Kevin Folta

Despite its long history as a reputable science magazine, National Geographic has recently embraced simplistic narratives about the environmental impact ...

Now that their nemesis Monsanto is no longer a thing, [the Organic Consumers Association and the Center for Food Safety] ...

The mainstream press has viciously criticized COVID conspiracy theorists and vaccine rejection. Yet when it comes to other critical science ...

Anti-GMO groups have long warned about the dangers of AquaBounty's genetically engineered salmon. But as it turns out, transgenic fish ...

All the approved COVID-19 vaccines were developed with the help of genetic engineering. If we rely this technology to end ...

Did you hear about the genetically engineered microbe that almost wiped out all life? It got widespread attention in the ...

For the sake of women's rights and the environment, increasing numbers of men are getting vasectomies. How could this impact ...

The world has experienced a shockingly mild 2020-2021 flu season, defying the expectations of many infectious disease researchers. How is ...

Some fundamentalist Christians allege that COVID vaccines are "the mark of the beast" described in the Biblical book of Revelation ...

Historically a vocal opponent of genetically engineered crops, the Sierra Club has endorsed the release of a disease-resistant, genetically modified ...

Anti-GMO advocates have for years warned about the dangers of genetically modified, sterile "terminator" seeds. But there's a problem: these ...

Farms are larger today than ever before, but it's not because they're "greedy factory farms." Milk of the future might ...

The growing opposition to coronavirus vaccines bears striking resemblance to anti-GMO fears that have circulated online for more than 20 ...

After more than 30 years of development and regulatory review, AquaBounty's fast-growing, GM salmon is poised to hit US grocery ...

As a rule, scientific research is relegated to obscure technical journals and goes unnoticed by most people. Every few months, ...

Distribution of genetically engineered crops to developing countries proves that "colonialism in science is still alive and well," alleges one ...

How do COVID-19 tests work, and are their results reliable? Recent media reports have raised some concerning questions. Amazon's Halo ...

The leading COVID-19 vaccines are RNA-based immunizations and the first of their kind. How do they work, and are they ...

Should trans women be allowed to compete in female-only sports? It's a polarizing question with no easy answer in a ...

Could the COVID-19 pandemic end anti-GMO activism as we know it? Environmentalists are split over the controversial weedkiller glyphosate; some ...

If you oppose lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID, are you a science denier, a covidiot? Potentially dangerous genetically ...

In just a few short years, gene editing has launched a biomedical revolution, yielding previously unimaginable treatments for conditions ranging ...

Monsanto never sued farmers because their fields were accidentally contaminated with the company's GM seed. AquaBounty's genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon ...

How do well-meaning, educated parents become vaccine skeptics? One hypothetical couple's journey may shed light on the process. Some scientists ...

If you reject vaccines, you're a science denier! Not necessarily. Some people may have legitimate reasons to be skeptical. Scientists ...

Gene editing has moved rapidly from the lab to real-world applications in medicine, yielding novel treatments for diseases like sickle ...

So-called 'cancel culture' has already taken down a handful of prominent scientists and philosophers, living and deceased. One evolutionary biologist ...

There are thousands upon thousands of chemicals in food. Should we regulate them all, could we even do it? Gin ...