Viewpoint: Scientist defends the safety of glyphosate—and explains why that matters
Glyphosate is not risk-free — no chemical is. But compared to alternatives (even “natural” ones), it remains one of the ...
Viewpoint: Here is how ideologically-corrupted academicians manufacturer fear by linking pesticides and pancreatic cancer
The first step is to publish the results in a scientific journal, preferably of a good standard. Contrary to what ...
Viewpoint: Zambia’s drought crisis suggests critical need to reassess misplaced two-decade-old decision to ban genetically modified maize
In 2002, Zambia made headlines when President Levy Mwanawasa declared a ban on the importation and distribution of genetically modified ...
Irrational fears of food irradiation still peddled by ‘environmental’ activists
There is a lot of misunderstanding of the sciences involving food, including genetic engineering, pesticide risks, and the idea that ...
Personalized medicine and precision nutrition: Biases distort how individuals respond to health risks
Some people fear sharks more than cars, although the probability of dying in a car is over 30,000 times higher. And ...
Viewpoint: How hazard-designation agency WHO’s IARC—International Agency for Research on Cancer—misleads regulators and the public
[W]ood dust, solar radiation (the sun), soot, very hot beverages, night shift work and Ginko biloba… can give you cancer ...
Could success of Europe’s only cultivated GMO crop help ease public fear of biotechnology?
Within the spirit of breaking the taboo around [GMOs], we had decided to start working on a manuscript a few ...
‘Bad stuff is just easier to believe’: Why GMO disinformation captures consumer attention
A couple of years ago, a former company data scientist and I tapped into our common fascination with social networks ...
Monsanto’s Robb Fraley invites Neil Young to tour company
I believe that Neil Young has a heart of gold. The singer/songwriter has been one of my favorite artists ever ...
South African anti-GMO activists hide fact drought-tolerant maize would be royalty-free
The narrative of a poor hungry Africa makes good TV (does it?). The paradox is that for many Africans, drought ...
Resolve to be good to your genes in 2014
The New Year occasions all kinds of resolutions (which only 8% of people keep, according to Forbes magazine), but almost ...