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Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Much to the dismay of anti-GMO activists, courts around the world including SCOTUS have consistently upheld the rights of companies ...
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Re-examining 10 science-challenged studies suggesting GMOs are harmful

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The blog "10 Scientific Studies Proving GMOs Can Be Harmful To Human Health" is now a fixture on cyberspace. A ...
GMO patent controversy 3: Does Monsanto sue farmers for inadvertent GMO 'contamination'?

GMO patent controversy 3: Does Monsanto sue farmers for inadvertent GMO ‘contamination’?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
The courts have affirmed Monsanto's claim that it will not sue farmers for any cross pollination from GM seeds that ...
GMO patent controversy 2: Supreme Court cases of farmers Bowman and Schmeiser

GMO patent controversy 2: Supreme Court cases of farmers Bowman and Schmeiser

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Monsanto is accused by its critics of unfairly targeting farmers who 'mistakenly' reuse their patented seeds. Two cases have reached ...
GMO patent controversy: Terminator genes, seed piracy and 'forcing' farmers to buy seeds

GMO patent controversy: Terminator genes, seed piracy and ‘forcing’ farmers to buy seeds

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Many farmers buy new seeds each season. Are they forced to by corporations, like Monsanto, who "control" the seed supply, ...
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Do GMO foods or glyphosate cause gluten allergies?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Anti-GMO campaigners continue to link GMOs and the herbicide glyphosate to gluten allergies--even though there is no commercialized genetically engineered ...
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The social consequences of the GMO debate

SciMoms | 
The GMO debate has been raging for two decades, but this debate isn’t actually about GMOs at all. Rather, “GMOs” ...
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Viewpoint: GMO supporters should stop touting dubious health benefits of pink pineapples, Innate potatoes

Editor's note: Layla Katiraee is currently a senior scientist at a California biotech company and holds a PhD in molecular genetics from ...
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Shill gambit: Are geneticists who work for corporations less ethical than university researchers?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Scientists who work for corporations, particularly in the agricultural or pharmaceutical industries, often face accusations that they are "shills," and ...
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Scientist raised next to sugarcane farm where controlled burning rampant explains ecological benefits of GMO sugar beets

Medium | 
In the early 90s, I lived in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, known for music, art, and its green Valle del Turbio. This ...
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Science Moms hit back at anti-GMO group’s Monsanto ‘shill’ accusations

Blog | 
[Editor's note: Alison Bernstein, Anastasia Bodnar, Jenny Splitter, Kavin Senapathy, Layla Katiraee, and Natalie Newell are part of a group called Science ...
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Myth busting: Are natural pesticides really safer than synthetic ones?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Both organic and conventional farmers use pesticides, but these chemicals are rampant in nature and many natural ones are more ...
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10 truths about GMOs, organics and modern farming

Genetic Literacy Project | 
As the debate over GMOs has gone viral, city-dwellers often position themselves as experts on farming. But there's often a ...
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9 misdirected arguments against GMOs

Genetic Literacy Project | 
When discussing GMOs, many arguments are put forth on why they are “bad” and should be avoided. A molecular geneticist ...
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Infographic: Why single out GMOs—one of many forms of crop modification—for labeling?

Medium | 
[Editor's note: Layla Katiraee is a scientist at Integrated DNA Technologies. She has a PhD in molecular genetics with a ...
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Infographic: How crops are genetically modified to resist plant viruses

Biology Fortified | 
Plant viruses can be serious pathogens in crops as they can cause anywhere from minor losses to total crop failure ...
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Pink GM pineapple with high levels of antioxidants unlikely to boost human health

Blog | 
[Editor's note: Layla Katiraee is a scientist with a PhD in Molecular Genetics.] A couple of months ago, I saw ...
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Pro and anti-GMO activists’ goals for food and environment are not that different

Medium | 
I, too, am concerned about ... my children and grandchildren: will they have clean air and water? ... You’re frustrated by the ...
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Three scientist-mothers explain why they avoid non-GMO products

Medium | 
[The Non-GMO Project] NGP leads consumers to believe that choosing non-GMO is consistent with values that consumers (including ourselves) seek ...

Why we don’t test GMOs like pharmaceuticals

Biology Fortified | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A very common question ...
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Myth busting: Are synthetic pesticides, used with some GMOs, more dangerous than natural ones?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Both organic and conventional farmers use pesticides, but these chemicals are rampant in nature and many natural ones are far ...

Debunking Naturally Savvy’s ‘Top Ten Reasons to Avoid GMOs’

Blog | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A few days ago, ...
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Do you really understand modern farming? Scientist examines 10 truths of GMOs and organics

Genetic Literacy Project | 
As the debate over GMOs has gone viral, city-dwellers often position themselves as experts on farming. But there's often a ...

Critiquing anti-biotech scientist Jonathan Latham’s ‘GMO Dangers’ claims

Blog | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [T]his article entitled ...
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9 misdirected arguments against GMOs that really reflect modern and organic ag issues

Genetic Literacy Project | 
When discussing GMOs, many arguments are put forth on why they are “bad” and should be avoided. A molecular geneticist ...
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Gerber claims baby formula contains no GMOs but here’s the complicated truth

Forbes | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On February 10th, Gerber announced that its ...
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OMG, GMO DNA found in human blood! What’s meaning of this anti-GMO meme?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
We are what we eat? GMO opponents often post scare headlines about "GMO DNA" found in animals who consumer GM ...
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How to evaluate GMO feeding studies

Biology Fortified | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Proper experimental design is ...
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