Microorganism

To fight the scourge of ‘superbugs’, we need a new regulatory pathway

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. It was not until ...
Vandana Shiva

Viewpoint: Vandana Shiva, false prophet for profit

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. Vandana Shiva, the Indian activist ...
Trump

Viewpoint: Will the Trump administration usher in an era of less cronyism and pay-to-play?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission. “You know I am your chief lobbyist ...
AJOB Cloud

Bioethicists should “get out of the way” of groundbreaking germline-altering research

Forbes | 
As psychiatrist and American Enterprise Institute scholar Dr. Sally Satel has written, there are indeed complex and difficult questions in ...
Non GMO

Viewpoint: The New York Times’ front-page screwup on ‘GMOs’

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This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The New York Times ...
PTA

Viewpoint: PTA fails science, history, economics and common sense

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This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. Kids of a certain age ...
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NY State PTA proposal to ban GMOs in schools ‘contrary to science, common sense’

Albany Times Union | 
When it holds its annual meeting in November in Saratoga Springs, [New York State Parent Teacher Association] NYSPTA will vote ...
x

‘Advocacy research’ tying neonicotinoids to bee deaths debunked, but still effective propaganda

Forbes | 
...[A] worrisome... trend is the increasing frequency of articles containing flawed “advocacy research” that is actually designed to give a false result. This ...
Advocacy

Viewpoint: ‘Advocacy research’ discredits science and aids unprincipled activism

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The scientific research enterprise ...
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Are GMO labels ‘a Trojan horse for big government intervention’ in our food supply?

Forbes | 
Mark Bittman, the former New York Times food writer... is baaaaack–with a Times op-ed titled,“GMO Labeling Law Could Stir a Revolution.” . ...
KQED

Viewpoint: Mark Bittman, ever the clown, still isn’t funny

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Mark Bittman, the former ...

US regulations creating confusion for regulation of GMO mosquitos

Forbes | 
The number of [Zika] cases in the United States is continuing to increase, as are the known modes of transmission...One ...
Zika virus

Viewpoint: Why are the feds blocking technologies to control the mosquitoes that spread Zika virus?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. FDA took an unconscionable ...

Despite misgivings, ‘basic science’ has brought us great achievements

Hoover Institution | 
“[M]ost technological breakthroughs come from technologists tinkering, not from researchers chasing hypotheses,” [Matt Ridley stated]. “Heretical as it may sound,” ...
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Preponderance of field studies and latest research still concludes bees not disappearing

Forbes | 
Bees are in the news, . . . mainly, dire tales of disappearing bees threatening a third of our food supply.  ...
Bees

The Buzz: 6 reasons not to worry about the bees

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Bees are in the ...
Adam Smith

Viewpoint: Economist Adam Smith knew a creep when he saw one

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. “It is remarkable to see ...

Is labeling bill based on unscientific, arbitrary definition of GMO?

National Review | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [T]here’s ...
emotions

It’s important to know how your emotions influence risk perception

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Science applied to risks–of ...

Should scientific community embrace germ line gene therapy?

Today | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Until now, only one ...

Does over-regulation of GMOs stymie development, reduce competition?

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Our regulatory experience over ...
CRISPR

Is CRISPR gene editing on humans facing too many regulatory hurdles?

National Review | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new wrinkle in cancer ...

Bioethical dithering on gene therapy comes at expense of patients’ lives

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Activist Marcy Darnovsky published ...

Heralded NAS GMO study’s major flub: Dense regulatory web unaddressed

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [M]ost important, the [most ...

Former FDA GMO medical reviewer attacks IARC as “worst regulator ever”

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recent articles by investigative journalist David ...

US government too slow to act on Zika prevention, treatment

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Abandoning earlier caution about ...
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EPA finds neonic seed treatments safe for most crops, but questions remain about cotton, citrus

Hoover Institution | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Environmental Protection Agency, ...

Are politicians setting the wrong priorities debating GMO labeling?

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .[S]ome politicians ...
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