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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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The high price of food labels

SciMoms | 
Many people assume that organic and non-GMO foods are more expensive, but is that really the case? In the recently ...
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Is public fear of GMO food increasing?

Biology Fortified | 
The National Science Foundation surveys a representative sample of Americans every two years. The General Social Survey asks about general attitudes about ...
Science Moms

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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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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GM herbicide-tolerant crops reduce overall herbicide use

Food and Farm Discussion Lab | 
Editor’s Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluates whether claims made by the biotechnology industry that GM foods decrease ...
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Biotech industry’s nutrition-related GM crops falling short of hopes

Food and Farm Discussion Lab | 
Editor’s Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluates whether the biotechnology industry's nutrition-related claims about GM crops are true ...
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GMO Bt corn contains fewer disease-causing mycotoxins than conventional corn

Food and Farm Discussion Lab | 
Editor's Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluate whether claims made by the biotechnology industry that GM foods are free ...
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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 ...
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GMO proponents may have overstated benefits of herbicide-resistant soy on environment

Biology Fortified | 
[M]any people... have talked about how glyphosate tolerant crops allowed replacement of more toxic herbicides. ...[B]ut that trend seems to ...
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Don’t want to eat GMOs? Here are foods to avoid

Biology Fortified | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While I may not ...

Could AquaBounty GMO salmon escape containment causing ecological havoc?

Biology Fortified | 
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

Biology Fortified | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are a few ...
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World faces many problems– why talk about GMOs?

Biology Fortified | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why are we still ...

Video: What are GMOs and are they safe?

National Capital Area Skeptics | 
In a recent Pew poll, 88 percent of AAAS scientists said that genetically engineered crops were safe to eat. In contrast, only ...

Anti-GMO group GM Watch says Biofortified’s GENERA project ‘useful’

Biology Fortified | 
In a discussion about the scientific literature on genetically engineered crops, Claire Robinson of GM Watch has previously said: ”I am, as ...

The promise of GMOs evaluated: Herbicides

Biology Fortified | 
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...

The Promise of GMOs: Do GM crops encourage conservation tillage?

Biology Fortified | 
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...

The Promise of GMOs: Removing cancer causing mycotoxins from our food supply

Biology Fortified | 
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...

Biofortified analysis: Do GMOs offer nutritional advantages?

Biology Fortified | 
As part of Biology Fortified's serious The Promise of GMO's, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs ...

Reflections from mom whose baby was stillborn on wh 23andMe and other DTC services are so critical

RememberingAda | 
Geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, whose daughter was stillborn earlier this year, reflects on the brouhaha surrounding the personal genomics company 23andMe ...
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Biofortified debates Consumers Union over GMO regulation, safety and labeling

Biology Fortified | 
Watch as two scientists debate the GMO controversy, covering a range of topics including general safety, feeding studies and the ...

Traces of glyphosate on crops are not toxic to humans

Biology Fortified | 
Anastasia Bodnar from Biofortified explains why the traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, are not toxic to ...

GMOs cause leukemia? Think again

Biology Fortified | 
The following article is an edited excerpt. The Organic Consumers Association has gleefully announced: New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia.  The ...

When a tomato is a just tomato

Biology Fortified | 
The following is an excerpt. Another paper comparing organic and conventional tomatoes (sort of) was published in PLOS One on ...
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What does Prop 37 actually say?

Biology Fortified | 
Unfortunately, as with any political debate these days, there’s a lot of mud slinging and less than accurate information coming ...

We’re all wearing the same genes

Biology Fortified | 
We're all wearing the same genesBiofortifiedWhile the similarities between organisms were originally determined by examining physical characteristics from bones to ...
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