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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Hawaii honey bee die-off points to likely culprits—Not pesticides, but varroa and viruses
Hawaii study may hold the key to the mystery of why honey bees are struggling ...
Bees on crop fields collect ‘astonishing number’ of pesticides used by nearby homeowners
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A Purdue University study ...
In California, glyphosate phobia results in hazmat suits, respirators to protect against organic chemicals
GMO and glyphosate opponents in tiny Petaluma in Sonoma County are replacing a safe synthetic pesticide with a natural one ...
Organic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics
An organic farmer speaks out on the similarities between conventional and organic--and the benefits farmers can receive from using both ...
Why did US beekeepers lose almost half of all honeybee colonies in 2015?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "Beekeepers lost 44 percent ...
In wake of National Academies’ GMO report, is public skepticism of biotech waning?
A number of recent events have seemed to shift public sentiment favorable towards GMOs. What is behind this change? ...
Science by news release: Media miss on bee “extinction” reports
One year drop in bee hive numbers after recent steady gains does not mean "extinction" on the horizon ...
Varroa mites again implicated in bee losses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Bee Informed Partnership ...
Regulation of genetically engineered crops calls for ‘risk-based approach’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .GE crops ...
Rising CO2 levels makes pollen less nutritious for bees, may contribute to colony collapse
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [S]cientists ...
How does popular organic pesticide copper sulfate compare to synthetic ones like glyphosate?
Organic farming is not chemical free; one popular organic fungicide is copper sulfate. How does it work and how does ...
Researchers develop hybrid corn variety resistant to cross-pollination with GMO varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Although certified organic farms ...
Clothiandin does not harm bumblebees, but other neonics may, study shows
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The largest field study ...
Varroa mite parasite, viruses linked more closely to honey bee health, multi-year survey finds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Honey bee colonies in ...
Researchers suggest GMO oilseed crop led to deformed butterflies, critic questions study design
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .Scientists at ...
Cornell researchers find glyphosate herbicide unlikely source of Monarch butterfly decline
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the face of ...
EPA finds neonic seed treatments safe for most crops, but questions remain about cotton, citrus
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Environmental Protection Agency, ...
Microbiologist fights germophobia, microbiome hype
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Microbiologist Jonathan Eisen has ...
Moving around and fooling around: Tracking early human matings
Mating with other species is a very common occurrence in nature, but have humans ever done it? ...
Contrary to EPA, new report finds neonicotinoids boost yields in soybean fields
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The class of insecticides ...
Will CRISPR and gene editing change public fears about Franken-technology?
Is gene editing the key to changing the popular image of modified food from mutants to be feared to something ...
OK Sen. Inhofe asks EPA to be ‘mindful of science’ in neonicotinoids review
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) ...
If you care about the future of our planet, here’s why you should support GMOs
Farmers describe how GMOs have enabled them to reduce their use of the older, more toxic insecticides, and reduce their ...
Maryland expected to ban neonicotinoids in household pesticides
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The [bee]keepers joined academics ...
