Genetic Literacy Project
GLP spaces on X: Sugar ‘addiction’—sound science or public health mythology?
Can't say no to sugary soda? Does that pint of ice cream demand you eat every last spoonful of its ...
Gametes? Embryo? Fetus? There are 17 timepoints when a human life might begin
I wish that I could stop reposting this essay – I do so whenever limitations on women’s reproductive rights become ...
Viewpoint: Concerned whether pesticides in the environment are safe? Listen to hands-on experts, not ideologues
Few environmental issues are more controversial than the potential danger of pesticides used to tame weeds and disease in crops ...
GLP podcast: ‘Industrial’ food is very nutritious; Porn might be harmful; Love of music is (partially) in your genes
This week on Facts and Fallacies, a farmer and plant geneticist refutes activist claims that modern agriculture drastically reduces nutrient ...
GLP Spaces on X: End public science funding—sensible policy or sheer madness?
Is it time to eliminate public funding for scientific research? It's an undeniably radical proposal, but one supporters say is ...
X, Y, sex and gender: When genetics pulls a fast one
The spectrum of information that can be obtained by prenatal testing is wide and rapidly increasing. Many mutations, or "abnormalities," ...
Viewpoint: Organic or intensive agriculture? Brazil reframes the debate over the most promising future for farming
It's the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of ...
GLP podcast: Common sense ‘out the window.’ Whistleblower Jamie Reed challenges safety, efficacy of ‘gender-affirming care’
We've all heard the claims about gender-affirming care. The effects of puberty blockers are reversible; most experts agree that medically ...
Viewpoint: Food dyes? Herbicides? Vaccines? … Water? Yes, they are all toxic depending upon the circumstances so beware of scare claims
We are back at it with the next edition of Fundamental Elements, a new section of ImmunoLogic. The goal? Break ...
GLP spaces on X: Graying Lady—How the New York Times and other outlets lost America’s trust
The public's faith in journalism has cratered over the last two decades. "Americans continue to register record-low trust in the ...
Viewpoint: Challenging simplitic activist calls for more ‘nutrient dense’ foods and its attacks on ‘industrial’ food
There’s a new trope in town, a common mantra on webpages critical conventional agriculture: today’s fruits and veggies aren’t like ...
GLP podcast: NPR’s chemophobic hypocrisy; Could MAGA stifle mRNA vaccine progress? AI could shift human evolution
After years of flogging one chemical scare after another, NPR has abruptly changed its tune, defending Girl Scout cookies against ...
Viewpoint: Every independent risk agency in the world has concluded that the herbicide glyphosate is safe as used. What about its impact on wildlife, soil and watersheds?
Glyphosate is the most controversial pesticide in the world, even though it is the most studied and generally deemed as ...
GLP spaces on X: How California’s Prop. 65 wreaks havoc on US science and industry
Sold to well-meaning California voters in 1986 as a means of protecting public health, Proposition 65 has undermined American science ...
Toxic tort opportunists: What’s behind the ballooning number of court cases targeting ‘dangerous’ chemicals?
Some day you may be on a jury trial, and it may be about “toxic” chemicals. Although you may be ...
GLP podcast: ‘Big Pharma’ owns the FDA? Challenging a cherished MAHA myth
It's a widely believed myth spread by wellness gurus, Hollywood stars, politicians and even many scientists: the pharmaceutical industry "owns" ...
Viewpoint: Basil, clove, hand creams and perfumes contain killer chemicals? Here’s why the European hazard agency IARC is considered a running joke in the science community
While aspartame’s classification as a possible carcinogen grabbed headlines, the classification of another ubiquitous chemical slid silently beneath the diet ...
Viewpoint: Flouride bans make no scientific sense. A person would need to consume 357 liters a day of fluoridated water to risk adverse effects
It is exhausting when prominent “science personalities” spread harmful misinformation that erodes literacy and public health. Unfortunately, fluoride, which has ...
Challenging fears and misconceptions about crop biotechnology is a challenge in an era of disinformation
My friend Kevin Folta, professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, recently tweeted: ...
GLP podcast with Cam and Liza: Stigmatizing autism—the anti-vaccine movement’s hysteria devalues the lives of the vulnerable and the marginalized
For nearly three decades, the anti-vaccine movement has perpetuated a dangerous, science-free narrative linking vaccines to autism. Not only has ...
GLP Spaces on X: Lab leak or wet market—How government officials and the media bungled the truth about the origins of SARS-CoV-2
More than five years after COVID-19 began its global rampage, the origins of the pandemic remain uncertain. An ongoing debate ...
Africa’s food security challenges: Is nuclear agriculture a solution or a problem?
Climate change is an ongoing and increasing threat to African agriculture. Prolonged droughts, pest outbreaks, and poor soil quality are ...
Viewpoint: Challenging the ‘appeal to nature’ fallacy — Arsenic is natural, acetaminophen is synthetic, everything is a chemical
We have to start with one of the most fundamentally (pun intended) misunderstood concepts: chemicals. And that’s because a lot of wellness misinformation ...
From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Nearly 9,000 years ago, around the time that humans were first domesticating corn and pigs, some people in China were ...
GLP podcast: Greenpeace USA might go broke; RFK, Jr. fibs about measles vaccine; Marty Makary spells trouble for FDA?
Greenpeace USA just lost a $667 million defamation lawsuit over pipeline protests that might sink the infamous NGO for good ...
Varroa mites, not pesticides, are by far the largest threat to honeybee health. Developing RNAi technology shows promise in addressing that crisis
Pictures of honeybees show up in prehistoric cave paintings, one stretching back 8,000 years ago in Spain. The ancient Egyptians were ...
GLP Spaces on X: Deadly Thin Mints? $5 million chemical tort scam targets Girl Scout cookies
Tired of chasing ambulances and suing chemical companies, tort lawyers have identified a new villain: the Girl Scouts. You may ...
Push for transparency in research: Corporations and academic institutions under pressure to advance public disclosure
If you Google my name along with “Monsanto,” you will find a series of allegations from 2013 that my scholarly ...
