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Why do foodies love organic food? Because it tastes like McDonald’s!

Two prankster hosts an online comedy show went to an organic food convention and proceeded to pretend they were restaurant ...
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Anti-GMO bungle: Claim GM genes pass from food into blood collapses

Jon Entine | 
In 2013, when PLoS One published a research paper, Complete Genes May Pass from Food to Human Blood, anti-GMO activists ...
Genetic modification of trees faces forest of protests

Genetic modification of trees faces forest of protests

Andrew Porterfield | 
Genetic modification of trees could help mitigate climate change and increase wood and paper production. But opposition to even basic ...
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Pro-GMO marchers shocked at unfocused anger of March Against Monsanto protesters

Julie Kelly | 
The most striking and at times frightening aspect of the March Against Monsanto was the unfocused vitriol voiced by the ...
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Abbott slammed, praised after cutting GMOs from Similac, as competitors assess

Gerelyn Terzo | 
Mixed reviews on Abbott's GMO removal decision. Scientists blast it for being hypocritical and anti-science while some anti-GMO groups are ...
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Anti-GMO stance by Greenpeace, other environmental activists, worsen climate change

Andrew Porterfield | 
The evidence suggests that GM crops can and do contribute to reducing global climate change. But high profile environmental groups, ...
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Scientist mom evaluates Simplot’s GMO Innate potato

Layla Katiraee | 
The recently approved GMO potato offers some unique advantages, including better color and lower levels of acrylamide, which has been ...
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GMO myth busting: Crops (and humans) safely composed of ‘foreign’ genes

Jon Entine | 
A central canon of GMO critics is the belief that transgenics--transferring genes from one species to another--represents a 'crime against ...
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‘Natural’ illusions: Biologist’s failed attempt to defend organic food

Iida Ruishalme | 
Swedish writer trained in biology had embraced organic food and farming for years as a safer and healthier alternative to ...
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Confessions of former Monsanto employee: “I’m freaking proud of it”

It's MomSense | 
'I used to work for Monsanto. I got to help people better understand a technology that I think holds immense ...
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GMO battle: March Against Myths protests March Against Monsanto

Kavin Senapathy | 
Science Power Hour host Vern Blazek interviews Kavin Senapathy, co-founder of March Against Myths About Modification. Known as MAMyths, the ...
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Gary Hirshberg’s Stonyfield faces hypocrisy backlash over misleading labels

Julie Kelly | 
Glass house alert: Stonyfield's yogurts are filled with unknown and unlabeled chemicals. Shouldn't you "just label it", Gary? ...
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Transgenic solution to virus-threatened African cassava faces anti-GMO protests

Isaac Ongu | 
The cassava, a key African staple especially valued because of its drought tolerance, is threatened by numerous viruses. Conventional agriculture ...
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Sustainable household products? Not if anti-GMO “green” groups have their way

XiaoZhi Lim | 
The latest “green” household cleaning products are using cutting-edge biotechnology to become more environmentally friendly—but criticism from “green groups” could ...
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Organic foods claimed nutritional benefits rest on shaky anti-oxidant study

Iida Ruishalme | 
High Antioxidant meta-study criticized for being too inclusive, for not dismissing studies with flawed methodology used to support boasting claims ...
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My journey from suburban mom and chef to GMO and science advocate

Julie Kelly | 
I’m a suburban mom. I became an accidental activist when I uncovered a nefarious corporate/government scheme to poison my food ...
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Mandatory GMO food label not backed by science

Steven Cerier | 
GMO safety, once questioned by science-minded liberals, are now widely seen as not only safe but a key tool in ...
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‘GMO free’ myth busting: Labeling movement leading farmers to use more toxic chemicals

Jon Entine, Rebecca Randall | 
The 'non GMO' movement has been a boon to some farmers, who have dumped GMOs to grow conventional non GMO ...
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Documentarian Scott Hamilton Kennedy explores why activists block GMO solution to African banana wilt crisis

Isaac Ongu | 
Poor farmers are in a panic. African anti-GMO activists blocking implementation of disease resistant GMO banana, but offer no solutions ...
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How is Chipotle’s PR gimmick going? Left and right agree food chain public face of science illiteracy

Jon Entine | 
The food chain's "bold" move, announcing a faux ban on GMOs in its food, has blown up big time. Chipotle ...
India as GMO battleground: Separating myths from science

India as GMO battleground: Separating myths from science

Vijay K. Vijayaraghavan | 
India has emerged as the epicenter of the anti-GMO movement in the developing world. What are the major claims of ...
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Are GMOs increasing profits of farmers and biotech companies at environment’s expense?

Iida Ruishalme | 
Many people, particularly those embracing organic foods, worry whether GMOs might negatively impact the environment. What does the evidence say? ...
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Anti-GMO groups in Bangladesh spread misinformation about Bt eggplant ‘failure’

Jon Entine | 
Recent news reports in Bangladesh have suggested a growing food and farming disaster linked directly to GMOs. It's a manufactured ...
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Has agroecology been hijacked by activists more concerned about anti-GMO purity than sustainability?

Rebecca Randall | 
Agroecology is widely touted as an alternative to farming that uses GMOs. Yet it's really about, or should be about, ...
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Daily Show Jeffrey Smith smackdown: “I purposefully play dumb” on GMOs

Aasif Mandvi | 
Any doubt that the liberal intelligentsia's former monolithic rejection of GMO foods is cracking, and fast, were dispelled this week ...
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Coffee: Guilty pleasure or life saving elixir?

David Warmflash | 
Coffee is ubiquitous, grown in more than 70 countries. But it's also a drug, with caffeine as the primary psychoactive ...
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India emerging as epicenter of GMO crop research but foreign financed protests slow adoption

Vijay K. Vijayaraghavan | 
European anti-GMO activists have invaded and colonized India, gumming up the regulatory process in a massive foreign-based scare campaign, slowing ...
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