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Viewpoint: Promotion of social science drivel by Science magazine editor-in-chief Holden Thorp undermines the credibility of his preeminent journal

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Viewpoint: Uncomfortable truth — ‘Organic farming takes too much land to have any chance to feed the world in a climate-changed environment’

Daniel Pearsall, Julian Little

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Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

Nazimi Açıkgöz

Viewpoint: Here’s why the U.S. cannot afford widespread rejection of vaccines

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

Andrew Wakefield and the fabricated history of the alleged vaccine-autism link

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here's an epidemiologist's checklist to detect over-hyped scares

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here’s an epidemiologist’s checklist to detect over-hyped scares

Viewpoint: Debunking organic food myths again… and again

Viewpoint: Debunking organic food myths again… and again

Claire Williams

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Viewpoint: Uncomfortable truth — ‘Organic farming takes too much land to have any chance to feed the world in a climate-changed environment’

Daniel Pearsall, Julian Little

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Viewpoint: Promotion of social science drivel by Science magazine editor-in-chief Holden Thorp undermines the credibility of his preeminent journal

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Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

Cameron English, Liza Dunn

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

Nazimi Açıkgöz

Viewpoint: Here’s why the U.S. cannot afford widespread rejection of vaccines

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

From 72 to 400: US announces expansion of number of agricultural chemicals it will monitor

Andrew Wakefield and the fabricated history of the alleged vaccine-autism link

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here's an epidemiologist's checklist to detect over-hyped scares

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here’s an epidemiologist’s checklist to detect over-hyped scares

Viewpoint: Debunking organic food myths again… and again

Viewpoint: Debunking organic food myths again… and again

Claire Williams

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

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Next battleground in US culture wars: Republican states advance bans on cell-cultured foods

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Business Insider

Viewpoint: America now has a record number of honeybees. How did we get from ‘beepocalypse’ to bee abundance?

Richard Morrison | Competitive Enterprise Institute

Only 11 of 54 African countries grow genetically engineered crops. This study explains why and offers guidance on how to increase acceptance

Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando | GM Crops & Food

Counterintuitive agricultural science: Organic farming can lead to increased use of pesticides in neighboring conventional fields

Emma Bryce | Anthropocene

Flushing fertilizer down the toilet: Human urine contains nitrogen and phosphorus — superfood for plants

Ingrid Schou | Science Norway

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Part 3: Human beings have transformed the Earth unlike any other species

Ethan Siegel | Big Think

China and social media disinformation: State-affiliated accounts leverage artificial intelligence to exploit racial tensions in the US, Taiwan and elsewhere

Dustin Volz | Wall Street Journal

Vaccine package warnings cover every side effect imaginable, no matter how rare — giving anti-vaxxers a tool to exploit

Michael Simpson | Skeptical Raptor

Part 2: Modern humans evolved just 300,000 years ago, the result of an intricate connection with every species on earth

Ethan Siegel | Big Think

A genetic mutation that prevents Alzheimer’s? Columbian villager who ‘outlived’ early-onset Alzheimer’s may provide insights to disease treatment

Sonia Fernandez | University of California Santa Barbara

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Why is there controversy over GMO foods but not GMO drugs?

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A New Transparency Tool from the Genetic Literacy Project

Who is David and who is Goliath in the lobbying battle over agricultural biotechnology? Activists? Agro-business? In a commitment to transparency, the GLP has mined 5 years of data to help the public understand the funding network that shapes the biotechnology debate.

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Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural chemicals? The media say yes; Science says ‘no’

Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds

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Analysis: Do neonicotinoid and glyphosate pesticides threaten bees? A reassessment

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GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

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Is tilapia a human-made freak that we should avoid — or an evolutionary rockstar?
Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’
Part 2: Modern humans evolved just 300,000 years ago, the result of an intricate connection with every species on earth
30 years later in Romania: What happened to the babies deprived of human contact?
Viewpoint: Debunking organic food myths again… and again
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Only 11 of 54 African countries grow genetically engineered crops. This study explains why and offers guidance on how to increase acceptance

Viewpoint: By engineering block on Vitamin A enhanced Golden Rice, Greenpeace ‘puts the whole environmental movement into disrepute’

Viewpoint: Disinformation on alleged dangers of chemical residues on fruits and vegetables is not only bad science, it causes consumers to avoid produce

Ag Gene Editing

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Viewpoint: Here’s why the European Parliament’s plan for loosening crop biotech editing regulations is two steps forward, three steps backward

Brewing resistance: Studying coffee’s genetic lineage provides clues on how to create varieties to survive climate change

Blue soybeans? Orange wheat? How a gene-edited splash of color could make robotic weeding much easier

Agricultural Regs & Ethics

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Only 11 of 54 African countries grow genetically engineered crops. This study explains why and offers guidance on how to increase acceptance

Viewpoint: Banning fledgling lab-grown meat industry nothing more than ‘conservative nanny states prohibiting the voluntary consumption of products that mostly don’t exist yet’

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

Alternative Proteins

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Viewpoint: Banning fledgling lab-grown meat industry nothing more than ‘conservative nanny states prohibiting the voluntary consumption of products that mostly don’t exist yet’

Cows of the future: Bill Gates predicts that genetically modifying beef cows, with the help of AI, could help fight climate change

Population growth, sustainability and the future of food

Ancestry & Evolution

Part 2: Humans evolved just 300,000 years ago, the result of an intricate connection with every species on earth

Part 2: Modern humans evolved just 300,000 years ago, the result of an intricate connection with every species on earth

Part 1: Mammals are newcomers on Earth. What was the world like when they thrived?

