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BBC debate: Are Monsanto, Big Ag taking over the world’s seed supply?

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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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Jon Entine on why ‘race’ matters in shaping the world’s elite athletes

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With the Olympic Games on the horizon, Jon Entine explores why so many sports seem to be dominated by particular ...
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In California, glyphosate phobia results in hazmat suits, respirators to protect against organic chemicals

Genetic Literacy Project | 
GMO and glyphosate opponents in tiny Petaluma in Sonoma County are replacing a safe synthetic pesticide with a natural one ...
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Science by news release: Media miss on bee “extinction” reports

Genetic Literacy Project | 
One year drop in bee hive numbers after recent steady gains does not mean "extinction" on the horizon ...
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Gary Ruskin and Jon Entine tangle over the GMO corporate connection

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US Right to Know attacks GLP's Jon Entine as a 'corporate shill' and Entine responds, focusing on transparency and science ...
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Natural News’ Mike Adams libelously attacks Science-Based Medicine’s David Gorski

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The "Health Ranger" is known for his attacks against science advocates, even encouraging they be killed for supporting vaccinations. Now ...
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IARC-Gate? Are Europe’s anti-chemical enviros conspiring to suppress conflict-of-interest scandal?

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Was the WHO agency IARC, that deemed glyphosate a 'probable carcinogen,' guided by an anti-chemical scientist who consults with the ...
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You think “eugenics” is a discredited practice? Think again, it’s back.

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Is eugenics a historical evil poised for a comeback? Or is it a noble but oft-abused concept, finally being done ...
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Jonathan Lundgren says USDA is censoring him for criticizing neonicotinoids: What’s the truth?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Activists see Lundgren as the next Percy Schmeiser — a critic of conventional agriculture whose views are suppressed in a ...
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Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A spate of recent studies appear to show potential links between neonic usage and bee health--until you look into the ...
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What’s the future of GMO ‘Frankenfuels’?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Can GMOs help in the fight against global warming by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? As scientists improve biofuels ...
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Claims of nutritional superiority of organic milk, meat challenged by scientists

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Two new papers published in the British Journal of Nutrition claim that organic milk and meat is more nutritious, but ...
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Climate change historian Naomi Oreskes rejects consensus on nuclear energy, GMOs

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The Harvard historian has attacked climate change critics for ignoring the science consensus. But when it comes to evaluating biotechnology ...
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As Chipotle struggles with poisoning crisis, it’s under fire for GMO and sustainability claims

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Chipotle has made than a food poisoning crisis--it's also yet to face up to its deceptive marketing around its use ...
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How anti-GMO activists use monarch butterflies as ideological pawn

The anti-GMO movement blames GMOs on the decline of the monarch butterfly, but the problem is more complicated--the result of ...
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GLP Slate investigation that opened door to AquaBounty salmon approval

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Will the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s John Holdren investigate the White House after violations of the Executive ...
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Legal, PR battles commence to block FDA approved GMO salmon from dinner plate

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The world's first genetically engineered fish approved for human consumption arriving in supermarkets within two years. Now the legal fireworks ...
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USDA, EPA butt heads on honey bee and pesticide initiative, highlighting lobbying conflicts

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The fight over pollinator policy between the USDA and FDA has escalated, with honey bee health and the future of ...
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Another bungled correlation study on bee health dangers of neonics

Genetic Literacy Project | 
How the belief that neonics are primary threat to honey bees despite hard evidence pointing to Varroa mites and other ...
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Anti-GMO ‘Big Lie’: Is labeling really about our “Right to Know”?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Anti-GMO leaders often claim they are not against crop biotechnology; their only desire is a 'right to know' what's in ...
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FOIA emails reveal anti-GMO, pro-organic spin ‘A team’ led by Tom Philpott and Michael Pollan

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A trove of new emails tied to former professor Charles Benbrook shines an ethically harsh light on the journalistic ethics ...
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Australian National Press Club: Sustainability benefits of industrial agriculture

Genetic Literacy Project | 
In a nationally televised address, a call for intensifying the commitment to science based sustainable agriculture and genetic engineering--and a ...
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Sustainable potato that resists blight given green light by USDA, but anti-GMO activists remain opposed

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Sustainable potato that reduces browning and bruising and lowers presence of potentially cancer-causing chemical now has added benefit of resisting ...
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Kevin Folta discusses “ties” to GMO industry, challenges of biotech literacy communication

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Independent agricultural scientist Kevin Folta responded to questions raised about his relationship to the biotechnology industry, as the first wave ...
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Hero of Neil Young’s anti-GMO doc ‘Seeding Fear’ is confessed thief

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Neil Young has followed up his anti-GMO attack album with a new propaganda mini-doc about the evils of Monsanto. Now ...
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The fall of Gary Hirshberg: From reformer to reactionary anti-science propagandist?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Gary Hirshberg is in the midst of rewriting his legacy from admired 'social responsibility' leader to crank apologist for disinformation ...
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Beemageddon? As hysteria over honey bees recedes, anti-neonic narrative refocuses on wild bees

Genetic Literacy Project | 
It was a crisis that never was. It's now clear that the honey bee crisis never was—the pollinator is doing ...
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