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GLP podcast and video: Low-carb diets cause heart disease? Economic de-growth or ‘green’ growth?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Many people have turned to low-carb diets as a way to shed unwanted body fat, but a new study suggests ...
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GLP podcast and video: Eating bugs safe? Pesticide use exploding? COVID and trust in science

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The European Union is all too happy to allow consumers to eat potentially dangerous bug-based food, yet it remains hostile ...
Viewpoint: Before you blindly endorse a ‘meatless future’ to limit greenhouse gasses and protect the environment, read this

Viewpoint: Before you blindly endorse a ‘meatless future’ to limit greenhouse gasses and protect the environment, read this

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Many activists and reporters claim we should eat little or no meat to prevent climate change. But instead of presenting ...
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GLP Podcast & Video: FDA checks chocolate-heart health claims; Cure for binge drinking? Gene-edited wheat may cut cancer risk

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Does dark chocolate reduce your heart disease risk? The FDA says candy companies need to tread lightly when it comes ...
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GLP Podcast & Video: Synthetic biology makes $10,000 perfume way cheaper; ‘Fashionable organic fantasies’ at the WEF; Sleeping pills cause dementia?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A bottle of perfume used to cost more than $10,000. The price has dropped precipitously thanks to advancements in synthetic ...
Viewpoint: The Guardian cites ‘shocking’ statistics from environmental lobby groups claiming increasing dangers from pesticide poisonings. Here’s why they are wrong, yet again

Viewpoint: The Guardian cites ‘shocking’ statistics from environmental lobby groups claiming increasing dangers from pesticide poisonings. Here’s why they are wrong, yet again

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The evidence is quite clear at this point. Properly used, pesticides do not pose a serious risk to human health ...
GLP podcast and video: Universities host anti-science quack Vandana Shiva (again); Communist Cuba is pro-GMO; 1 year of 'bioengineered' food labels

GLP podcast and video: Universities host anti-science quack Vandana Shiva (again); Communist Cuba is pro-GMO; 1 year of ‘bioengineered’ food labels

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Dozens of researchers recently blasted two universities for inviting anti-vaccine, anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva to speak. Why do America's academic ...
GLP Podcast: Smoking, drinking fueled by genetics? Women more empathetic than men; Enthusiasm for HIV vaccine wanes

GLP Podcast: Smoking, drinking fueled by genetics? Women more empathetic than men; Enthusiasm for HIV vaccine wanes

Genetic Literacy Project | 
If you drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, a growing body of evidence suggests that your genetics may have predisposed you ...
GLP Facts and Fallacies Podcast and Video: 'Industrial' farming unsustainable? Junk science and academic freedom; Oxalate, the new dietary bogeyman

GLP Facts and Fallacies Podcast and Video: ‘Industrial’ farming unsustainable? Junk science and academic freedom; Oxalate, the new dietary bogeyman

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Are our current farming practices unsustainable? If so, how do we make them sustainable? Academic freedom enables researchers to pursue ...
Viewpoint: 'Pesticide treadmill'? — Latest research challenges activist meme, shows pairing GM crops with pesticides yields environmental benefits

Viewpoint: ‘Pesticide treadmill’? — Latest research challenges activist meme, shows pairing GM crops with pesticides yields environmental benefits

Almost three decades ago, activist groups began making all sorts of troubling predictions about the dangers of growing genetically engineered ...
GLP Facts & Fallacies Podcast and Video: Curing 'incurable' leukemia? Cowardly corporations; Glyphosate hasn't tainted school lunches

GLP Facts & Fallacies Podcast and Video: Curing ‘incurable’ leukemia? Cowardly corporations; Glyphosate hasn’t tainted school lunches

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A new gene-editing technique known as base editing may have helped doctor's cure a young girls "incurable" cancer. Why are ...
Viewpoint: The case for the UK Parliament to approve CRISPR-based precision breeding — and why regulators should not throw GMOs under the bus

Viewpoint: The case for the UK Parliament to approve CRISPR-based precision breeding — and why regulators should not throw GMOs under the bus

Institute of Economic Affairs | 
If you had the power to cut food prices and carbon emissions and improve animal welfare in a single stroke, ...
Podcast and video: GE chestnut tree coming soon? Tylenol doesn't cause autism; Damar Hamlin-COVID vaccine controversy

Podcast and video: GE chestnut tree coming soon? Tylenol doesn’t cause autism; Damar Hamlin-COVID vaccine controversy

Genetic Literacy Project | 
After years of delay, a genetically engineered chestnut tree may finally receive USDA approval. Is it headed for a new ...
Analysis: What’s the future of gene editing in the United Kingdom?

Analysis: What’s the future of gene editing in the United Kingdom?

