Viewpoint: How anti-GMO activists use select studies to ‘prove’ glyphosate is ‘dangerous’ and unnecessarily scare the public

Viewpoint: How anti-GMO activists use select studies to ‘prove’ glyphosate is ‘dangerous’ and unnecessarily scare the public

Genetic Literacy Project | 
If you want to show that any chemical is dangerous, here's a three-step process that will consistently yield the desired ...
Viewpoint: ‘Scientists seeking attention resort to promoting oversimplified food fads’ — Be cautious of clickbait claims that foods accelerate dementia

Viewpoint: ‘Scientists seeking attention resort to promoting oversimplified food fads’ — Be cautious of clickbait claims that foods accelerate dementia

Can avoiding certain foods reduce your dementia risk? One nutritional psychiatrist seems to think so, but the evidence is much ...
GLP Podcast: Trauma changes your DNA? Lifelike sex robots; Have we cured leukemia?

GLP Podcast: Trauma changes your DNA? Lifelike sex robots; Have we cured leukemia?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Can traumatic life experiences leave an imprint on our DNA that we pass down to our children? Get ready, because ...
GLP Podcast: Don't 'cancel' Joe Rogan?; Psychopaths among us; Green Revolution saved $83 trillion

GLP Podcast: Don’t ‘cancel’ Joe Rogan?; Psychopaths among us; Green Revolution saved $83 trillion

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The recent campaign to "cancel" comedian Joe Rogan for promoting COVID misinformation highlights a troubling trend in science communication. High-functioning ...
Rebuffing activist claims, USDA confirms American-grown fruits and vegetables are free of harmful trace pesticides

Rebuffing activist claims, USDA confirms American-grown fruits and vegetables are free of harmful trace pesticides

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The results of the USDA's Pesticide Data Program (PDP) for 2020 are in, and they lend themselves to two important ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups ‘using the COVID lab-leak theory to spur opposition to a wide swath of important, even life-saving, biotechnologies’

Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups ‘using the COVID lab-leak theory to spur opposition to a wide swath of important, even life-saving, biotechnologies’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Hoping to keep their cause alive in the wake of the pandemic, the anti-GMO movement has glommed on to a ...
Viewpoint: $24 billion in global savings — Here's why the UK should break from Europe and embrace GMOs, CRISPR crops and other agricultural biotechnologies

Viewpoint: $24 billion in global savings — Here’s why the UK should break from Europe and embrace GMOs, CRISPR crops and other agricultural biotechnologies

As part of the European Union, the UK was a stronghold of anti-GMO opposition. Post-Brexit, however, Britain is changing its ...
Viewpoint: Scientific American’s bizarre promotion of ‘woke’ agricultural biotechnology rejectionism

Viewpoint: Scientific American’s bizarre promotion of ‘woke’ agricultural biotechnology rejectionism

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Recently I highlighted four disturbing trends in science journalism that are destroying the public's trust in mainstream academic and public health ...
GLP Podcast: Genetics of sugar cravings; Male birth control; CRISPR-edited apples coming soon?

GLP Podcast: Genetics of sugar cravings; Male birth control; CRISPR-edited apples coming soon?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
We all crave sugar on occasion, and geneticists say they've found some of the genes that may have driven this ...
‘Byzantine regulations’: Here are the human health and environmental reasons why we need to aggressively embrace GMOs and gene editing

‘Byzantine regulations’: Here are the human health and environmental reasons why we need to aggressively embrace GMOs and gene editing

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Organisms developed with so-called new breeding techniques (NBTs) like CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing have earned widespread support from farmers and scientists ...
$83 trillion in savings — Misguided attacks by ‘organic fundamentalists’ distort the revolutionary advancements of the Green Revolution

$83 trillion in savings — Misguided attacks by ‘organic fundamentalists’ distort the revolutionary advancements of the Green Revolution

A recent study quantifies some of the previously undocumented benefits of the Green Revolution. The results are nothing short of ...
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

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Science journalism is plagued by several critical problems that jeopardize its credibility. If we want the public to be more ...
GLP Podcast: Academic freedom has limits? UK backtracks on neonic ban; 'Non-GMO' tearless onions

GLP Podcast: Academic freedom has limits? UK backtracks on neonic ban; ‘Non-GMO’ tearless onions

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Does academic freedom protect professors who spread scientific nonsense online? The UK appears to be backtracking on a pesticide ban ...
GLP Podcast: 10 'stupid' food memes; COVID drugs are here; What makes someone a narcissist?

