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Viewpoint: Gene editing could unleash next Green Revolution, but ‘GMO fearmongers’ need to be convinced
The GMO fearmongers are able to take to Twitter and Facebook now because, like all of us, they have benefited ...
Viewpoint: GMO rejectionism appeals to catastrophists and conspiracy minded
Opponents to the GMO issue generally believe there is something sinister about how science “dangerously manipulates organisms” for use in ...
How genetic engineering helped reduce cotton’s environmental footprint
Cotton’s environmental footprint is much less noticeable today than was the case in the early 1960s, thanks largely to science ...
‘Non-GMO month’: A marketing ploy grounded in misinformation
I was not aware until earlier this week that October is Non-GMO Month, a time apparently set aside to wallow ...
Media gets it wrong: There are no GMO peanuts
OLé peanut, a new Spanish peanut variety released earlier this year by the USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Oklahoma ...
Are GMOs creating disastrous superweed problem?
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) has issued a new fact sheet to uproot common misconceptions about “superweeds”– a ...
GM technology an aid in the ‘long, hard fight’ against Texas boll weevil
The boll weevil eradication program in Texas, combined with the use of genetically modified cotton varieties, has resulted in a ...
