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Why identifying ‘autism genes’ is so elusive
Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
Backlash to flawed ‘landmark’ European neonicotinoid study: Inconclusive data suggest both health benefits and harm
Upside down news: A backlash by independent scientists has begun to emerge, challenging sensational accounts of a 'landmark' European field ...
Activists claim that without long-term studies, GMOs cannot be considered safe: What does science say?
No multi-generational GMO food studies? Bollocks. There are dozens, and all conclude biotech seeds are as safe or safer than ...
DNA forensics is not an infallible tool — but not because of science
DNA has revolutionized how crimes are solved. But blunders by investigators have thrown a cloud over the use of genetic ...
Kenyans sweep distance races, Jamaicans sprints: How evolution has shaped elite sports
The results of the Rio Olympics, especially in track and field events, reinforce the now widely accepted theory that evolution ...
How Brexit will impact the future of farming, GMOs and gene editing in Britain and Europe
What does Brexit mean for crop and animal biotechnology in Britain or Europe? How might CRISPR and New Breeding Technologies ...
Turning the potential of ‘big data’ in agriculture into farmer and consumer benefits
The marriage of data and agriculture has failed, so far, to deliver on its promises. It needs to demonstrate an ...
Our microbiome: Separating hype from health
What impact does our microbiome have on our health? A lot claim many, but we have a long way to ...
Organic milk vs. Conventional milk: Why nutrition expert is ditching organic
Consumer Reports and "green" lobbyists are trying to convince consumers, particularly worrying moms, to abandon soy and conventional milk for ...
How anti-GMO activists use monarch butterflies as ideological pawn
The anti-GMO movement blames GMOs on the decline of the monarch butterfly, but the problem is more complicated--the result of ...
Pollinator myth: Are bees responsible for one third of global food, heightening crisis? More like 7%
Aren’t bees responsible for a third of the world’s food, and 90 percent of global nutrition — claims invoked by ...
Kevin Folta discusses “ties” to GMO industry, challenges of biotech literacy communication
Independent agricultural scientist Kevin Folta responded to questions raised about his relationship to the biotechnology industry, as the first wave ...
Why former organic farmer, food inspector turned against Big Organic to embrace GMOs
Nothing cuts deeper than feeling betrayed. That's the story of a former organic farmer who now believes the industry who ...
How to scare people into supporting bad policy on bees and other pollinators
If you are a scientist with an agenda, nothing works better than cooking up a "modeling" study: junk in, junk ...
The fall of Gary Hirshberg: From reformer to reactionary anti-science propagandist?
Gary Hirshberg is in the midst of rewriting his legacy from admired 'social responsibility' leader to crank apologist for disinformation ...
Talking Biotech: Prospects for approving GMO salmon and rescuing embattled banana
GMO salmon in regulatory purgatory: Dave Conley; GE could rescue Cavendish banana: Pat Heslop-Harrison ...
Beemageddon? As hysteria over honey bees recedes, anti-neonic narrative refocuses on wild bees
It was a crisis that never was. It's now clear that the honey bee crisis never was—the pollinator is doing ...
Video: Why we love eating ‘killer’ pesticides in our food
In this PBS video as part of the "It’s Okay to Be Smart" series, Joe Hanson explains that the most ...
Science explainer: We may not resurrect dinosaurs but other extinct animals likely to be revived
De-extinction is moving closer to reality--maybe not Jurassic World real, but a number of more recent animals may soon be ...
With Will Saletan’s Slate takedown of anti-GMOers, liberal debate about GMO benefits now over
Slate's subtitle says it all: "The war against genetically modified organisms is full of fearmongering, errors, and fraud. Labeling them ...
Why Whole Foods and Chipotle’s anti-GMO campaigning has lost my business
I’ve become an accidental activist on behalf of GMOs, in part because of misleading fear based marketing campaigns by food ...
Global scientists assess homeopathy-funded Séralini study claiming all GMO tests ‘contaminated’
Scientists from North American and Europe weigh on on the latest Séralini study, published after a two week delay after ...
Can a skeptical public be persuaded to embrace GMO foods? Yes, if we want sustainable agriculture
When it comes to the basics of life such as food and energy, eco-romanticism abounds. It has become a mark ...
Teen boy checklist: Graduate high school, freeze sperm, go to college
A UK bioethicist urges young men to freeze sperm so their kids won’t run a higher risk of inheriting genetic ...
Ethical and regulatory reflections on CRISPR gene editing revolution
Only three years ago, scientists from the United States and Sweden invented a technology that is literally upending our view ...
GMO ‘Right to Know’ movement takes food off of plates of hungry in Africa, Asia
Unsubstantiated fears about the safety of GM crops in developed countries with an over-abundance of food has spread anti-biotech sentiment ...
Will genetic cyber-athletes come to dominate sports?
The era of the über-athlete may be nearer than most people think, and it will spark fierce ethical debates. The ...
