Podcast: Industry funding doesn't corrupt science; COVID lab leak refuted? Dicamba controversy revisited

Podcast: Industry funding doesn’t corrupt science; COVID lab leak refuted? Dicamba controversy revisited

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
Should agricultural scientists take research funding from corporations? A pair of studies suggests that a 'lab-leak' origin for SARS-CoV-2 looks ...
GLP Podcast: 'Lefty' anti-GMO groups embrace lab-leak story; Organic nutrition myths; CRISPR treats crippling disease

GLP Podcast: ‘Lefty’ anti-GMO groups embrace lab-leak story; Organic nutrition myths; CRISPR treats crippling disease

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
Anti-GMO groups have hitched their wagons to the COVID lab-leak hypothesis to keep their flagging agenda alive. Organic produce is ...
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Infographic: Animal origins or lab leak? Tracing coronavirus back to the source

David Cyranoski | 
Since the pandemic began, the question of where the coronavirus came from has been one of the biggest puzzles. It ...
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No, the coronavirus was not genetically engineered in a Wuhan lab, scientists believe

Philip Kiefer | 
You could be forgiven for wondering how a disease as fast-moving and deadly as COVID-19 could just appear naturally, out ...
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Tracing the origins of China’s coronavirus: Infectious disease expert explains how it jumped from animals to humans

Peter Daszak, Shawna Williams | 
The Scientist spoke with Peter Daszak, the president of the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance and an infectious disease researcher who’s done extensive research ...
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Searching for answers in the genome of China’s mysterious coronavirus

Emma Yasinski | 
As public health officials respond in real-time to the unfolding of the outbreak, so too are scientists. Just one month ...
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