Anastasia Bodnar
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The social consequences of the GMO debate
The GMO debate has been raging for two decades, but this debate isn’t actually about GMOs at all. Rather, “GMOs” ...
The high price of food labels
Many people assume that organic and non-GMO foods are more expensive, but is that really the case? In the recently ...
Is public fear of GMO food increasing?
The National Science Foundation surveys a representative sample of Americans every two years. The General Social Survey asks about general attitudes about ...
Science Moms hit back at anti-GMO group’s Monsanto ‘shill’ accusations
[Editor's note: Alison Bernstein, Anastasia Bodnar, Jenny Splitter, Kavin Senapathy, Layla Katiraee, and Natalie Newell are part of a group called Science ...
Infographic: How crops are genetically modified to resist plant viruses
Plant viruses can be serious pathogens in crops as they can cause anywhere from minor losses to total crop failure ...
GM herbicide-tolerant crops reduce overall herbicide use
Editor’s Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluates whether claims made by the biotechnology industry that GM foods decrease ...
Biotech industry’s nutrition-related GM crops falling short of hopes
Editor’s Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluates whether the biotechnology industry's nutrition-related claims about GM crops are true ...
GMO Bt corn contains fewer disease-causing mycotoxins than conventional corn
Editor's Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluate whether claims made by the biotechnology industry that GM foods are free ...
Three scientist-mothers explain why they avoid non-GMO products
[The Non-GMO Project] NGP leads consumers to believe that choosing non-GMO is consistent with values that consumers (including ourselves) seek ...
GMO proponents may have overstated benefits of herbicide-resistant soy on environment
[M]any people... have talked about how glyphosate tolerant crops allowed replacement of more toxic herbicides. ...[B]ut that trend seems to ...
Don’t want to eat GMOs? Here are foods to avoid
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While I may not ...
Could AquaBounty GMO salmon escape containment causing ecological havoc?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This post is a ...
Inconsistent definitions of ‘GMO’ can lead to regulatory headaches
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are a few ...
World faces many problems– why talk about GMOs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why are we still ...
Video: What are GMOs and are they safe?
In a recent Pew poll, 88 percent of AAAS scientists said that genetically engineered crops were safe to eat. In contrast, only ...
Anti-GMO group GM Watch says Biofortified’s GENERA project ‘useful’
In a discussion about the scientific literature on genetically engineered crops, Claire Robinson of GM Watch has previously said: ”I am, as ...
The promise of GMOs evaluated: Herbicides
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...
The Promise of GMOs: Do GM crops encourage conservation tillage?
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...
The Promise of GMOs: Removing cancer causing mycotoxins from our food supply
As part of Biology Fortified’s serious The Promise of GMO‘s, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs lived ...
Biofortified analysis: Do GMOs offer nutritional advantages?
As part of Biology Fortified's serious The Promise of GMO's, geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, the co-founder of the website, asks: Have GMOs ...
Reflections from mom whose baby was stillborn on wh 23andMe and other DTC services are so critical
Geneticist Anastasia Bodnar, whose daughter was stillborn earlier this year, reflects on the brouhaha surrounding the personal genomics company 23andMe ...
Biofortified debates Consumers Union over GMO regulation, safety and labeling
Watch as two scientists debate the GMO controversy, covering a range of topics including general safety, feeding studies and the ...
Traces of glyphosate on crops are not toxic to humans
Anastasia Bodnar from Biofortified explains why the traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, are not toxic to ...
GMOs cause leukemia? Think again
The following article is an edited excerpt. The Organic Consumers Association has gleefully announced: New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia. The ...
When a tomato is a just tomato
The following is an excerpt. Another paper comparing organic and conventional tomatoes (sort of) was published in PLOS One on ...
What does Prop 37 actually say?
Unfortunately, as with any political debate these days, there’s a lot of mud slinging and less than accurate information coming ...
We’re all wearing the same genes
We're all wearing the same genesBiofortifiedWhile the similarities between organisms were originally determined by examining physical characteristics from bones to ...
