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 ...
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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?

Genetic Literacy Project |
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

Genetic Literacy Project |
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 ...