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There’s no end in sight for California’s extreme water drought

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. STANFORD, CA–  Water is ...

Why we need GM wheat

New York Times | 
Three crops — corn, soybeans and wheat — account for a vast majority of the value of America’s agricultural crop ...
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Florida oranges may need rethink on use of GMOs, neonicotinoids to survive

Forbes | 
Oranges and orange juice in the U.S. are under threat from a lethal, incurable bacterial infection known as "citrus greening," ...
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Viewpoint: We need the scientific juice to save the nation’s citrus industry

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Media outlets have for ...

General MIlls emboldens fringe groups by removing GM ingredients from Cheerios

Wall Street Journal | 
This month General Mills announced that it would begin labeling its flagship product, the breakfast cereal Cheerios, as containing no ...

Grist for the genetic engineering mill

Forbes | 
A “what I’ve learned about GMOs” (“genetically modified organisms”) end-of-the-year column by Nathanael Johnson, Grist’s food writer, would ordinarily not warrant much attention ...
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Viewpoint: Grist for the genetic engineering mill

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A “what I’ve learned ...

Overcoming the stigma surrounding GMOs

Eco-Business | 
In August, at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, a group of activists vandalized test fields of so-called ...
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See no evil: Feinstein’s Frankenfood Folly

Forbes | 
Activists opposed to modern techniques of genetic engineering have made it clear that they regard labeling as a first step ...
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Viewpoint: Senator Feinstein’s Christmas folly

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. I hate seeing politicians ...
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Viewpoint: You can put lipstick on a pig (study), but it still stinks

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The tiny cadre of ...
Viewpoint: EPA's new overseer of 'scientific integrity': The blind leading the blind

Viewpoint: EPA’s new overseer of ‘scientific integrity’: The blind leading the blind

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. If you needed to ...

‘Good for nature, good for you’? Not so fast: Breaking down the myths of organic farming

Project Syndicate | 
(Summary) "Organic fruits and vegetables were, on average, no more nutritious than their cheaper conventional counterparts," Henry Miller said on ...
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Food companies should reject anti-science claims and stand up for GMOs

Forbes | 
Junk science is stalling important innovations in biotechnology, forcing companies to fold under intense pressure from anti-GMO activists ...
Viewpoint: Junk science attacks on important products and technologies diminish us all

Viewpoint: Junk science attacks on important products and technologies diminish us all

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. As far back as 1995, ...
Viewpoint: Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods deserves a warning label of its own

Viewpoint: Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods deserves a warning label of its own

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Washington State is about ...

Mandatory labeling of GMOs deserves a warning label of its own

Forbes | 
Washington State is about to become the latest battleground in a cynical, well-coordinated scare campaign against genetically engineered (GE) foods. Initiative ...

India should create the proposed biotechnology regulatory agency

Forbes | 
India should appreciate the importance of genetically improved varieties of crops.  The nation’s farmers have been among the greatest beneficiaries ...
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Viewpoint: India should create the proposed biotechnology regulatory agency, despite its serious flaws

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. India should appreciate the ...

Saving the orange tree with genetic engineering

Los Angeles Times | 
Americans might soon need to get used to apple or grape juice as their breakfast drink of choice — unless, ...

Refusal to embrace GM crops is hurting Indian farmers

Times of India | 
India has enjoyed successes with genetic engineering in agriculture, but its relationship with this environmentally friendly, wealth-enhancing technology may be ...

The supplement industry’s hypocritical stance on labeling

CQ Roll Call | 
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin’s bill to require the makers of dietary supplements to label their products accurately has the ...

Genetic engineering produces a genuine (regulation) monstrosity

Forbes | 
Activists have warned for decades that genetic engineering would create some sort of monstrosity like Dr. Frankenstein’s creature.  It turns out ...
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Viewpoint: Genetic engineering produces a genuine monstrosity

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Activists have warned for ...

You can put lipstick on a pig (GE feeding study), but it still stinks

Forbes | 
The following is an edited excerpt. The tiny cadre of anti-biotechnology activists who reside in the scientific community are perverting ...

Deep pockets and enablers behind anti-GM crop destroyers

Forbes | 
Within hours of the FBI news release about the recent Oregon sugar beet vandalism, activists and promoters of “natural” products ...

Fear and loathing of GE at the Los Angeles Times

Forbes | 
The following is an edited excerpt. There’s plenty of inaccurate, misleading and ungrammatical information on the Internet, of course, but ...
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Viewpoint: Is there rogue genetically engineered wheat in Oregon? Who knows? Who cares?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. A few plants of ...
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