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The Genetic Literacy Project is a popular and respected science organization that promotes innovation and research using the cutting-edge tools ...

The European Commission is taking public feedback on gene editing. I urge you to send your letter here. If you ...

We must be dedicated to fighting back against false information in food and medicine. Jeffery Smith is a personality with ...

Across social media they celebrated. The electronic victory laps commemorated Bayer’s decision to remove the herbicide Roundup from the residential ...

Cassava is a staple for one in ten people on earth, grown mostly by small farmers tending a few acres ...

Several trends become quickly apparent when we engage the public about agriculture. Consumers across the industrialized world reject concepts like ...

The discussion around Twitter bans is hot, mostly with regard to specific accounts that provide dangerous false information. But what ...

In just a few short years, gene editing has launched a biomedical revolution, yielding previously unimaginable treatments for conditions ranging ...

There are thousands upon thousands of chemicals in food. Should we regulate them all, could we even do it? Gin ...

Are GM crops unnatural? Can they change your DNA? And does 'Big Ag' own the global food supply? The answer ...

Law enforcement agencies keep a watchful eye on environmental groups that have engaged in eco-terrorism, notably Greenpeace and PETA, and ...

The only way to truly end the novel coronavirus pandemic is to develop an effective vaccine. And while there are ...

A meta-analysis allows researchers to compile data from many smaller studies and, hopefully, find more conclusive answers to critical public ...

The novel coronavirus is not just "the flu," contrary to what you may have read on social media. There may ...

Our inability to rapidly detect the novel coronavirus has made it difficult to properly combat COVID-19 ...

Researchers hope to exploit this viral countermeasure to regulate gene editing and minimize unintended mutations during the editing process ...

In the early 20th century, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch revolutionized agriculture. The two German chemists developed a technique, now ...

Activists in Australia are manipulating politicians with fear and doubt to restrict farmer choice ...

Everywhere we look these days, someone is talking about the potential for artificial intelligence and machines to change the face ...

There is a pervasive bias in academia against scientists who work in industry. It is often said that such individuals ...

We've heard a lot in recent years about the harmful impacts of bullying, especially cyber-bullying aimed at children. But rarely ...

The Impossible Burger has exploded in popularity across the US, with grocery stores and popular fast-food chains like Burger King ...

We can't eliminate hunger overnight, but this breakthrough cotton variety will combat a lot of needless suffering ...

In recent years, Farm Aid's laudable effort to support US agriculture has morphed into a promotional event for organic food ...

Farmers need nitrogen fertilizer to maximize crop yields. Without it, our food supply would be nowhere near as abundant as ...

Scientific misconduct is a serious problem in academia today. High-profile examples of data fabrication, falsification or plagiarism often generate lots ...

Anti-GMO activists should take a step back and look closely at some of the benefits that new genetically modified crops ...