trials’ continue, as Mayor faces death threats for bill veto
After years of debate and controversy, the Kauai Council passed the anti-GMO, anti-pesticide Bill 2491 last month. But last week, ...
Are we headed for universal genome screening at birth?
Nearly all of the 4 million babies born every year in the United States undergo newborn screening for genetic disease ...
Genetic modification may help tobacco find new life as health savior and biofuels source
For decades, tobacco has been maligned as a source of diseases. But in recent years, scientists using genetic modification have ...
Should there be more marijuana genome projects?
The momentum for legalizing marijuana in the United States has been picking up steam in recent years, with nearly half ...
Viewpoint: Junk science attacks on important products and technologies diminish us all
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. As far back as 1995, ...
Gene testing revolution: Disease prediction results skyrocket for whole genome and whole exome sequencing
New research suggests that focusing on the protein-coding region of our DNA that makes up about 1.5 percent of each ...
Michael Pollan as GMO ‘denialist’ dupes credulous New York Times
As one of the world’s most influential journalists, Michael Pollan has the ability to shape public opinion. But by twisting ...
