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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Many people simply refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Is their skepticism justifiable, or are they plagued by biases that ...
GLP Podcast: Poison ivy vaccine; Exercise doesn't always cause weight loss; Essential oil videos debunked

GLP Podcast: Poison ivy vaccine; Exercise doesn’t always cause weight loss; Essential oil videos debunked

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Poison Ivy plagues outdoor enthusiasts everywhere. Is a vaccine on the horizon? Exercise is great for your health, but a ...
GLP Podcast: Smoking prevents COVID? CRISPR and nuclear weapons; Bayer wins first glyphosate case

GLP Podcast: Smoking prevents COVID? CRISPR and nuclear weapons; Bayer wins first glyphosate case

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Smokers appear to face a reduced risk of catching COVID-19. Does their deadly habit offer them some sort of protection? ...
GLP podcast: Scrutinizing anti-GMO 'rock star' Vandana Shiva's recent 'Earth Democracy' lecture

GLP podcast: Scrutinizing anti-GMO ‘rock star’ Vandana Shiva’s recent ‘Earth Democracy’ lecture

Last week, high-profile anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva lectured (via zoom) at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC). Amplifying the ...
GLP Podcast: CRISPR-edited tomatoes debut in Japan; Regulating bogus supplements; Underwater farming is here

GLP Podcast: CRISPR-edited tomatoes debut in Japan; Regulating bogus supplements; Underwater farming is here

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CRISPR-edited, hypertension-fighting tomatoes are on sale in Japan. Dishonestly marketed supplements continue to evade FDA regulation. Why doesn't the agency ...
GLP Podcast: Don't fight science denial like this; CO2-sucking GE trees; Organic industry hates hydroponics

GLP Podcast: Don’t fight science denial like this; CO2-sucking GE trees; Organic industry hates hydroponics

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A new book outlines a method for changing the minds of "science deniers"—and it's terrible, according to a particularly harsh ...
Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale

In the coming years, a genetically engineered tomato may be your first line of defense against high blood pressure. Biotech ...
GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

GLP Podcast: Abortion muddies COVID vaccine debate; Coffee is heart healthy again; Genetics of homosexuality

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If women have a right to abortion, does everyone else have a right to refuse a COVID shot? The "my ...
GLP Podcast: End climate 'alarmism'; FDA vs kratom; Is 'GMO' ice cream dangerous? Nope

GLP Podcast: End climate ‘alarmism’; FDA vs kratom; Is ‘GMO’ ice cream dangerous? Nope

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Human-caused climate is occurring, but the science community may be amplifying the public's skepticism with failed "alarmist" predictions. Is kratom ...
GLP Podcast: Climate change enhances farming? Lawyers target paraquat; NYT vs anti-GMO groups

GLP Podcast: Climate change enhances farming? Lawyers target paraquat; NYT vs anti-GMO groups

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Climate change could boost crop yields in the coming decades, but pests enabled by the warmer temperatures may offset whatever ...
Viewpoint: Anti-science GMO rejectionists won’t disappear anytime soon but the past year has demonstrated their increasing irrelevance

Viewpoint: Anti-science GMO rejectionists won’t disappear anytime soon but the past year has demonstrated their increasing irrelevance

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Just six years ago, America was engaged in a ferocious debate over GMO food labels; March Against Monsanto could assemble thousands ...
Viewpoint: OMG! GMO! Killer ice cream? Here’s the latest in anti-biotechnology hysteria

Viewpoint: OMG! GMO! Killer ice cream? Here’s the latest in anti-biotechnology hysteria

If you're worried about never-ending wars, crippling national debt, poverty, disease, social unrest, or even really bad stomach aches, the ...
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GLP Podcast: ‘Big Fears, Little Risks’ — Documentary featuring GLP experts tackles GMO, vaccine skepticism

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The evidence is in: genetic engineering promotes sustainable farming; vaccines save lives; and nuclear energy is our best hope of ...
GLP Podcast: Anti-smoking drug fights COVID; Designer babies unethical? Scientists invade social media GMO debate

GLP Podcast: Anti-smoking drug fights COVID; Designer babies unethical? Scientists invade social media GMO debate

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Could a re-purposed smoking cessation drug help prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2? An increasing number of parents are screening their ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups peddle anti-biotech propaganda in attempt to discredit NY Times’ endorsement of safe and effective crop biotechnology

Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups peddle anti-biotech propaganda in attempt to discredit NY Times’ endorsement of safe and effective crop biotechnology

For years, the New York Times attacked crop biotechnology on the grounds that it was a corporate ploy hatched by ...
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‘Local food cannot simply be equated with sustainable food’: Independent study challenges conventional wisdom of always ‘buying local’

If there's one thing everyone should know about science, it's this: what the evidence shows about a topic and what ...
GLP Podcast: Biotech's 'dark side'; Pro-science consumers spread 'misinformation'; Mandatory HPV shots?

GLP Podcast: Biotech’s ‘dark side’; Pro-science consumers spread ‘misinformation’; Mandatory HPV shots?

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Biotechnology has launched a revolution in food and medicine, but it can also be badly misused by governments and individual ...
GLP Podcast: When science isn't about evidence; Bayer pulling Roundup off retail shelves; Kenya approves GMO cassava

GLP Podcast: When science isn’t about evidence; Bayer pulling Roundup off retail shelves; Kenya approves GMO cassava

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A researcher who challenged the consensus on obesity was blasted in the media by her colleagues. Is this an example ...
Crop Chemophobia II: When activist journalists twist science in support of ideology

Crop Chemophobia II: When activist journalists twist science in support of ideology

Attacking pesticides is sexy. Many activists, lawyers and journalists have made careers out of propagating a simple, compelling narrative about ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace’s failed attempts to derail Philippines Golden Rice approval illustrates its heartless ideology

Viewpoint: Greenpeace’s failed attempts to derail Philippines Golden Rice approval illustrates its heartless ideology

The Philippines has finally approved Golden Rice, a genetically engineered crop designed to combat vitamin A deficiency. Greenpeace, never content ...
Crop chemophobia I: Pesticides are vital to organic and conventional agriculture — but they can be misused. Here’s how to distinguish between legitimate concerns and anti-science propaganda

Crop chemophobia I: Pesticides are vital to organic and conventional agriculture — but they can be misused. Here’s how to distinguish between legitimate concerns and anti-science propaganda

It seems not a month goes by without an “investigative reporter” somewhere on the internet warning about the dangers of ...
GLP podcast: Greenpeace v Golden Rice; Vaccine side effects—myth or reality? Objective truth under fire

GLP podcast: Greenpeace v Golden Rice; Vaccine side effects—myth or reality? Objective truth under fire

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The Philippines has finally approved Golden Rice, and Greenpeace is doing everything in its power to reverse the decision. A ...
Viewpoint: How the anti-GMO movement devolved from dangerous to irksome to irrelevant

Viewpoint: How the anti-GMO movement devolved from dangerous to irksome to irrelevant

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Introduced in the 1990s, crops genetically engineered (GE) to withstand exposure to the weed killer glyphosate (Roundup) were a game-changer ...