Spectator
‘Peach tree grown’ hamburgers? Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incoherent fulminations targeting cell-based meat highlight ignorance of right-wing science rejectionism
For some reason, a lot of conservatives have a knee-jerk negative reaction to lab-created meat. I checked the writings of ...
Viewpoint: Are we in the midst of a ‘beepocalypse’ or besieged by ‘false bee alarmism”?
“Bee populations in the United States are declining at a rapid, unprecedented rate,” Ohio State University first reported in 2020. Phys.org added last ...
In defense of meat: A sustainability and climate argument
The number of carbon atoms returned to the atmosphere from beef farming is less than that removed by grass growth ...
Viewpoint: ‘Sure, organic agriculture is sustainable: it sustains poverty and malnutrition’ — Why organic farming is a ‘green’ dead end
It is mystifying to me that organic food is still widely seen as healthier, more sustainable and, most absurdly, safer ...
‘Protein transition’: Everything you need to know about the coming clean, cultured, alternative meat revolution
The cultured meat revolution is also sometimes called ‘the protein transition’ and its advocates are confident that this transition will ...
From pesticide scare stories to insect ‘extinction,’ reporters are addicted to ‘pseudoscience,’ says science writer Matt Ridley
Three times in [February 2019], pseudo-science flew around the world before the scientific truth had got its boots on (as ...
Viewpoint: Verdict in glyphosate trial suggests environmental activists are fair-weather fans of science
[A]re scientists supposed to be the folk heroes of environmental activists or not? When the subject is climate change they ...
Scientists believe they have uncovered all major genes linked to bowel cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a study by ...
Does modern biotechnology signal rise of new eugenics movement?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s comforting now to ...