Gerhard Adam
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Scientific sleight of hand and monarch butterflies
The following is an excerpt. A recent article entitled "Monsanto v Monarch Butterflies" begins by examining the argument that GMO ...
The popular (and misleading) view of DNA
Despite push-back against genetic determinism ("DNA is not destiny"), there's is still a popular reluctance to reduce the prominence of ...
In defense of eugenics
I expect that belief in eugenics is far more prevalent than most people would comfortably wish it to be. One ...
Rethinking GM, conventional, and organic food safety
What is "food safety?" Any pronouncement of "safety" is a qualified assessment and subject to being wrong depending on the ...
GM foods present serious challenges
For those that want to complain about restricting technologies, the truth is that we do it all the time. According ...
