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Anti-GMO, organic movement exploit ‘sancti-mommy’ scare strategy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The idea that GMOs, ...
Understanding the biology of addictive behavior
Once, addictions were viewed as failures of character and morals, and society responded to drunks and junkies with shaming, scolding ...
How much useful information can genetic testing provide about disease?
Reading a genome sequence is like consulting an oracle in many ways—the messages must be interpreted carefully and often in ...
Why dieting won’t help you lose weight, explained by evolution
When it comes to keeping weight off, a combination of circumstances conspires against you. Each one on its own makes ...
Truth about small farmers: They can’t make a living
I wondered how many small farmers, like myself, actually made a living. I looked into national statistics. Only the largest ...
Successful hand transplant relies on brain’s ability to rewire itself
Recovery of feeling can gradually improve for years after a hand transplant, suggests a small study that points to changes ...
Ag companies accused of using ‘dangerous pesticides’ at Kaua’i test farms
The bodies and minds of children living on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i are being threatened by exposure to chlorpyrifos, ...
Critics say new multi herbicide resistant GMO crops will exacerbate ‘superweed’ problem
Move over, Roundup Ready crops. After gaining USDA approval last week, new generation of genetically modified corn and soybeans is ...
Corporate DNA testing could put our genetic privacy at risk
There is another aspect of 23andMe’s business, one which has received less attention from the media (with the exception of ...
Critics: “GMO OMG” is manipulative polemic
The debate surrounding genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is as complicated as it is controversial. But the reviews coming in for Jeremy ...
Can GMO trees save our forests?
In late May, forest biologists, geneticists, and forestry industry officials from across the world gathered at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel ...
Heirloom tomatoes could save mankind
When I came home from the farmer’s market last week juggling two giant bags of tomatoes, my kids looked at ...
Kauai’s GMO debate widens the gap between farmers and concerned residents
Supporters of Kauai's resolution 2491 claim pesticide use is causing a rise in cancer, while opponents of the bill fear ...
Is it anti-science to be anti-GMOs?
“The science is quite clear: crop improvement by the modern molecular techniques of biotechnology is safe.” So asserts the consensus statement on ...
A family exploration of three generations of genetics
In 2008, my 19-year-old daughter, Danielle, took the same type of DNA test for breast and ovarian cancer that actress ...
Farmers and food safety advocates lead Monsanto backlash
The following is an edited excerpt. Anger is growing against President Barack Obama the day after he signed into law ...
Farmers and food safety advocates lead Monsanto backlash
The following is an edited excerpt. Anger is growing against President Barack Obama the day after he signed into law ...
Will animal-machine hybrids fight our next war?
The U.S. government is looking to animal-machine hybrids to safeguard the country and its citizens. The same advances that have ...
Why Obama dropped the ball in investigating Monsanto’s monopoly
How the government let one company squash biotech innovation and dominate an entire industry ...
