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GMO foods most likely to be served next
Currently, the list of genetically modified organisms that could end up at your dinner table (assuming you live in the ...
Herbicide-tolerant crops still need diverse weed management
Crops that have been genetically modified (GM) to be tolerant to herbicides have been widely grown in the U.S. since ...
Anti anti-GMO organic farmer’s 2015 plea: ‘Let’s end the war over food’
I can't really tell if it was the "packed with pesticides" or the "bashing mom bashes good" phrase that finally ...
Scientists urge revamped regulations for genetic engineering
Scientists are calling for revamped regulation of genetic modification, especially the new techniques not subject to current rules ...
Will my child be born autistic if I eat GMOs? A scientist’s view
The Internet is aflame with claims linking autism to GMOs and the herbicide glyphosate, frightening many parents. Contributing columnist and ...
Mother’s science-based view: Organics and Whole Foods are ‘scam of the decade’
"USDA Certified Organic." These words may conjure notions of wholesomeness, healthiness, freshness and responsible consumer habits. So why is this ...
Scotts’ GMO turfgrass approved as USDA concludes no risk review necessary for ‘gene gun’ modifications
A new GMO variety of tall fescue turfgrass that's resistant to glyphosate herbicides has been cleared for cultivation by USDA without ...
Bogus claim glyphosate, used with GMOs, causes autism races through cyberspace
She’s baa-aack. Remember Stephanie Seneff? When last Orac discussed her, she had been caught dumpster diving into the VAERS database ...
Reflections on the Great Biotech Debate: Dissecting the arguments
Intelligence Squared, an organization that organizes public debates across the globe, holds them in traditional Oxford debating style which pits one team ...
Glyphosate used with GMO crops under attack for disrupting microbiome: Science or a gut feeling?
Despite professional science and health organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...
Anti-GMO Activism and Its Impact on Food Security
Activists have dismissed the opinions of the world’s leading scientists to undermine public trust in the benefits of GM crops ...
GMO farmers sometimes more sustainable than organic ones
One of the common arguments against the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO), specifically plant GMOs, is that it allows ...
Green Genes: Sustainability Advantages of Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops
Anthony Shelton, entomologist and professor, Cornell University; David Shaw, vice president for Research and Economic Development, Mississippi State University ...
Independent? Global anti-biotech groups major funders of longterm ‘GMO Factor’ study
Organizers of the proposed $25 million 'Factor GMO' study announced this week, who claim they will maintain their independence by ...
Challenging tired arguments against GMOs
Steven Novella of the New England Skeptical Society has a thoughtful and entertaining piece on his Neurologica blog on the seven ...
Scientists rebuff Center for Food Safety report alleging chemicals in infant soy milk
Just days before the mandatory labeling votes in Oregon and Colorado, the anti-GMO activist group Center for Food Safety injected ...
Not all science created equal: The genetically engineered crops story
In 1987 the US National Academy of Sciences stated there were no new risks from plants created using recombinant DNA ...
Should Science and Nature run advertorial by wacky Dr. Bronner’s that misleads on GMOs?
David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, presides over a company with famously wacky product labels. ... But apparently, Bronner's ...
Natural Resources Defense Council sues EPA to block rollout of Dow Enlist Duo GMO system
The NRDC filed what is expected to be the first of numerous suits challenging the EPA's approval of Enlist Duo, ...
Enviros file suit to block new Dow AgroSciences GMO herbicide and seeds
The Natural Resources Defense Council asked a federal court to block Dow AgroSciences' new Enlist Duo product from entering the ...
Enlist Duo: Everything you need to know about new dual herbicide resistant crops
With the EPA poised to clear Enlist, the dual herbicide mixture, next week, the GLP reviews the issues around this ...
Using the term ‘superweed’ in GMO debate is misleading
Superweeds have been in been in the news a lot over the last few months. Most of the recent coverage ...
Robyn O’Brien defends anti-GMO crusader Don Huber: Whistleblower or crank?
Following news that Dr. Huber was in a car accident, food activist Robyn O'Brien paints a picture of a scientist ...
Leaked memo highlights new axis of pseudoscience between Dr. Oz and Consumer Reports?
Are Consumer Reports and Dr. Oz teaming up to spread pseudoscience? The GLP has obtained an in house Consumer Reports ...
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 ...
Do patents limit GMO research and farmers choice? Only a little
A 1980 Supreme Court decision that allowed patents to be granted to living things kicked off a controversy. The basic ...
Organic food can cure autism caused by GMOs? More ‘quack science’ from Dr. Oz
Dr. Oz, who was recently reprimanded in Congress for his increasingly bizarre endorsements of crank cures and alternative nostrums, stumbled ...
