Biology Fortified
Viewpoint: A field trip inside Green anti-GMO campaigning
A few months ago, I went to [an] event called European Ideas Lab, organized in Brussels by the Greens/EFA, the green ...
Is public fear of GMO food increasing?
The National Science Foundation surveys a representative sample of Americans every two years. The General Social Survey asks about general attitudes about ...
GMO supporters and critics weigh in on FDA’s biotech education initiative
[Editor's note: Karl Haro von Mogel is a geneticist with a PhD in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from UW-Madison with ...
Scientist who found no glyphosate in breast milk faced anti-pesticide activist attacks
[Editor's note: Karl Haro von Mogel has a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.] ...
Infographic: How crops are genetically modified to resist plant viruses
Plant viruses can be serious pathogens in crops as they can cause anywhere from minor losses to total crop failure ...
Infographic: How GMO insect-resistant Bt crops work
[Editor's note: Karl Haro von Mogel earned his Ph.D. in plant breeding and plant genetics at UW-Madison, with a minor ...
GMO proponents may have overstated benefits of herbicide-resistant soy on environment
[M]any people... have talked about how glyphosate tolerant crops allowed replacement of more toxic herbicides. ...[B]ut that trend seems to ...
Why we don’t test GMOs like pharmaceuticals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A very common question ...
Effects of Vermont’s GMO labeling law seen on store shelves
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the last week ...
Unexpected consequences of labeling GMOs: Loss of vitamins, introduction of allergens
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. 1. Labeling is “expensive” ...
In research, does conflicts of interest mean scientific misconduct?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We need to talk ...
Don’t want to eat GMOs? Here are foods to avoid
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While I may not ...
Demand for mandatory GMO labeling could boomerang on critics, increasing safety perceptions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While proponents of mandatory ...
How to evaluate GMO feeding studies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Proper experimental design is ...
Retracted Italian paper plagued by flawed methods, materials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biology Fortified recently reported that “an ...
Probe of Italian GMO researcher who may have manipulated data extends to colleagues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A scandal is erupting ...
Could AquaBounty GMO salmon escape containment causing ecological havoc?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This post is a ...
Inconsistent definitions of ‘GMO’ can lead to regulatory headaches
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are a few ...
Scientists, universities grapple with defining ‘conflict of interest’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There has been much ...
Voice your thoughts on White house biotech regulation reform proposal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The White House Office of ...
Campaign to put Nobel Prize-winning maize geneticist Barbara McClintock on $10 bill
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On June 16th the U.S ...
Everyone can participate in Biology Fortified’s GMO Corn Experiment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Do squirrels and other ...
World faces many problems– why talk about GMOs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why are we still ...
Why Ben and Jerry’s, Non-GMO project, others oppose SAFE Act
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. From my perspective, HR1599 ...
Nigerian scientist: Activists slander benefits of GMOs, hurt poor Africans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While there are unproven ...
GMO gluten-free wheat could be savior for celiac sufferers, but anti-biotech campaigners block it
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Wheat is one of the ...
Shift in GMO debate spurred by Pew scientists poll illuminating pro-GMO consensus
Topic: Has the GMO chatter really turned a corner? And why? So this discussion began the night of Wednesday, July 15 ...