Viewpoint: AI is scrambling our view of civilization. Could humans be just middlemen in the evolution of intelligent beings?

Artificial Intelligence

Viewpoint: AI is scrambling our view of civilization. Could humans be just middlemen in the evolution of intelligent beings?

Viewpoint: AI is scrambling our view of civilization. Could humans be just middlemen in the evolution of intelligent beings?

Cows of the future: Bill Gates predicts that genetically modifying beef cows, with the help of AI, could help fight climate change

Blue soybeans? Orange wheat? How a gene-edited splash of color could make robotic weeding much easier

Brain / Neuroscience

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What do you see when you imagine an apple or think of your best friend? Those with rare aphantasia can’t picture images in their heads

Earlier detection and new therapies stir quiet transformation in Alzheimer’s treatment

Going on 4 years later, 1 in 16 Americans still suffer from brain fog and other remnants of COVID

Chemical Controversies

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Viewpoint: Consumer Reports flunks Chemistry 101 — again — in scientifically illiterate, reckless data-manipulated claim that conventional produce poses ‘serious pesticide risks’

Counterintuitive agricultural science: Organic farming can lead to increased use of pesticides in neighboring conventional fields

GLP podcast: Golden Rice delayed in the Philippines; Ozempic could reshape our food supply? Exposing myths about cancer risk

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With Earth Day happening around the world, let’s focus on 10 of the biggest challenges to our global agricultural and food system

How Wegovy and Ozempic could transform our food systems

Viewpoint: Will India embrace a second green revolution — one focused on sustainable agriculture instead of yield?

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here's an epidemiologist's checklist to detect over-hyped scares

Viewpoint: Should you be concerned when you read that a chemical in your food has been linked to cancer? Here’s an epidemiologist’s checklist to detect over-hyped scares

How Wegovy and Ozempic could transform our food systems

Want to improve cholesterol and blood pressure? Swapping out meat for plant-based alternatives may not provide heart health benefits, study suggests

Human Gene Editing

Saving human lives: Using gene therapy to cure diseases in the womb

Saving human lives: Using gene therapy and fetal surgery to cure diseases in the womb

What did sixth-century Chinese Emperor Wu look like? Genetic analysis creates 3D face reconstruction

Viewpoint: Scientific community puts pressure on Germany to repeal law blocking reproductive technology and research on embryos

Medical Misinformation

Vaccine package warnings cover every side effect imaginable, no matter how rare — giving anti-vaxxers a tool to exploit

Vaccine package warnings cover every side effect imaginable, no matter how rare — giving anti-vaxxers a tool to exploit

Andrew Wakefield and the fabricated history of the alleged vaccine-autism link

Viewpoint: Eugenics revival — From anti-immigration ‘Great Replacement Theory’ to Silicon Valley libertarian ‘pro-natalism’, ‘racial science’ is gaining a stronghold in the US

Medical Regs & Ethics

Viewpoint: Once greatly critical of those using unregulated medications, some liberals now endorse unregulated gender dysphoria drugs for minors as young as 10. Should we ‘end this dangerous experiment’?

Viewpoint: Once greatly critical of those using unregulated medications, liberals now endorse unregulated puberty blocking drugs for kids as young as 10. Should we end this dangerous ‘experiment’?

Viewpoint: Scientific community puts pressure on Germany to repeal law blocking reproductive technology and research on embryos

Viewpoint: ‘Body-tracking data is so much a part of our daily lives that we sometimes forget it can be used against us’

Personalized Medicine

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Can this DNA test predict your chances of getting addicted to opioids? FDA approval stirs controversy

Viewpoint: Is 23andMe a ‘sinking ship?’ Stock value plummets in face of dwindling customer base and data breaches

‘Their clocks are ticking faster’: Accelerated biological aging linked to cancer risks

Synthetic Biology

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Population growth, sustainability and the future of food

Viewpoint: Why recent setbacks won’t derail cultured meat revolution

‘Affront to nature and creation’: Republicans launch war on lab-grown meat as a ‘liberal conspiracy’ even though it is not for sale yet

Sustainability & Climate

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Viewpoint: America now has a record number of honeybees. How did we get from ‘beepocalypse’ to bee abundance?

Counterintuitive agricultural science: Organic farming can lead to increased use of pesticides in neighboring conventional fields

Climate instability concerns across Europe put pressure on farmers, spurs calls for reform of crop gene editing regulations

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