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Florida’s anti-vaccine surgeon general takes his disinformation campaign on the road with RFK, Jr., anti-vaxxers, and Nazi-promoting ‘health specialists’
Florida has much going for it, but the state’s public health system doesn’t make the list. The opprobrium is largely ...
With the Chevron Doctrine overturned, the new ‘judicial veto’ of regulations will be bad for science and business
A colleague and I wrote about recent Supreme Court decisions that produced sweeping changes in how government regulation works in the ...
Viewpoint: If you want to understand how pervasive medical disinformation in the U.S. is, check out this circus organized by GOP Senator Ron Johnson
Honestly, I don’t even know where to begin. But for those who aren’t aware, Ron Johnson, GOP Senator for Wisconsin, ...
Viewpoint: ‘Why does it take 43 years to build a nuclear power plant and 32 years for a GM fish to see a tank? Blame government regulators joining hands with the notorious activist-legal complex
America continues to lead the world in science and technology, but this is hardly a God-given right. Compared to the ...
Viewpoint: Science colonialism — Europe and the United Nations are blocking crop biotechnology poised to address global hunger
Wealthy countries with natural 'breadbaskets' - places where it is easy to grow food - have so much abundance they ...
Chimpanzees and humans share 98.8% of their DNA — and just like people, ‘chimps are both bloodthirsty warmongers and thoughtful beings’
Although chimpanzees and humans share a surprising 98.8 percent of their DNA, our differences are vast – or at least we ...
Viewpoint: Few topics in science, health and food elicit more fear and misconceptions than the phrase GMO, most of it based on intentional disinformation
Few topics in science, health and food elicit more fear and misconceptions than the phrase GMO, and most of it ...
Organ transplants sometimes lead to significant personality changes. Here’s why
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person ...
Infographic: Global regulatory and health research agencies on whether glyphosate causes cancer
A jury decision, while significant, is not a substitute for scientific research ...
Bean farming revolution? Unique innovations could leverage lentils and chickpeas to lock in growth-promoting nitrogen in soil
From lentils to chickpeas, and even the humble baked bean, pulses are perhaps best known as an alternative, plant-based source ...
‘Heightened alert’: Avian flu detected in water supplies, virus found in the meat of one cow, and flu-tainted milk has infected mice and cats
Since the beginning of the year, the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain that previously had killed tens of millions ...
Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless, data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’
Headlines about harmful pesticides in conventional foods are lying to you in order to create fear. Another day, another post ...
Avian flu virus detected in raw milk from infected dairy cows. Are we in danger of it spreading to our food supply?
It was three months ago when we wrote about the surge of the H5N1 bird flu strain that had by then already ...
Viewpoint: Agribashing and the French media — Paper withdraws ‘fake news’ viral article claiming drinking water contains 200 ‘dangerous’ chemicals
In the ordinary chronicling of agribashing, we recently witnessed in France a ‘scary’ report on Google News or MSN News ...
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing mental health diagnosis and treatment
Psychiatry was one of my early rotations as a third-year medical student just beginning clinical training. After years of exposure ...
Groundbreaking pineapple-flavored spray vaccine could prevent urinary tract infections for up to 9 years
A breakthrough almost decade-long study of a spray vaccine offers promise for billions of women who suffer from urinary tract ...
‘Race’, anti-racism and biology
Using biology to determine the racial ancestry of human remains is racist. Except when it’s done in the name of ...
Curious what chickens cluck about? AI is decoding the language of poultry
Understanding chickens' vocalizations can transform our approach to poultry farming, enhancing their welfare and quality of life ...
False dawn or new dawn for genetically engineered crops in the European Union?
It's going to be a long and difficult journey before the fate of the European crop biotechnology reform bill passed ...
Five reasons why the anti-biotech movement is in retreat
The pro-science community has recently chalked up several important wins in Europe. First, on January 24, the powerful environment committee ...
Viewpoint: Exploiting chemophobia—Environmental Working Groups’s manufactured study claiming oat cereal contains dangerous pesticides designed to manipulate the media
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and media outlets are trying to scare people away from demonstrably safe and nutritious conventional food products ...
Probiotics are ‘enticing target’ for gene editing — but is CRISPR up for the challenge?
Every morning I pop a Pearl probiotic. I try hard not to drop it, for the tiny, slippery yellow sphere ...
Viewpoint: Crop biotechnology opponents are losing their war against genetic engineering but the battle for science is not yet won
It was not so long ago that the strident opponents of agricultural biotechnology were dictating the narrative over sustainable crops ...
Viewpoint: What’s the science (if any) behind the regenerative agriculture movement?
As interest in regenerative agriculture reaches fever pitch across the value chain, NIAB is preparing the ground for a major ...
Viewpoint: As concerns about plastic pollution in the ocean mount, there is a yet untapped solution — genetically-engineered bacteria that “eat” plastic. Will activists and the government block it?
Spain’s northern coast has been fighting a months-long assault from a ‘white tide’ of plastic pellets dumped by a Dutch-registered ...
How RFK, Jr.’s science disinformation machine rolls on despite so many debunking articles (like this one)
The presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a reminder of the insidious imbalance of conspiracy theories: They are always ...
Viewpoint: Activists shift tactics on glyphosate, attacking independent European science-oversight agencies that have unanimously found the herbicide safe
Glyphosate ate the world! Every single day another serious disease, from all types of cancer to Parkinson’s, is attributed to ...
