Glyphosate
Is glyphosate–herbicide linked to GMOs–carcinogenic? Not if science matters.
Glyphosate is back in the crosshairs of after a global health advisory group review conclude the common herbicide may cause ...
Glyphosate carcinogenic? Independent global scientists weigh in
The Science Media Centre—an independent British-based non-profit that solicits reactions from top independent scientists when major new studies are released--has ...
Viewpoint: March Madness from the United Nations
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The NCAA basketball tournament ...
Monarch population rebounds as NRDC sues EPA for not stopping ‘Armageddon’–Are GMOs the problem?
While monarch butterfly overwintering numbers rose this year, the overall trend remains down. But the simplistic narrative blaming GMOs for ...
5 reasons how Consumer Reports rejects science on GMOs
Consumer Reports is escalating its opposition to GMO foods. Now, even responses to subscriber/customer inquiries are met with the a ...
Cornell Alliance students challenge ‘anti-GMO bullies’ over FOI demand
The Cornell Alliance for Science--a global initiative for science-based communications at Cornell University--has launched a petition to support biotech scientists ...
Crusaders slam GM foods, glyphosate, conventional agriculture
A “GMO Plenary” held last month in Missouri featured a panel of anti-GMO activists who discussed multiple health and environmental risks ...
Monsanto said to offer ‘sustainable solutions’ to arrest decades long monarch butterfly decline
Monarch butterflies are in trouble. These popular insects, which have captured the public imagination with their several-thousand mile migrations, have ...
Chemophobe activists vilify glyphosate, herbicide less toxic than many ‘natural’ alternatives
The latest scare tactic of the chemophobe lobby promotes the fear of chemicals in food. They seem oblivious to the ...
Allergic to all known chemicals?
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. When I was a ...
Australia’s organic farm group warns lawsuits will follow lifting of GM bans
The lifting of bans on genetically modified (GM) canola in NSW and Victoria will trigger a landslide of lawsuits from ...
Glyphosate not harmful to humans, according to food science
Two weeks ago, I girded my loins and wrote a column endorsing genetically engineered food. The spate of fist-shaking, chest-thumping ...
Owen Paterson: ‘Anti-GMO stance of Green Blob, Greenpeace condemn poor to starvation, death
Former UK environment secretary goes on the attack against what he says are modern Luddites: Greenpeace and the ministers of ...
What do off-patent GM soybeans say about possibilities of open source biotech?
As Monsanto's patent on GM soybeans expires this spring, where does this leave the conversation over corporate control in the ...
OMG! GMO! In Froot Loops! Reason for concern, but not about cereal
GMO Free USA has mounted a boycott against food companies for harmless trace levels of chemicals found in some of ...
Confession of liberal, organic food consumer-scientist: ‘I support GMOs’
I love organic food. My “significant other” cooks and eats only organic and I love her food. My confession: I ...
Is there gap in federal regulation of newer GMOs?
Critics say a loophole in federal regulations for genetically engineered crops will backfire against biotech companies. Under current rules, USDA ...
Zero tolerance policies on GMO “contamination” hurt organic and conventional farmers alike
Neighboring organic farmers and GMO farmers struggle to coexist amid fears of gene flow through cross pollination. Yet agricultural scientists ...
Will next generation of herbicide-resistant crops cause more problems?
The latest in a new generation of genetically engineered crops is poised to enter widespread use—and critics think they'll cause ...
GLP radio interview: Girl Scouts refuse to bow to activist pressure to go non-GMO
On Agri-Talk radio, GLP's Jon Entine discusses the Girl Scouts' decision to rebuff anti-GMO activists who are demanding they remove ...
Top 6 stories on the GLP, January 26, 2015
This past week, here are the #TOP6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world. Please ...
GMO Myth: Farmers “drown” crops in “dangerous” glyphosate. Fact: They use eye droppers
Anti-GMO activists and even some media reports claim that farmers growing GM crops "douse" their fields in "dangerous chemicals," glyphosate ...
Monsanto’s perceived or real evil a creation of capitalism, biotechnology a scapegoat
Monsanto, an American agro-biotech giant with several operational offices and products across the globe has been every Activist’s reference in ...
Girls Scouts reject attempts by anti-GMO parents to use their kids in fear campaign
The Girl Scouts cookie-selling fund-raising season kicked off this week, again pitting anti-GMO moms against the venerable scouting organization in ...
New generation herbicide-tolerant soybeans, cotton gain USDA approval
Monsanto Co. received final U.S. approval on Thursday for herbicide-tolerant crops to be used with a new herbicide the company ...
How dubious research critical of GMOs and glyphosate gets published
I’ve added the journal Interdisciplinary Toxicology (interTOX) to my list. The journal is associated with the Slovak Toxicology Society (SETOX) ...
Conflicting views on GMOs: How do we know what to believe?
How do we know who or what to believe, seeing that GMO advocates and opponents make very contrasting claims and ...
