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Human consciousness: How and why it evolved?
Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current ...
More than 40 gene-edited crops will be available to European farmers only when the EU deregulates crop biotechnology
In agricultural production, high-yielding variety genotypes are effective in increasing yield per unit area, beyond the contributions of fertilizer and ...
Brewing longevity: Reassessing the health impact of coffee
Coffee gives us a great morning boost – and it is not just the caffeine! A recent study published in ...
Viewpoint: Hurricane-caused drug and IV fluid shortages expose a vulnerability in U.S. supply chains. Here’s a solution.
The recent storms that ravaged Florida and other states affected more than homes and infrastructure. Hurricane Helene inflicted significant damage ...
How the ‘regulator-activist-legal-complex’ undermines technological innovation
America continues to lead the world in science and technology, but this is hardly a God-given right. Compared to the ...
Viewpoint: Why are politicians letting the tort lawyer and organic industry funded anti-science Environmental Working Group influence public policy?
We are in an era where rejection of science occurs across all ideologies and communities. Anti-science misinformation spreads as a ...
Viewpoint: Greenwashing irony—Organic food and farming exempt from Europe’s green regulations despite evidence of sustainability lag
On 17 June 2024, the EU Council of Ministers adopted its position on the Green Claims Directive, a regulatory proposal first ...
Are all processed foods unhealthy? Time for a more nuanced rethink
After decades of searching, many scientists believe they have finally pinned down the main problem with our modern diets—the factor ...
Fluoride in our water lowers IQ? Activists misrepresent problematic study in viral posts across social media
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has released a comprehensive study titled ...
Viewpoint: The Greens are wrong — Here’s why humanity is good for nature
Over the past few years, we have been subject to endless media reports on the devastating impact humanity is having ...
Viewpoint: Nuclear power, pesticides, obesity and global warming: Examining the politics behind four contentious science debates
Gaslighting has now become a popular term again based on telling people not to believe what their lying eyes are telling them ...
Viewpoint: Organic mirage: The poor are paying the price for the backlash against agrochemicals and crop biotechnology
Thanks to the Green Revolution—a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw significantly increased crop yields and agricultural production—it became ...
Is your cheese GMO? The Non-GMO Project and other activists claim 90% of cheeses in America are ‘tainted’. Here are the facts
In cheese production, the need to use traditional rennet obtained from calf stomachs has largely been removed because of a ...
Viewpoint: Gene-editing roadblocks — Excessive regulations and a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ mindset hamper gene editing’s massive potential to address climate change
Jared Diamond (1997) observed that, "Any society goes through social movements or fads, in which economically useless things become valued ...
Viewpoint: Scared to Death — How chemophobia endangers public health — and what can be done to address this growing crisis
When I think about science and health disinformation, there are obvious trends. Of course, they exploit health anxiety, which causes ...
Viewpoint: No indication that COVID summer surge is fading
Like tens of thousands of Americans baking in the summer heat, President Biden is convalescing at home, waiting for the ...
Analysis: Misguided activist attacks on Africa’s push to increase the use of synthetic fertilizer — ‘Maintaining low agricultural yields won’t accomplish the climate and environmental goals rich Westerners purport to support’
One of the many impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine was a spike in global food prices. Although food prices ...
Throw away your lead-soaked tampons? Clickbait headlines exaggerate misrepresented study
Another day, another wildly mischaracterized paper going viral online, eroding science literacy, exacerbating chemophobia, and making our jobs as scientists harder ...
Food phobia: Activists want to scare us about safety and sustainability of what we eat. Here’s why they are (mostly) wrong
Today’s choir of food critics would have us all fear our food. But is that fear really justified? One happy ...
Are bananas at risk of extinction? Many varieties are, but gene editing offers a solution
Bananas are one of the world’s most widely available fresh fruits. They are particularly popular with children and are a ...
Viewpoint: Why green activists’ tactics of zero-compromise, slurs, insults and ideological disunity feed unrealistic expectations
2023 was a horrible year for the European environmental activist community. On pesticides, their StopGlyphosate campaign failed to resonate with ...
Book review: In Biotech Challenges, ‘technological optimist’ Catherine Regnault Roger outlines the history of genetic modification in agriculture — and what awaits us
The discovery of CRISPR in 2012 accelerated the evolution of genetic engineering. Distinctions are now made between first-generation biotechnologies developed ...
Viewpoint: Optimism fades that Europe will significantly reform its current near-ban on gene-edited crops
The genetic modification, or genetic engineering (GE), of plants and animals by selection and breeding has been practiced by humans for ...
Viewpoint: Here’s why the U.S. cannot afford widespread rejection of vaccines
Two senior FDA officials, including Dr. Robert Califf, the agency head, recently published a journal article entitled "Is Vaccination Approaching a Dangerous ...
How IARC and other ‘independent’ global cancer assessment agencies can distort the public’s understanding of the risks of cancer
Cancer is a catch-all for hundreds of unique diseases, which develop when cells in your body no longer listen to ...
Yet another anti-vax doctor claims vaccines ‘shed’. Where did this myth originate?
It’s been too short a time since I last wrote about the antivaccine myth of “shedding,” particularly in the context of ...
Viewpoint: US regulators are not keeping up with lightning-fast advances in biotechnology. How can that gap be closed?
Improved crop genetics can help protect crops from pests and disease, reduce food waste, increase yields, limit deforestation, and decrease agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Improvements in ...
