Science in the News
RNA interference technology could reduce weeds’ resistance to herbicide, but questions remain
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recent discoveries in the ...
GMOs and patent laws: No Monsanto does not sue innocent farmers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There is a popular ...
GMOs in US vs. EU: United States regulates usage while Europe fears risks of technology
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While the U.S. and ...
How scientists evaluate potential health problems of GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One major public concern ...
Bt crops safe to eat, reduce pesticide use and collateral damage to beneficial insects
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Crop loss due to ...
‘GMO technology could become solution to, rather than cause of, food allergies’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2000 the FDA ...
GMO crops benefit small vegetable farms as well as large industrial farms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. Novel seed genetics—particularly GM ...
Possibility of GMOs reducing genetic diversity, resilience of wild populations causes concern
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Many are concerned that GMOs will ...
GMOs changed how pesticides used, cutting overall usage but raising health questions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. GMOs have been changing ...
Can Golden Rice, other nutritionally enhanced crops, fulfill promise to reduce malnutrition?
Despite public health and humanitarian efforts, it is estimated that at least 3.1 million children die each year and 161 ...
A short history of GMOs, from prehistoric times to today
Humans have been altering the genetics of organisms for over 30,000 years, but how did the practice of selective breeding ...
Can GMOs fight hunger in the face of climate change?
More people die annually from chronic hunger than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Many of the world’s hungry live in ...