Institute of Economic Affairs | 
Gene-editing technology is a powerful tool that can boost sustainable farming, fight nutrient deficiencies and reduce consumer food prices ...
Podcast: Battling omicron; Tide turns in glyphosate-cancer trials; Ukraine war softens anti-GMO movement—the biggest GLP stories of 2022

Podcast: Battling omicron; Tide turns in glyphosate-cancer trials; Ukraine war softens anti-GMO movement—the biggest GLP stories of 2022

Genetic Literacy Project | 
2022 was a dynamic year for scientific progress. The James Webb space telescope, launched on Christmas day 2021, quickly helped ...
Podcast: Time to eat bugs? Fighting high cholesterol with CRISPR; mRNA flu vaccines coming soon?

Podcast: Time to eat bugs? Fighting high cholesterol with CRISPR; mRNA flu vaccines coming soon?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Are you ready to eat insects? Some scientists say it's time we get more protein from bugs and less from ...
Podcast: Should you clone your pets? Drought-tolerant crops work; We really need more antibiotics

Podcast: Should you clone your pets? Drought-tolerant crops work; We really need more antibiotics

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Do you want to clone your pet? There are companies that will do it for you—if you have a half-million ...
Podcast: Life-saving snake venom? Palm oil from gene-edited soybeans; Fighting plastic pollution with biotech

Podcast: Life-saving snake venom? Palm oil from gene-edited soybeans; Fighting plastic pollution with biotech

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Believe it or not, scientists are exploiting venom from snakes, snails and other poisonous critters to make life-saving medicines. Could ...
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Viewpoint: GM drought-tolerant crops: Here is one biotech innovation that only anti-GMO science rejectionists can demonize

If you think biotech crops have some role to play in fighting global hunger, the Non-GMO Project is here to ...
Podcast: BMI useless? Lab-grown meat a 'pipe dream;' Did early humans eat each other?

Podcast: BMI useless? Lab-grown meat a ‘pipe dream;’ Did early humans eat each other?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Using body mass index (BMI) to assess a patient's health may yield misleading results and undermine public trust in medicine, ...
Podcast: NYT attacks another scientist; How we got 'GMO' insulin; Why is gene therapy so costly?

Podcast: NYT attacks another scientist; How we got ‘GMO’ insulin; Why is gene therapy so costly?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The New York Times last week alleged that a high-profile scientist is in cahoots with the meat industry. Is there ...
Podcast: Pollution makes you fat? India approves more GMOs; Biological 'push notifications'

Podcast: Pollution makes you fat? India approves more GMOs; Biological ‘push notifications’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Air pollution harms our health in many ways; does it also encourage obesity? Farmers in India have access to two ...
Podcast: 'Regenerative' farming—a green fad; Gene-edited bacteria destroy tumors; Banana-flavored beer

Podcast: ‘Regenerative’ farming—a green fad; Gene-edited bacteria destroy tumors; Banana-flavored beer

Genetic Literacy Project | 
So-called "regenerative" farming is gaining traction as a method of sustainable food production. Does it live up to the hype ...
Viewpoint: Exploiting children to promote anti-science ideology — Activists peddle overwrought claims that kids are endangered by crop pesticides

Viewpoint: Exploiting children to promote anti-science ideology — Activists peddle overwrought claims that kids are endangered by crop pesticides

As a new dad, there's no one I love more than my son. I want to protect him from danger, ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Fashionable nonsense’ — Why embracing a ‘sex spectrum’ is at odds with scientific data

Big Think | 
The scientific community is increasingly embracing sociopolitical ideologies and philosophies that are blatantly at odds with scientific data. The highest ...
Podcast: 'Botched' nutrition reporting; Alcohol abstinence boosts brain health; What causes acne?

Podcast: ‘Botched’ nutrition reporting; Alcohol abstinence boosts brain health; What causes acne?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Reporters continue to exaggerate the results of low-quality nutrition studies. Their desire to attract readers with dramatic headlines may be ...
Viewpoint: ‘Regenerative’ is replacing ‘organic’ as the latest green farming fad. Here’s why the reality falls far short of the hype

Viewpoint: ‘Regenerative’ is replacing ‘organic’ as the latest green farming fad. Here’s why the reality falls far short of the hype

Politicians have a complicated relationship with science. When they think the evidence comports with their political goals, they love scientists ...
Podcast: Science Facts and Fallacies host debates body positivity activists on 'Dr. Phil'

Podcast: Science Facts and Fallacies host debates body positivity activists on ‘Dr. Phil’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Science Facts and Fallacies host Cameron English recently appeared on the Dr. Phil show to tackle an incendiary question: Has ...
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