Food & Agriculture Features – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Food & Agriculture Features – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 CRISPR cows could boost sustainable meat production, but regulations and wary consumers stand in the way https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:53 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330620 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/feed/ 0 2330620 Viewpoint: GMO vs non-GMO foods? There’s no difference to your body or health https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:01:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2115381 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/viewpoint-gmo-vs-non-gmo-foods-theres-no-difference-to-your-body-or-health/feed/ 0 2115381 Viewpoint: How prosperity and technology are defeating ‘environmental pessimism’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331214 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/feed/ 9 2331214 Podcast: Covid conspiracies; Cuba embraces GMOs; biotech vs. nature’s ‘mindless dangers’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:38 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332626 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/feed/ 0 2332626 Viewpoint: How body building culture and fad diets mislead consumers about protein https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:27 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329687 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/viewpoint-how-body-building-culture-and-fad-diets-mislead-consumers-about-protein/feed/ 0 2329687 Viewpoint: ‘All natural’ pet food is no better for Fido, and it’s terrible for the environment https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/#disqus_thread Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329696 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/viewpoint-all-natural-pet-food-is-no-better-for-fido-and-its-terrible-for-the-environment/feed/ 0 2329696 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/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:01 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2147710 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/feed/ 0 2147710 Podcast: Arguing with vaccine skeptics works; Ban GMO labels? Agroecology keeps Africa poor https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331467 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/feed/ 3 2331467 ‘No change in insect population sizes’: Massive North American study challenges ‘insect apocalypse’ claims https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:01:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331462 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/feed/ 0 2331462 Viewpoint: Glyphosate-tainted hummus? Environmental Working Group’s latest pesticide scare short on facts https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:01:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329376 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/viewpoint-glyphosate-tainted-hummus-environmental-working-groups-latest-pesticide-scare-short-on-facts/feed/ 1 2329376 Viewpoint: While ‘elitist academics’ praise local food ‘industrial farming’ feeds us during a pandemic https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/viewpoint-while-elitist-academics-praise-local-food-industrial-farming-feeds-us-during-a-pandemic/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/viewpoint-while-elitist-academics-praise-local-food-industrial-farming-feeds-us-during-a-pandemic/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:01:02 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330259 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/viewpoint-while-elitist-academics-praise-local-food-industrial-farming-feeds-us-during-a-pandemic/feed/ 3 2330259 Viewpoint: Battling deadly disease with gene drives is worth the limited risk https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327755 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/feed/ 0 2327755 In effort to block Philippines’ GMO Golden Rice, activists falsely link nutrition-enhanced staple to COVID https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/in-effort-to-block-philippines-gmo-golden-rice-activists-falsely-link-nutrition-enhanced-staple-to-covid/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/in-effort-to-block-philippines-gmo-golden-rice-activists-falsely-link-nutrition-enhanced-staple-to-covid/#disqus_thread Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:04:51 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330241 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/06/in-effort-to-block-philippines-gmo-golden-rice-activists-falsely-link-nutrition-enhanced-staple-to-covid/feed/ 9 2330241 Viewpoint: How to constructively engage on social media with those who post anti-GMO and anti-vax conspiracies https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/viewpoint-how-to-constructively-engage-on-social-media-with-those-who-post-anti-gmo-and-anti-vax-conspiracies/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/viewpoint-how-to-constructively-engage-on-social-media-with-those-who-post-anti-gmo-and-anti-vax-conspiracies/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:10:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329021 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/viewpoint-how-to-constructively-engage-on-social-media-with-those-who-post-anti-gmo-and-anti-vax-conspiracies/feed/ 18 2329021 Podcast: How the 1960s fat-free fad launched non-GMO, organic and other 'absurd' food labeling schemes https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/podcast-how-1970s-fat-free-fad-launched-organic-non-gmo-and-other-absurd-labeling-schemes/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/podcast-how-1970s-fat-free-fad-launched-organic-non-gmo-and-other-absurd-labeling-schemes/#disqus_thread Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:04:57 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2132827 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/podcast-how-1970s-fat-free-fad-launched-organic-non-gmo-and-other-absurd-labeling-schemes/feed/ 1 2132827 Viewpoint: Crop biotech innovation isn’t enough to shut down the anti-GMO propaganda machine https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/viewpoint-the-thrilling-innovations-that-ushered-in-the-biotechnology-revolution-may-not-be-enough-to-combat-the-huge-anti-gmo-propaganda-machine/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/viewpoint-the-thrilling-innovations-that-ushered-in-the-biotechnology-revolution-may-not-be-enough-to-combat-the-huge-anti-gmo-propaganda-machine/#disqus_thread Fri, 31 Jul 2020 04:10:45 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2104122 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/31/viewpoint-the-thrilling-innovations-that-ushered-in-the-biotechnology-revolution-may-not-be-enough-to-combat-the-huge-anti-gmo-propaganda-machine/feed/ 0 2104122 Video: Debating Europe’s pro-organic Farm to Fork Green Deal—Sustainable agriculture or recipe for disaster? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/video-debating-europes-pro-organic-farm-to-fork-green-deal-sustainable-agriculture-or-recipe-for-disaster/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/video-debating-europes-pro-organic-farm-to-fork-green-deal-sustainable-agriculture-or-recipe-for-disaster/#disqus_thread Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:10:45 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328702 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/video-debating-europes-pro-organic-farm-to-fork-green-deal-sustainable-agriculture-or-recipe-for-disaster/feed/ 1 2328702 Viewpoint: Red meat increases cancer risk? Maybe, but staying healthy isn’t as simple as avoiding steak https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/29/viewpoint-red-meat-causes-cancer-maybe-but-staying-healthy-isnt-as-simple-as-avoiding-steak/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/29/viewpoint-red-meat-causes-cancer-maybe-but-staying-healthy-isnt-as-simple-as-avoiding-steak/#disqus_thread Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:10:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157428 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/29/viewpoint-red-meat-causes-cancer-maybe-but-staying-healthy-isnt-as-simple-as-avoiding-steak/feed/ 1 2157428 Sustainable farming advances: Global movement to ban pesticides and GMOs spur next-generation biotech pest controls https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:10:11 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156089 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/feed/ 0 2156089