Viewpoint: Seed patent controversy — ‘Does intellectual property in agriculture drive up costs for farmers and restrict access?’ Here are the numbers

Viewpoint: Seed patent controversy — ‘Does intellectual property in agriculture drive up costs for farmers and restrict access?’ Here are the numbers

Peter Button | 
Among the many misconceptions about modern agriculture, perhaps one of the most pervasive surrounds the role of intellectual property (IP) ...
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How gene editing could rescue virus-devastated global papaya crop

Luiza Favarato | 
Plant viruses are formidable adversaries when it comes to producing high yielding crops, causing significant harm to global agriculture, and ...
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Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group’s manufactured ‘dangerous levels of chlormequat in oat cereals’ study underscores the ‘risk perception gap’

Andrea Love | 
The number of messages I received from people, mostly parents, who said they had been terrified to feed their children ...
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What’s driving the ‘multi-billion dollar fear-and-smear campaign against genetically-engineered crops’ — and the link between activists and Russia?

Henry Miller, Rob Wager | 
Because most of society is between two and six generations removed from farming, to many people that subject is largely ...
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Viewpoint: Why proposals to ban all 12,000 PFAS chemicals contradict science

Susan Goldhaber | 
I have previously authored many articles about per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” and the misinformation ...
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Filling the gaps of what we know about the first days and weeks of the developing human embryo

Ricki Lewis | 
Several recent reports are filling in the gaps of what we know about the earliest days and weeks of human ...
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Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

Layla Katiraee | 
Much to the dismay of anti-GMO activists, courts around the world including SCOTUS have consistently upheld the rights of companies ...
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Can coffee drinking prevent COVID infection?

Geoffrey Kabat | 
Coffee has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation since it was designated as a “possible” bladder carcinogen by the International Agency for ...
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Newest Alzheimer’s drug slows disease — but costs over $25,000 per year. Who will pay for it?

Arthur Allen | 
The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system ...
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‘Warrior gene’: Some people may be genetically wired for aggressiveness. Can we—should we—do something about it?

Patrick Whittle | 
“Some people have real problems right out of the starting block. We can't dodge the responsibility for social action." ...
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Pathological science: How can we know whether today’s ‘junk science’ will remain ridiculous or someday be vindicated?

Today, there is simply too much known in far too many diverse fields for any person to hold it all ...
Autism increase mystery solved? No, it's not vaccines, GMOs, glyphosate—or organic foods

Autism increase mystery solved? No, it’s not vaccines, GMOs, glyphosate—or organic foods

Arvind Suresh | 
A change in how we diagnose and report autism and not vaccines, glyphosate or chemtrails is the prime mover as ...
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Anti-chemical activists up in arms as European Union leans toward reauthorizing use of weedkiller glyphosate. Here’s the science EU should consider

Jon Entine | 
Does the controversial weedkiller Roundup, made by Bayer and marketed in generic form by more than 30 companies as glyphosate, ...
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Serotonin-boosting foods and fatty acids that can lift your mood

Hayley Philip | 
One in four Americans currently suffers from anxiety or depression, correlating directly to serotonin levels found in the body. Normal serotonin levels ...
Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the 'dawn of civilization'

Biotechnology timeline: Humans have manipulated genes since the ‘dawn of civilization’

Brian Colwell | 
The history of biotechnology shows how humans have been manipulating nature for our benefit for a long time—and how modern ...
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Why worthless drugs sometimes seem to work — What we can learn from the FDA’s withdrawal of the decongestant phenylephrine 

Henry Miller | 
Last month, some of the most iconic over-the-counter name brand medicines took a hit. The FDA’s Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) unanimously ...
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Are neonicotinoid seed treatments critical for protecting crops—or unnecessary, with potential to harm bees?

Paul McDivitt | 
Neonicotinoids, the world’s most popular class of insecticides, have been making headlines for the last decade due to concerns that ...
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Viewpoint: Behind the curtain at the ‘Institute for Integrative Nutrition’ — Health guidance or quack advice?

Katie Suleta | 
Health coaching as a profession is exploding. According to a market research firm, in 2021, the industry was worth about ...
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Podcast: The science and history behind the term “placebo effect”

Charlotte Stoddart, Ted Kaptchuk | 
Henry Beecher’s paper paved the way for sounder drug trials and pushed scientists to better understand how we process painSloppy ...
Near death experiences: What’s the link with CPR?

On the edge of life and death: CPR patients report vivid near-death experiences 

David Zarley | 
NYU researchers measured signals of brain activity and collected stories from patients on the edge of death ...
Genetic doppelgängers? Identical twins separated apart can be very much alike or very different. Here’s why

Genetic doppelgängers? Identical twins separated apart can be very much alike or very different. Here’s why

Gavin Evans | 
What do the lives of twins tell us about heritability, selfhood and the age-old debate between nature and nurture? ...
Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — How do organic pesticides compare to synthetic pesticides?

Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — How do organic pesticides compare to synthetic pesticides?

Kayleen Schreiber, Marc Brazeau | 
Many consumers choose to buy higher-priced organic produce because they believe organic foods are not grown using pesticides and therefore ...
Viewpoint: AI is evolving too fast for existing regulatory frameworks to keep pace. Here's a possible solution

Viewpoint: AI is evolving too fast for existing regulatory frameworks to keep pace. Here’s a possible solution

Cason Schmit, Jennifer Wagner | 
AI is evolving too fast for existing regulatory frameworks to keep pace. Intellectual property law may hold a solution ...
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We could use CRISPR to cure mental illness. Should we?

Grace Spencer | 
Would you want to be cured of a disorder that most people consider debilitating if given the opportunity? Cancer? Sure ...
Viewpoint: Scotland's Green Party leads an "obstinate and visionless" opposition to sustainable gene edited crops while UK and Europe edge towards embracing agricultural science

Viewpoint: Scotland’s Green Party leads an “obstinate and visionless” opposition to sustainable gene edited crops while UK and Europe edge towards embracing agricultural science

Rachael Hamilton | 
In recent months, the pace of global policy developments in relation to gene editing has often been hard to keep ...
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Viewpoint: EU gene-editing regulations requiring traceability and labeling to ‘protect co-existence’ with organic crops could stop innovation in its tracks

Petra Jorasch | 
Major new developments in gene editing are now taking place with increasing frequency, as the world looks to harness the ...
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