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How COVID deniers are taking pages out of the anti-vaccine movement’s playbook
One of the most notable things about the COVID-19 pandemic has been how fast two science denialist movements made common cause ...
As the CRISPR revolution advances, here’s how gene editing will actually help farmers and consumers
2020 has been an eventful year for gene editing. The recent Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier ...
Sustainability gap on Farm to Fork: What are the global consequences of Europe’s embrace of ‘green political correctness’
European Union politicians call it a “protein transition” strategy—the continent’s sustainable farming blueprint embodied in the Green Deal, the heart ...
To the victor go the spoils: How Homo sapiens prevailed in battles for survival with Neanderthals
Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out ...
Podcast: Beyond CRISPR and gene therapy—How ‘gene writing’ is poised to transform the treatment of even the rarest diseases
In just a few short years, gene editing has launched a biomedical revolution, yielding previously unimaginable treatments for conditions ranging ...
Despite poor healthcare, Africa leads the world in controlling COVID-19. Here are some reasons why
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on healthcare systems worldwide, but many African countries have done a commendable ...
The COVID conspiracy theory that won’t go away: No, the novel coronavirus was not made in a lab — it came from bats
One of the conspiracy theories that have plagued attempts to keep people informed during the pandemic is the idea that ...
Childhood trauma: The kids are not alright, and part of the explanation may be linked to epigenetics
The old adage about kids being resilient and able to bounce back from early traumas isn't necessarily borne out by ...
Viewpoint: The chilling impact of the virulent spread of anti-science thinking
"Anti-scientific thinking" is a bad disease of our time, and one which may affect a wide range of human beings, ...
Viewpoint: Great Barrington Declaration arguing for herd immunity ‘takes page from denialist propaganda playbook’
When you’ve been examining pseudoscientific and quack claims for over two decades, you start to recognize patterns in the strategies ...
Infographic: 5 different ways COVID vaccines work
COVID vaccine hesitancy is on the rise, perhaps in the wake of pressure to speed approval beyond scientific reason. But I think ...
How COVID-19 resembles a sexually transmitted disease
Viruses walk a fine line between severity and transmissibility. If they are too virulent, they kill or incapacitate their hosts; ...
Struggle to decide when kids should go back to school mirrors 1918 pandemic debate
During the influenza pandemic in 1918, even though the world was a very different place, the discussion [about whether to ...
5 things you should know if you have COVID and are asymptomatic
Blood tests that check for exposure to the coronavirus are starting to come online, and preliminary findings suggest that many ...
Viewpoint: Ideology, politics pollute the debate over health risks of red meat
For decades there has been a statistical controversy about meat. By statistical I mean it was never a real health ...
Viewpoint: ‘All natural’ pet food is no better for Fido, and it’s terrible for the environment
Gone are the days when a proud new pet owner could waltz into the grocery store and pick up a ...
COVID-19 conspiracy theories give people the feeling of being in control
A few weeks ago, I took an uncomfortable trip down the rabbit hole of Covid-19 conspiracy theory videos. As a newly ...
Vaccine ‘durability’: COVID-19 immunizations coming soon but will they last?
As the days unfold with a seeming sameness in this odd summer of the pandemic, news of vaccine clinical trials ...
COVID-19 is causing silent epidemics — societal and medical crises
As the nation emerges in fits and starts from the lockdowns spurred by the first wave of COVID-19 illnesses, we’re ...
Viewpoint: Pesticides on produce aren’t dangerous. Ignore the ‘Dirty Dozen’ and eat more fruits and veggies
A uniquely frightening time like this provides a great moment for us all to do what’s best for neighbors, employees, ...
Viewpoint: Activist opposition to GMOs fueled by an ‘extremist’ vision of nature
We would like to take the opportunity on #Worldenvironmentday to come back to a problem we have been thinking about ...
The Three Stooges illustrate why coronavirus-fighting ‘antibody cocktails’ could help contain the virus well before a vaccine
“You imbecile!” bellowed Moe Howard as he stuck a finger up the nose of Curly. Moe the bully would often ...
5 factors explaining vast differences in how each of us responds to dangers posed by COVID-19
From mask wearing to physical distancing, individuals wield a lot of power in how the coronavirus outbreak plays out. Behavioral ...
Viewpoint: GMO skeptics abuse UN Biodiversity Conference to promote anti-biotech agenda
Countless people continue to suffer and die needlessly as a result of the arbitrary and unscientific restrictions forged at the ...
Viewpoint: Why the world needs GMOs—4 farmers make the case for biotech crops
The lopsided conversation between experienced farmers and clueless activists has severe consequences ...
‘Humanized mice’: Chimeras fuel quest to treat chronic diseases, cancer and even COVID-19
Some medical conditions can't be ethically investigated in humans, so researchers are finding interesting ways to grow people parts in ...
Viewpoint: The Impossible Burger has sparked an ideological rift between anti-GMO critics
Redrawn battle lines expose a growing ideological rift in a once-cohesive anti-GMO movement and appear to signal a shift in ...
