Genetic Literacy Project
How close are we to the avian flu outbreak escalating into a pandemic?
After at least documented 66 cases of humans infected with bird flu – which is surely an undercount -- the ...
GLP podcast: ‘Spatula Gate’—The black plastic chemical scare collapses
In early October a small study published in an obscure science journal went viral for alleging that cookware and children's ...
It’s been 25 years since the first draft of the human genome. What’s next?
As 2025 approaches, we can expect the silver anniversary announcements on the completion of a draft of the human genome to ...
Viewpoint: A physician who peddles pseudoscience and profits off health disinformation. Perfect Trump pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
Mehmet Oz has a net worth of over $100 million because of his career-long grift. Mehmet Oz is the OG ...
How GMO tobacco can improve infant formula and dairy-free plant-based milk
In an eclectic application of transgenic technology, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis describe retooling cells ...
Childhood vaccines are under fire. Here’s what you need to know
Vaccines are objectively one of the most impactful scientific interventions in human history. Today, we have vaccines that protect against ...
Viewpoint: Canada’s new greenwashing bill that bans deliberately misleading information will require anti-GM activists to take down or radically revise their websites
On June 20th, 2024, The Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill C-59) came into effect. The Bill covers a wide ...
Viewpoint: Trump’s health and science cabinet nominees: What a disaster
Evidence-based government policymaking should not be politicized but should strive to promote progress and benefit all Americans. Unfortunately, the expertise ...
Viewpoint: 15 explanations for why activists lie and try to scare people about ‘killer’ chemicals, genetically engineered crops and nuclear energy
We always hear NGOs saying that we cannot trust industry, that we have to exclude industry evidence or that industry ...
‘Warrior gene’: If we genetically screen children to protect them from diseases, why shouldn’t we investigate their proclivity to act agressively
“Some people have real problems right out of the starting block. We can't dodge the responsibility for social action." ...
WHO outlines new principles for ethical human genomic data collection and sharing
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a set of principles for the ethical collection, access, use, and sharing of ...
Cow burps are one of the biggest contributors to global warming, Here is what farmers are doing to curtail methane release
The Dirt Did you know cattle can play a positive role in climate change? Farmers and ranchers are proactively working ...
Why bananas are the original ‘frankenfood’
The banana has shaped civilizations and sparked scientific inquiry. From its origins in the lush forests of New Guinea to ...
‘Language Puzzle’: Exploring the mystery of how humans learned to communicate
According to Guinness World Records, the world’s fastest talker is one Sean Shannon, capable of unleashing a staggering 665 English words per minute ...
In a parallel universe, here are qualified scientists president-elect Trump would have nominated for top science agencies
As the United States prepared for a new presidential administration, Nautilus, and the Aspen Institute asked eminent scientists from across ...
Viewpoint: Want to stay well? Avoid every product sold by the wellness industry
In the health and wellness space fear is often used as a marketing technique, with patent medicine salesmen, pharmaceutical companies, ...
GLP podcast: ‘You were going to watch 2-3 people die every day.’ ICU doctor recounts his harrowing pandemic experience
In December 2019 US doctors began to hear anecdotes coming out of China about a novel respiratory virus that caused ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr., Vani Hari and the Environmental Working Group are trying to dupe you—How the organic movement built its reputation on chemophobia
There is a LOT of misinformation out there when it comes to our foods, including how our foods are grown ...
Here’s how the organic industry greenwashes its commitment to regenerative agriculture
Think-tank reports Soil Association ‘greenwashing’ claims to advertising watchdog Pro-innovation think-tank Science for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA) has written to the Advertising ...
Roadmap for the incoming Trump administration: Friend or foe of US agriculture?
President-elect Trump has promised his second administration will move aggressively to deliver relief from regulatory burdens in a number of ...
One third of Americans believe we’ve been visited by aliens and our government hides the evidence. How these delusions could spur conspiracy theories
The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe ...
The ridiculous, endless, tedious mask debate (Believe scientists, not pundits or ideologues)
The folks at the City Journal must not be aware of the quip, “When you’re in a hole, stop digging.” They ...
Viewpoint: Lower-yield agroecology promises ignore evidence that advanced plant breeding, modern fertilizers and other inputs needed to grow more food on less land
Calls for transforming food systems have grown over the past several years. International governance organizations, such as the Food and ...
Podcast: ‘Shot In The Arm’—documentary exposes anti-vaccine movement’s underhanded tactics during COVID pandemic
When SARS-CoV-2 swept across the world in late 2019, nobody was prepared for the disaster that unfolded. Physicians tried to ...
Viewpoint: The US government and corporations are funneling billions into cover crop research to combat climate change. Is the money and the hype worth it?
Cover cropping, the practice of planting secondary crops during the off-season to improve soil health, has roots stretching back to ...
Viewpoint: Does peanut oil in vaccines cause an allergy to peanuts? That’s the latest RFK, Jr. health claim and like most others he’s wrong
I want to address this recent excerpt from RFK Jr.’s appearance on Mikhaila [Peterson's] podcast, so let’s get into it ...
Viewpoint: ‘Progressives think rural people are dumb rubes’—Farmers know that neonicotinoid insecticides do not harm honeybees
Minnesota is having a challenging year, so challenging they are approaching California as the wackiest state, according to other states ...
The ‘tangled web’ of aging
Aging is far more complex than just an advancing clock. It's a tangled web of molecular changes that don’t play ...
