Mary Mangan
Was GMO critic Sheldon Krimsky ‘rigorous’ and ‘courageous’ as Ralph Nader and the NY Times claim? Or was the recently-deceased Tufts professor an anti-science crank?
Was Sheldon Krimsky a seer who appropriately warned about a lack of oversight of the biotechnology revolution, including the inherent ...
Viewpoint: Despite organic farming’s massive failures and extensive fraud, many people still think the ‘miracle of smaller yields’ will save the planet
Numerous headlines lately described a frightening scenario: during a global pandemic, the food security of Sri Lanka was put at ...
Viewpoint: ‘Terminator seeds’—the anti-GMO bogeyman that never existed
Although GMO sterile 'terminator' seeds never existed, the idea has distorted the discussion for decades ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace-funded study backfires, undermining case to treat gene-edited crops as GMOs
The anti-GMO movement dominated the public discourse about crop biotechnology for decades. Led by committed activists who knew how to ...
Viewpoint: How to constructively engage on social media with those who post anti-GMO and anti-vax conspiracies
The other day, a tantalizing question appeared in my Twitter feed: “If you were writing a book about 2020, what ...
Viewpoint: The Impossible Burger has sparked an ideological rift between anti-GMO critics
Redrawn battle lines expose a growing ideological rift in a once-cohesive anti-GMO movement and appear to signal a shift in ...
Podcast: Meet Mary Mangan—the biologist who crashes anti-GMO events and debunks junk science on Twitter
Mangan discusses her unique approach to spreading science literacy ...
Viewpoint: New book “A Matter of Taste” cuts through fog of ‘misinformation’ around GMOs and modern farming
The foodie ecosystem is dominated by polarizing movies....Typically containing stale feelings and claims of folks like Michael Pollan and Vandana Shiva (who was ...
Viewpoint: Activists promotion of ‘fog of misinformation’ about GMOs challenges science communicators
Activists spend all day peddling nonsense. If they spent that kind of time on constructive issues…sigh. [A] local radio station ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO activists crave a return to ‘simpler times’ in farming. Here’s why that would be disastrous.
The appeal of simpler times, as imagined by wealthy white guys ...
‘Well Fed’: Dutch documentary challenges rich countries’ anti-GMO views
A trip to Bangladesh with your friends might be a great idea, but that won’t be possible for everyone. But ...
Viewpoint: What happened to Russian ‘Factor GMO’ study—and why aren’t journalists covering it?
In late 2014, with fanfare and a multi-lingual press conference, a group centered in Russia hacked the food media with ...
Review of Whitewash (or Hogwash?): Carey Gillam’s glyphosate book betrays science, undermines our understanding of cancer
Last fall a new book hit the shelves, timed to coincide with public hearings on the European Union’s re-authorization of ...
Fish genes in tomatoes? The GMO lie that just won’t die
Editor's note: Mary Mangan, Ph.D., received her education in microbiology, immunology, plant cell biology, and mammalian cell, developmental, and molecular biology ...
Anti-vax Organic Consumers Association, linked to measles outbreak, has deep ties to anti-GMO conspiracist USRTK
The Organic Consumers Association uses its sizable budget to fund front groups, like Gary Ruskin's US Right to Know, that ...
Six consequences for consumers of labeling GMOs
What will happen if GMO labeling becomes required? Here are 6 real consequences for consumers ...
How did social media react to Nobel laureates call on Greenpeace to end ‘misleading’ campaign against Golden Rice
The announcement by more than 100 Nobel laureates for Greenpeace to end its 15 year effort to discredit Golden Rice—a beta carotene ...
GMO label fallout: Higher production costs, fewer choices, lower nutrition
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Campbell's . . . called ...
Non-GMO Project Verified or Organic makes vitamins disappear!
Follow the original Storify here: Go Non-GMO Project Verified or Organic--watch vitamins disappear! While size drops! It's magic! [View the story ...
Séralini feed contamination study: PLOS under fire for not following own guidelines on data access
Have PLOS editors abandoned their "requirement" that researchers make all of their data available in open access papers? ...
Syringes in food to portray GMOs? Stop the drivel
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We've had it. Scientists ...
New England Journal of Medicine ignored Chuck Benbrook’s failure to disclose organic conflicts of interests
The New England Journal of Medicine has a long history and important place in the sphere of American medical practice ...
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 ...
Monsanto rep engages Skeptic Society
Around the world there are “Skeptics in the Pub” events that gather folks from the local community who are interested ...
National Academy forum challenges anti-GMO claim that DNA in food ‘invades’ bloodstream
Can science self-correct to protect against sloppy or politicized research? Scientist Mary Mangan discusses the controversy over a study that ...
Bill Nye explains switch from ‘Anti-GMO Guy’ back to ‘Science Guy’
Bill Nye caused a bit of drama over his stance on GMOs with the publication of his recent book, Undeniable: ...
“The GMO Deception”: Jumble of cut-and-paste misinformation
Except for an occasional new piece, or a pre-section wrapper, the material in this tome is mostly cut-and-paste from the ...
To MA legislators: Poorly-designed GMO labeling bill will misinform consumers
I understand that you support H3996 because you believe it is a labeling requirement, and my comments below will be ...