Global crop gene editing advances as numerous countries break from European Union’s restrictive policies

Global crop gene editing advances as numerous countries break from European Union’s restrictive policies

Transparenz Gentechnik | 
Great Britain has already decided to take the first steps, as has Switzerland: dealing with simple genome-edited plants will be ...
Dangerous levels of glyphosate in urine? Junk science paper based upon a large-scale anti-GMO testing campaign

Dangerous levels of glyphosate in urine? Junk science paper based upon a large-scale anti-GMO testing campaign

André Heitz, Jon Entine | 
The public and journalists – the consumers of information about health – need to be aware of something that researchers ...
Are GM foods safe? New study of studies challenges long-established claim that GMOs pose no unique health hazards. Let’s review what they found

Are GM foods safe? New study of studies challenges long-established claim that GMOs pose no unique health hazards. Let’s review what they found

Klaus-Dieter Jany | 
Do GMOs adversely impact humans? Thousands of studies have been performed over the past 20 years attempting to answer in ...
Latin America’s embrace of gene editing positions Americas to become global leader in agricultural innovation

Latin America’s embrace of gene editing positions Americas to become global leader in agricultural innovation

Luis Ventura | 
Over the 25 years since the introduction of GM crops in Latin America, the continent has been a battleground between ...
Video: Crops in space? With long space voyages on the horizon, NASA working on ways to grow food for astronauts

Video: Crops in space? With long space voyages on the horizon, NASA working on ways to grow food for astronauts

Gioia Massa | 
As astronauts venture farther from Earth, and for longer periods, food will become increasingly critical.  Crop production can supplement a ...
Viewpoint — Prince Charles’ ongoing rejection of GM, biotechnology-inspired crop advances is the latest example of celebrity disinformation on science

Viewpoint — Prince Charles’ ongoing rejection of GM, biotechnology-inspired crop advances is the latest example of celebrity disinformation on science

Jonathan Harrington | 
There are relatively few people in the world who possess sufficient gravitas that the media are prepared to publicize their ...
Viewpoint: Environmentalist delusions? Why ‘progressive’ opposition to nuclear energy and crop biotechnology are the biggest obstacles to addressing climate change

Viewpoint: Environmentalist delusions? Why ‘progressive’ opposition to nuclear energy and crop biotechnology are the biggest obstacles to addressing climate change

Maarten Boudry | 
In the recent Netflix smash hit Don’t Look Up, scientists try to warn the world about a comet hurtling towards ...
Myth busting on pesticides: Despite demonization, organic farmers widely use them

Myth busting on pesticides: Despite demonization, organic farmers widely use them

Andrew Porterfield | 
Anti-GMO activists like to point to organic food as free of pesticides. They are not, and some chemicals used are ...
Viewpoint: The messy 'non organic' reality of imported organic food

Viewpoint: The messy ‘non organic’ reality of imported organic food

Michelle Miller | 
I am a strong believer in consumer choice. Although I may not agree with every choice a consumer makes, it’s ...
Viewpoint: Reflecting on science journalism in 2021 — Four trends that need to be reversed for media to regain credibility

Viewpoint: Reflecting on science journalism in 2021 — Four trends that need to be reversed for media to regain credibility

Cameron English | 
Science journalism is plagued by several critical problems that jeopardize its credibility. If we want the public to be more ...
Video: Dramatic visual evidence of the insect-resistant power of Bt maize, without chemical treatment

Video: Dramatic visual evidence of the insect-resistant power of Bt maize, without chemical treatment

Peter Davies | 
In clearing out my office recently I came across a DVD of the video Life in a standard and in ...
Molnupiravir vs paxlovid: What’s the difference between the two approved COVID antivirals?

Molnupiravir vs paxlovid: What’s the difference between the two approved COVID antivirals?

Josh Bloom | 
Following the FDA's granting of Emergency Use Authorization to Merck's molnupiravir and Pfizer's Paxlovid, the only two approved direct-acting antiviral ...
Viewpoint: Salmon, apples and potatoes — 3 healthy and sustainable foods that you can buy now under the new “bioengineered” label

Viewpoint: Salmon, apples and potatoes — 3 healthy and sustainable foods that you can buy now under the new “bioengineered” label

Steve Savage | 
The “bioengineered” label for foods sold in the United States is now in effect. Any food or food ingredient that ...
Viewpoint: Gilles-Éric Séralini, Vandana Shiva, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — Anti-GMO characters join together in book diatribe misrepresenting the science about glyphosate and Monsanto

