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Viewpoint: We can’t let the coronavirus open a ‘back door’ to eugenics
The NHS response to Covid-19 has been incredible. It has shown the strong commitment by the medical profession and society ...
Do you feel targeted by mosquitoes? Here’s why you may be right
If you’ve ever been at an outdoor party or BBQ during the fading hours of daylight and don’t personally notice ...
Viewpoint: Organic ingredients don’t make junk food less fattening or more nutritious
Our increasingly health-conscious society has created more and more of a demand for organic versions of our favorite junk foods ...
‘Dirty Dozen’ list of ‘pesticide-poisoned’ fruits, vegetables used to be her bible, but Huffington Post food writer now sees it as more scare than science
It’s that time of year again, when the nonprofit advocacy organization Environmental Working Group publishes its annual list of the ...
Are you an IPA beer fan? Your genes greatly influence whether you like hoppy, bitter brews
Maybe you love IPAs, maybe you hate them. Either way, your strong feelings about this beer style have origins beyond ...
New testosterone limits could force female runner Caster Semenya to race against men
Running phenomenon Caster Semenya of South Africa and some other top females runners will likely have to reduce their body’s natural ...
South African economist: Fall armyworm outbreak shows why Africa should embrace GMO crops
Editor's note: Wandile Sihlobo is an Agricultural Economist and Head of Agribusiness research at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) in ...
If you aren’t a morning person, evolution may be to blame
[A] study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in July suggests our bodies and ...
Activists claim gene editing could exploit animals, leads to unconscionable suffering
[Editor’s Note: Peter Stevenson is the Chief Policy Advisor for the UK-based charity Compassion In World Farming] Traditional selective [animal] ...
Monsanto’s Robert Fraley: How gene editing and data science can help meet global food needs sustainably
[Editor’s Note: Robert Fraley is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto.] I was humbled to be the ...
Organic water? Asarasi exploits loophole to get USDA-certified label on bottles
Much like asparagus water and water sommeliers, organic water is giving us pause. Though the concept isn’t new, it’s surprising to see it making ...
Organic industry-funded anti-GMO group US Right to Know calls Food Evolution film ‘chemical industry propaganda’
[Editor's note: Stacy Malkan is co-director of US Right to Know. Read the GLP's profile of USRTK here.] Some industry messaging ...
EPA to investigate ‘glyphosate review-related matters’ after allegation of Monsanto collusion
The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency is initiating a probe into possible collusion between a former high-ranking EPA ...
Tweet or die? Genes’ role in social media obsession
A new study revealed that the extent of our obsession with social media could actually be written in our genes, ...
Video: Bill Nye finds people are terrified of GMOs — despite knowing little about them
Along with terms like organic and free-range, GMOs are a hot topic when it comes to our food. GMO stands for ...
Fake science news: Rise of ‘predatory journals’ makes it easier to publish, spread ‘advocacy research’
[Editor's note: Robert Fraley is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto. He has Ph.D. degrees in microbiology ...
Rotten tomato: Senator Rand Paul misses mark targeting tastier tomatoes as wasteful research
[Editor’s note: Kevin Folta is a molecular biologist and chair of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida.] Senator [Rand] ...
Donor blood shortage solved? Scientists can now mass produce artificial blood
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and every year, 4.5 million Americans would die without life-saving blood ...
GM crop successes in South Africa offer hope for continent wrestling with climate change
[Editor's note: Wandile Sihlobo is an agricultural economist and head of agribusiness research at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) in ...
Getting a head start: What parents can learn from prenatal genetic testing
{Editor's note: Excerpts are from an interview with Bonnie Rochman, science journalist and author of the book The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies ...
Leading plant scientist says he’s skipping Science March on Washington: Here’s why
[Editor's note: Kevin Folta, a molecular biologist and chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida, offers ...
Contentious GMO debate should shift focus to sustainability, author says
[Editor's note: This article is an interview with environmental writer McKay Jenkins about his new book Food Fight: GMOs and the Future ...
PTSD: How tweaking genes could minimize risks
[I]f two individuals were to experience the exact same trauma, one might develop PTSD while the other remains unaffected by long-term ...
Will Trump administration follow tradition and create a bioethics commission?
Beginning with the National Commission in 1974 to the current Presidential Commission, every presidential administration save that of George H.W ...
Anti-GMO activist-funded lab tests find micro-traces of glyphosate in popular foods
The herbicide residues were found in cookies, crackers, popular cold cereals and chips commonly consumed by children and adults, according ...
Monsanto’s Robert Fraley: Comparing corn crops—Genetically modified in Ontario v non-GMO in France
Dr. Robert T. Fraley is Monsanto's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He awon the 2013 World Food Prize for "breakthrough achievements ...
How stem cell technology could revolutionize our food, medicine in our lifetime
Here are five benefits of stem cell research that we are likely to see within our lifetimes: ... 1. Regenerative ...
Should genome scanning be extended to patients with no family history of diseases?
Hundreds of thousands of patients have now received genetic testing over the past 2 decades through health care providers — ...
