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 ...
Circus

Viewpoint: The GMO circus comes to congress. It’s not fun.

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Like Nero fiddling while ...

Does regulatory process stifle biotechnology innovation, economic growth?

Forbes |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The basic tenets of ...
GMO Economy

Viewpoint: Excessive, wrong-headed regulation of ‘GMOs’ stifles innovation and slows economic growth

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial concluded: ...

Lack of data hinders treatments for rare genetic diseases

Forbes |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I participated in a ...
label GMOs

Viewpoint: ‘GMO’ labeling we don’t need–and won’t get

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. Controversy continues to rage over ...
USDA organic

Viewpoint: The USDA ‘organic’ label misleads and rips off consumers

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. There is a Japanese proverb ...

How ‘advocacy research’ distorts GMO debate

National Review |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientific publishing is in ...
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What do organic labels really mean?

Washington Times |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Organic farming has boomed ...
EPA

Viewpoint: Last chance to stop EPA’s biggest, worst power grab

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. The Environmental Protection Agency has ...

Mark Bittman, former NYT columnist, struggling in new gig selling vegan meals

Forbes |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What happens when a ...
Bittman

Viewpoint: Bittman of the ‘Times’ finds the real world harder than he expected

Genetic Literacy Project |
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. What happens when a ...
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Neonics, genetic engineering can save U.S. citrus industry from greening disease

Miami Herald |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Farmers in the major ...
new york times the obama administration has now lost all credibility

Will White House review of biotech regulation lead to expanded or streamlined rules?

Cato Institute |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Obama administration recently ...