GLP Podcast: 10 ‘stupid’ food memes; COVID drugs are here; What makes someone a narcissist?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
People believe a lot of nonsense about food and farming; let's debunk the top-10 worst of these "truisms." The FDA ...
Viewpoint: If you seriously care about threats posed by climate change, steer clear of organic farming

Viewpoint: If you seriously care about threats posed by climate change, steer clear of organic farming

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Reporters like to lecture the public about the importance of science while promoting obviously unscientific ideas when it suits them ...
YouTube’s anti-vax ban: Necessary public health measure or unjustified censorship?

YouTube’s anti-vax ban: Necessary public health measure or unjustified censorship?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
YouTube triggered an uproar [recently], announcing that it would take “down several video channels associated with high-profile anti-vaccine activists including ...
GLP Podcast: CRISPR biosensors; Engineered gut microbes; Anti-GMO groups love the lab-leak theory

GLP Podcast: CRISPR biosensors; Engineered gut microbes; Anti-GMO groups love the lab-leak theory

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Researchers have developed a biosensor they say can monitor the activity of CRISPR gene editing in real-time. Synthetic biology is ...
GLP Podcast: COVID vaccines; Lab leak scandal; UK embraces CRISPR crops—the biggest stories of 2021

GLP Podcast: COVID vaccines; Lab leak scandal; UK embraces CRISPR crops—the biggest stories of 2021

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The COVID-19 vaccines saved a lot of lives in 2021, but convincing some Americans to take them proved to be ...
USRTK and other anti-biotechnology groups are using COVID lab-leak theory to spur opposition to life-saving innovations

USRTK and other anti-biotechnology groups are using COVID lab-leak theory to spur opposition to life-saving innovations

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Hoping to keep their cause alive in the wake of the pandemic, the anti-GMO movement has glommed on to a ...
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group on the wrong side of science with simplistic attack on animal agriculture's impact on climate

Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group on the wrong side of science with simplistic attack on animal agriculture’s impact on climate

With Christmas just around the corner, you're probably finalizing your dinner plans and wrapping those last few presents before sticking ...
GLP Podcast: Coming soon — USDA 'bioengineered' labels; Scientific American strays from science; Schools teach anti-GMO falsehoods

GLP Podcast: Coming soon — USDA ‘bioengineered’ labels; Scientific American strays from science; Schools teach anti-GMO falsehoods

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The USDA's mandatory bioengineered food labels will begin to appear on many more products next month. What can consumers expect ...
Viewpoint: An argument for CRISPR crops — 'Very little about modern life is natural — and it's time we all got over it’

Viewpoint: An argument for CRISPR crops — ‘Very little about modern life is natural — and it’s time we all got over it’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Life goes on as gene-edited foods begin to hit the market. Japanese consumers have recently started buying tomatoes that fight ...
GLP Podcast: Chemical risks doubled in five years? Vaccines from plants; Henrietta Lacks’ stolen cells

GLP Podcast: Chemical risks doubled in five years? Vaccines from plants; Henrietta Lacks’ stolen cells

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A recent meta-analysis has alleged that the health risks linked to chemical exposure have doubled in the last five years ...
GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

GLP Podcast: At-home dementia test raises concerns; mRNA flu vaccines? Chemical-free pesticides

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A new at-home dementia test may help predict your risk of cognitive impairment late in life, though some experts fear ...
GLP Podcast: Monsanto owns farmers? Evolution of pet parenting; Soylent abandons GMO advocacy

GLP Podcast: Monsanto owns farmers? Evolution of pet parenting; Soylent abandons GMO advocacy

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Does Monsanto control the seeds Mexico's farmers can grow? No, but anti-GMO groups do. An increasing number of Americans don't ...
GLP Podcast: Science 'flip-flops'; Pig-to-human organ transplants; Glyphosate lawsuits and tort reform

GLP Podcast: Science ‘flip-flops’; Pig-to-human organ transplants; Glyphosate lawsuits and tort reform

Genetic Literacy Project | 
An expert advisory panel recently revised the decades-old recommendation to take aspirin daily to prevent a first heart attack or ...
GLP Podcast: 'Fashionable nonsense' in medicine; Strange history of pregnancy tests; Bayer goes organic

GLP Podcast: ‘Fashionable nonsense’ in medicine; Strange history of pregnancy tests; Bayer goes organic

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Medicine is bowing to academia's "fashionable nonsense" surrounding a variety of important issues, and the consequences could be serious. Home ...
GLP Podcast: COVID vaccine skepticism justified? Live long despite your genes; Junk food addiction

GLP Podcast: COVID vaccine skepticism justified? Live long despite your genes; Junk food addiction

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Many people simply refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Is their skepticism justifiable, or are they plagued by biases that ...
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