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Partisan divide erupts on glyphosate-cancer science as IARC supporters push ‘Monsanto Papers’ narrative

“There appear to be serious problems with the science underlying [the International Agency for Research on Cancer]’s [2015] assessment of ...
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Rethinking the pesticides–neonicotinoids–bee health crisis narrative: Why the media get it wrong

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Are bees endangered because of the use of insecticides, and in particular the class of chemicals known as neonicotinoids, which ...
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How anti-biotech environmental groups are trying to kill roll-out of AquaBounty’s sustainable salmon

Genetic Literacy Project | 
If you love Atlantic salmon, what you are eating is almost certainly farm-raised, despite what the label might say. The ...
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Jon Entine podcast: Corruption and secrecy behind IARC’s glyphosate cancer designation?

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Glyphosate has been in the headlines for two weeks. Here's a background interview with the GLP's executive director explaining the ...
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Tale of two neonicotinoid bumble bee studies—And how science can be massaged

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Are neonics dangerous for bees? Two studies published on the same day reached sharply different conclusions. Guess which one got ...
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Monsanto shill alert: Does industry funded GMO research bias findings?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Can consumers trust "independent" studies funded by corporations that have found genetically modified foods safe? Anti-GMO activists say 'no.' But ...
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Ecomodernist podcast: Food Evolution film about ‘confirmation bias’ in foodie and anti-GMO community

Genetic Literacy Project | 
One of the more surprising reactions to the documentary--and disappointing to scientists--came from organic and agroecology supporters who called it ...
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Why identifying ‘autism genes’ is so elusive

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
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Backlash to flawed ‘landmark’ European neonicotinoid study: Inconclusive data suggest both health benefits and harm

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Upside down news: A backlash by independent scientists has begun to emerge, challenging sensational accounts of a 'landmark' European field ...
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How to resist health scares: Review of Geoffrey Kabat’s ‘Getting Risk Right’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Public health regulations, particularly as regards to chemicals, are often driven by precautionary fears stirred by sloppy reporting sparked by ...
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Activists claim that without long-term studies, GMOs cannot be considered safe: What does science say?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
No multi-generational GMO food studies? Bollocks. There are dozens, and all conclude biotech seeds are as safe or safer than ...
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Bias at The New York Times? Stephanie Strom botches report on bees and neonicotinoid pesticides

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Covering food and modern farming has not been the New York Times' strong point, writes GLP's Jon Entine. Is the ...
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GLP’s Jon Entine: Rules on human germline gene editing must be flexible to encourage innovation

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[Editor's note: Marcy Darnovsky is the executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society. Jon Entine is the executive director ...
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Will Biotechnology Regulations Squelch Food and Farming Innovation?

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The GLP's 18-part 5-week series -- GMO: Beyond the Science -- begins with a look at the regulatory web that ...
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Scientist for hire? Does anti-neonic activist David Goulson produce pre-determined ‘research’ for funders?

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Leading UK sustainability researcher embroiled in a scandal over alleged manipulation of European bee health advisory group takes NGO advocacy ...
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Real story of anti-GMO sensation Rachel Parent: Idealist or pawn of ‘natural’ marketers?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Teen anti-GMO activist Rachel Parent tours the world, 'testifying' at anti-GMO tribunals and delivers Ted Talks about the dangers of ...
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Jon Entine breaks taboos on sports and ‘race’, and the future of human genetic research

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Why are black athletes--15% of the world population is of African descent--overrepresented in elite football and basketball, and in world ...
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Read GLP’s Jon Entine’s Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything’ on pesticides and the ‘bee-pocalypse’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
December 13, from 2-4 pm EST, GLP's executive director, Jon Entine, will be holding a Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" ...
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Honeybees are not in crisis, but what about beekeepers?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
While it's now acknowledged that honeybee populations aren’t declining, some of the focus of concern has shifted from the pollinators ...
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Buzz Kill: How the Sierra Club uses scare tactics about bee health and twists the science to raise money

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The Sierra Club, once venerated for its problem-solving approach to environmental issues, has become a shrill campaigner against many modern ...
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Polio eradicated? Health officials mobilizing against AFM–rare polio-like condition

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Cases of a rare condition that is characterized by polio-like symptoms have ballooned in North America and elsewhere. Here is ...
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New York PTA’s proposed bans on GMOs, milk from rBST-treated cows flunk science

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Scientists say the NY PTA has been hijacked by anti-GMO activists who want to impose their beliefs on the food ...
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Kenyans sweep distance races, Jamaicans sprints: How evolution has shaped elite sports

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The results of the Rio Olympics, especially in track and field events, reinforce the now widely accepted theory that evolution ...
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Autism in our DNA? Slew of studies points to genetics as main driver, but there is no ‘autism gene’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
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Anti-GMO activists brandish disputed Stone-Glover Golden Rice paper in attacks on Nobel laureates

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Anti-GMO activists are trying to discredit Nobel laureates' rebuke of Greenpeace for attempting to discredit Golden Rice humanitarian project. Here's ...
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How Brexit will impact the future of farming, GMOs and gene editing in Britain and Europe

Genetic Literacy Project | 
What does Brexit mean for crop and animal biotechnology in Britain or Europe? How might CRISPR and New Breeding Technologies ...
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BBC debate: Are Monsanto, Big Ag taking over the world’s seed supply?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Do corporations, like Monsanto, control too much of our food supply, seeds, and farming technology? ...
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Creating a synthetic human–Do science and ethics collide?

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A controversy over a 'closed' meeting of 150 scientists discussing the latest research into synthetic biology in humans has sparked ...
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