Viewpoint: Gilles-Éric Séralini, Vandana Shiva, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — Anti-GMO characters join together in book diatribe misrepresenting the science about glyphosate and Monsanto

Andrew Porterfield | 
The recent court victories against the former Monsanto involving glyphosate constitute a major cause célèbre for anti-GMO activists. Now, another ...
Viewpoint: 'An environmental activist-driven narrative spun by a small population of privileged zealots is presently shaping global climate and agricultural policy'

Viewpoint: ‘An environmental activist-driven narrative spun by a small population of privileged zealots is presently shaping global climate and agricultural policy’

David Zaruk | 
As the COP26 winds down and the world leaders, delegates and activists all head home, it is time for the ...
Could pumpkin pie be on the “86 list” this Thanksgiving?

Could pumpkin pie be on the “86 list” this Thanksgiving?

Michelle Miller | 
If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, you’ve probably heard the term “86” which basically means that they’re out of ...
Part 1: The organic food industry's rejection of modernity

Part 1: The organic food industry’s rejection of modernity

Steven Cerier | 
The rapid advance of technology has enriched our daily lives. We can take pictures and videos with a cell phone, ...
Mexico’s corn production needs to increase significantly — is this possible with agroecology, and without GMOs?

Mexico’s corn production needs to increase significantly — is this possible with agroecology, and without GMOs?

Luis Ventura | 
Through its Decree banning imports of GM corn and restricting trade with the United States and other countries, the administration ...
Viewpoint: Advocacy or orthodoxy? How the neurodiversity movement that has sought to normalize autism is changing, and not always for the best

Viewpoint: Advocacy or orthodoxy? How the neurodiversity movement that has sought to normalize autism is changing, and not always for the best

Bill Williams | 
It is no longer fashionable to talk about autism spectrum disorders among certain quarters of the ASD community without reference ...
Part 1: How much responsibility for COVID vaccine rejectionism rests with the progressive Left?

Part 1: How much responsibility for COVID vaccine rejectionism rests with the progressive Left?

Jon Entine, Patrick Whittle | 
Twenty-five years ago, in 1996, physicist Alan Sokal pulled off a now notorious academic hoax by submitting a spoof article, ...
Viewpoint: 'It's time to listen to what the data say' — Agricultural biotechnology industry issues joint statement challenging Europe’s proposed Farm to Fork Green Deal

Viewpoint: ‘It’s time to listen to what the data say’ — Agricultural biotechnology industry issues joint statement challenging Europe’s proposed Farm to Fork Green Deal

Joint Statement | 
Food chain actors all agree with the main principles set out in the Farm to Fork strategy and are fully ...
Viewpoint: After years of misreporting, NY Times embraces safety and efficacy of GMOs — but still stumbles on nuance and key facts

Viewpoint: After years of misreporting, NY Times embraces safety and efficacy of GMOs — but still stumbles on nuance and key facts

Henry Miller, Kathleen Hefferon | 
Genetically engineered (GE) crops, which have been commercially available for 25 years, have been widely misunderstood and under-appreciated, especially by ...
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Viewpoint: Will “cancel culture” claim Darwin?

Jerry Coyne | 
Given the scientific and political luminaries who have fallen under the axe, it’s not beyond possibility that Charles Darwin himself ...
Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Cameron English | 
In the coming years, a genetically engineered tomato may be your first line of defense against high blood pressure. Biotech ...
Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Dismissing sizable sustainability benefits, organic industry petitions USDA to block hydroponics from being classified as organic

Ross Pomeroy | 
Organic food producers, which eschew synthetic pesticides for "natural" ones, regularly market their products as more sustainable than conventional offerings, but they're not ...
Infographic: Does consuming micro-traces of glyphosate (aka Roundup) in our food cause cancer? All 20 global regulatory and chemical oversight agencies say 'no', while anti-biotech activists spin the data

Infographic: Does consuming micro-traces of glyphosate (aka Roundup) in our food cause cancer? All 20 global regulatory and chemical oversight agencies say ‘no’, while anti-biotech activists spin the data

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Glyphosate weedkiller, once marketed exclusively under the name RoundUp by its originator Monsanto, is the world's most popular herbicide, used ...
Viewpoint: Anti-science GMO rejectionists won’t disappear anytime soon but the past year has demonstrated their increasing irrelevance

Viewpoint: Anti-science GMO rejectionists won’t disappear anytime soon but the past year has demonstrated their increasing irrelevance

Cameron English | 
Just six years ago, America was engaged in a ferocious debate over GMO food labels; March Against Monsanto could assemble thousands ...
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