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Science Not IdeologyMon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400en-UShourly1https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.pngChemicals & Pesticides – Genes and Science
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3232149325001Viewpoint: Germany’s pesticide use drops for 8th straight year, but anti-GMO groups say that’s not good enough
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/#disqus_threadFri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:41 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333182]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-germanys-pesticide-use-drops-for-8th-straight-year-but-anti-gmo-groups-say-thats-not-good-enough/feed/02333182EU blocks Austria’s planned glyphosate ban, rejecting claim that weedkiller harms human health
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/#disqus_threadThu, 20 Aug 2020 04:03:31 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333190]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/eu-blocks-austrias-planned-glyphosate-ban-rejecting-claim-that-weedkiller-harms-human-health/feed/02333190Viewpoint: ‘Health impact of chemicals doubled in last 5 years’? Gullible media misreporting flawed studies mislead the public
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/#disqus_threadWed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:15 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332655]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-gullible-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/feed/12332655Viewpoint: ‘Bird apocalypse’? Study wrongly blames neonicotinoid pesticides for declining bird biodiversity
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/#disqus_threadWed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:06 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332910]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/feed/02332910Federal court upholds dicamba weedkiller ban, opening door to possible Supreme Court challenge
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/#disqus_threadTue, 18 Aug 2020 04:03:59 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332652]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/federal-court-upholds-dicamba-weedkiller-ban-opening-door-to-possible-supreme-court-challenge/feed/12332652Viewpoint: Europe can’t produce enough food if it cuts use of farm chemicals but opposes gene editing
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-europe-cant-produce-enough-food-if-it-cuts-use-of-farm-chemicals-but-opposes-gene-editing/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-europe-cant-produce-enough-food-if-it-cuts-use-of-farm-chemicals-but-opposes-gene-editing/#disqus_threadTue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:05 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332614]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-europe-cant-produce-enough-food-if-it-cuts-use-of-farm-chemicals-but-opposes-gene-editing/feed/02332614Following ‘ministerial spat’ over glyphosate, Mexico will phase out weedkiller by end of 2024
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/following-ministerial-spat-over-glyphosate-mexico-will-phase-out-weedkiller-by-2024/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/following-ministerial-spat-over-glyphosate-mexico-will-phase-out-weedkiller-by-2024/#disqus_threadFri, 14 Aug 2020 11:04:46 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332024]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/following-ministerial-spat-over-glyphosate-mexico-will-phase-out-weedkiller-by-2024/feed/02332024Viewpoint: GMOs a ‘corporate plot’ to control the food supply, and 9 other biotech myths, debunked
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/#disqus_threadFri, 14 Aug 2020 11:02:43 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332020]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/feed/02332020Viewpoint: Europe must abandon ‘fear of progress’ to defeat anti-science chemophobia
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/#disqus_threadFri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:01 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2147710]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/feed/02147710Did Monsanto wrongly sue this farmer for accidentally growing patented GMO canola?
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/did-monsanto-wrongly-sue-this-farmer-for-accidentally-growing-patented-gmo-canola/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/did-monsanto-wrongly-sue-this-farmer-for-accidentally-growing-patented-gmo-canola/#disqus_threadThu, 13 Aug 2020 11:03:21 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331785]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/did-monsanto-wrongly-sue-this-farmer-for-accidentally-growing-patented-gmo-canola/feed/22331785France poised to lift neonicotinoid insecticide ban to save pest-ravaged sugar beet industry
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/#disqus_threadTue, 11 Aug 2020 11:04:20 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331192]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/feed/02331192Do fast food takeout wrappers and containers harbor harmful chemicals?
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/do-fast-food-takeout-wrappers-and-containers-harbor-harmful-chemicals/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/do-fast-food-takeout-wrappers-and-containers-harbor-harmful-chemicals/#disqus_threadMon, 10 Aug 2020 11:04:30 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330853]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/do-fast-food-takeout-wrappers-and-containers-harbor-harmful-chemicals/feed/12330853Next Green Revolution: Gene-silencing technology opens door to safer pesticides, more GMO crops
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/next-green-revolution-gene-silencing-technology-opens-door-to-safer-pesticides-more-gmo-crops/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/next-green-revolution-gene-silencing-technology-opens-door-to-safer-pesticides-more-gmo-crops/#disqus_threadFri, 07 Aug 2020 11:04:11 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330607]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/next-green-revolution-gene-silencing-technology-opens-door-to-safer-pesticides-more-gmo-crops/feed/02330607French winegrowers challenge proposed ‘unfair, unenforceable’ glyphosate weedkiller restrictions
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/french-winegrowers-oppose-proposed-unfair-unenforceable-glyphosate-weedkiller-restrictions/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/french-winegrowers-oppose-proposed-unfair-unenforceable-glyphosate-weedkiller-restrictions/#disqus_threadWed, 05 Aug 2020 11:01:54 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329966]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/french-winegrowers-oppose-proposed-unfair-unenforceable-glyphosate-weedkiller-restrictions/feed/02329966Democratic lawmakers propose ban on organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/#disqus_threadWed, 05 Aug 2020 11:01:34 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329971]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/feed/02329971Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/#disqus_threadWed, 05 Aug 2020 04:01:16 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329954]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/podcast-global-population-crash-pesticide-bans-backfire-beef-producing-crispr-male-cows/feed/22329954Aristolochic acids: Natural insecticides found in medicinal plants cause of mysterious kidney disease?
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/aristolochic-acids-natural-insecticides-found-in-medicinal-plants-cause-of-mysterious-kidney-disease/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/aristolochic-acids-natural-insecticides-found-in-medicinal-plants-cause-of-mysterious-kidney-disease/#disqus_threadTue, 04 Aug 2020 11:01:07 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329678]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/aristolochic-acids-natural-insecticides-found-in-medicinal-plants-cause-of-mysterious-kidney-disease/feed/02329678EPA proposes herbicide tiafenacil as ‘low-risk’ alternative to control glyphosate-tolerant weeds
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/epa-proposes-herbicide-tiafenacil-as-low-risk-alternative-to-control-glyphosate-tolerant-weeds/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/epa-proposes-herbicide-tiafenacil-as-low-risk-alternative-to-control-glyphosate-tolerant-weeds/#disqus_threadMon, 03 Aug 2020 04:10:59 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329360]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/epa-proposes-herbicide-tiafenacil-as-low-risk-alternative-to-control-glyphosate-tolerant-weeds/feed/02329360GMO herbicide-tolerant canola poses no hazard to human health, EU food safety officials find
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/no-evidence-gmo-herbicide-tolerant-canola-poses-hazard-to-human-health-eu-food-safety-officials-find/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/no-evidence-gmo-herbicide-tolerant-canola-poses-hazard-to-human-health-eu-food-safety-officials-find/#disqus_threadMon, 03 Aug 2020 04:10:34 +0000https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329358]]>https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/no-evidence-gmo-herbicide-tolerant-canola-poses-hazard-to-human-health-eu-food-safety-officials-find/feed/02329358