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GLP podcast/video: Lab-grown meat divides scientists; The rise of ‘Big Weed’; American Academy of Pediatrics goes anti-GMO?

Sustainable agriculture advocates are split over the potential benefits of cell-based meat. Why are these longtime allies divided over this ...
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How the FDA decimated the entire biotech sector of genetically engineered animals — and what needs to be done to revive it

In part 1, we learned that avian flu is killing birds globally in record numbers, has crossed the species barrier ...
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Viewpoint: Organic farming and sustainable agriculture are often in conflict. Here’s why

Hank Campbell | Genetic Literacy Project | 
hen it comes to denying science, California leads America, and sometimes the world. In early 2020, for example, when the ...
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Effort to rescue the almost-extinct American chestnut tree hits a snag, as rift develops between major sponsoring organizations over gene-editing techniques

The American Chestnut Foundation, a nonprofit where [Jared] Westbrook is director of science, has poured years of work into a ...
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Viewpoint: Anti-biotechnology, pro-organic dark money web — Tort lawyer-funded, Charles Benbrook-created Heartland Health Research Alliance co-opts academic and government institutions to subvert independent science

The Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) an ideologically-focused research groups funded by ‘dark money’ support from the organic industry and ...
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Viewpoint: Crop biotechnology and chemical pseudo-science exposed — Here’s how the ‘dark money’, tort-lawyer funded Heartland Study dupes journalists and co-ops universities

Until the 1990s, research was often low-budget, done in government agencies or industry funded. But as universities acquired expensive analytical ...
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GLP podcast/video: ‘Paraquat Papers’ — Latest pesticide scandal wrongly links weedkiller to Parkinson’s

Thousands of pending lawsuits allege that the weedkiller paraquat causes Parkinson's Disease (PD), a connection its manufacturer tried to hide ...
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Viewpoint: The ‘culture wars’ infection of anthropology and archaeology grows

In 1941, at the height of World War 2, troops stationed on Hoy in the remote Scottish Orkney Islands made ...
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Phony Whistleblower Gambit: This is how far some environmental activist groups are willing to go to corrupt science for money and ideological gain

Environmental activists rely on several go-to tactics when fomenting fear of pesticides. One of their favorite methods is recruiting fake ...
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Viewpoint: Here’s what happens when legislators pander to activists by over-regulating science and medical practice in an ill-advised effort to ‘protect the public’

Henry Miller | Genetic Literacy Project | 
It is bad enough when unqualified pundits offer dumb opinions about science, but bad legislation can cause real damage. The COVID ...
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Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

Much to the dismay of anti-GMO activists, courts around the world including SCOTUS have consistently upheld the rights of companies ...
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Viewpoint: While environmentalists and journalists look the other way, anti-vax, pro-organic ‘dark money whore’ US Right to Know partners with organic food and tort lawyer hustlers to undermine science

David Zaruk | Genetic Literacy Project | 
In the introduction to this Firebreak series on how foundations fund activists, I noted there were a wide variety of foundations: ...
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Another lesson from the news coverage of COVID: How poorly-written headlines can adversely impact the lives of readers

Henry Miller | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Two friends independently emailed me a recent article from CNN’s website with this headline, which prompted both to ask whether they should ...
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GLP podcast/video: Dangers of slanted science coverage; Media falsely claims glyphosate could harm pregnant women

Exaggerated media coverage distorts the public's understanding of critically important scientific issues, and the consequences can be dire. How do ...
How ideological foundations and ‘dark money’ seed activist environmental movement and undermine science

How ideological foundations and ‘dark money’ seed activist environmental movement and undermine science

David Zaruk | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Time was that non-profits were funded by their membership dues or individual donations, loose change drums at airports and clipboard ...
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Nether region science—What’s the allure for cats of fellow feline rear ends?

Ricki Lewis | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Anyone who lives with more than one member of Felis catus knows that our beloved felines love to smell each other’s ...
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Race, gender and science: Should positionality statement ‘identity biographies’ be mandatory on science research papers?

In Defense of Universalism in Science In a November article in Science magazine, journalist Rachael Zamzow informs us that many ...
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Does the recently approved Novavax COVID vaccine offer any unique benefits?

Amy Maxmen | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Erin Kissane, a co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project, rolled up her sleeve for the Novavax covid-19 vaccine in mid-October ...
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Viewpoint: Are ESG — environmental, social and governance — goals the next step in corporate citizenship or an activist imposition?

David Zaruk | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Corporate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) performance measurements have recently polarised the business community. Many see it as the next ...
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GLP podcast/video: What causes autism? Treating PTSD with psychedelics; Alcoholism could be in our genes

Speculation persists about the causes of autism thanks to an explosion in the number of cases that have been diagnosed ...
‘Perhaps GMOs are closer to natural processes than we think’: How genetic modification mimics natural evolution of plants

‘Perhaps GMOs are closer to natural processes than we think’: How genetic modification mimics natural evolution of plants

Genetically modified (GM) crops may be controversial, but similar processes happen naturally with wild plants. However, scientists have long been ...
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Can coffee drinking prevent COVID infection?

Geoffrey Kabat | Genetic Literacy Project | 
Coffee has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation since it was designated as a “possible” bladder carcinogen by the International Agency for ...
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Newest Alzheimer’s drug slows disease — but costs over $25,000 per year. Who will pay for it?

Arthur Allen | Genetic Literacy Project | 
The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system ...
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