Enforce rules against false and misleading organic claims
Whatts Up With That,
FDA must no longer let organic food growers, manufacturers and sellers get away with lies Paul Driessen A couple years ago, the…
Viewpoint: Debunking 6 activist ‘lies’ about the GMO Impossible burger
Genetic Literacy Project,
Why do we need GMOs if we already grow enough food to feed the world?
Genetic Literacy Project,
Could genetic engineering save chocolate from extinction?
Forum:Blog,
The cacao seeds used to make chocolate could be extinct by 2050, unless we act to preserve them now.
GMOs reduce pesticide use 37%, increase crop yields 22%, and increase farm profits 68%.
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Correcting More Flawed Armchair Objections to GMOs
Debunking Denialism,
Our anti-GMO ecological anthropologists return with even more terrible arguments against GMOs. The post Correcting More Flawed…
Correcting Flawed Armchair Objections to GMOs
Debunking Denialism,
Even more faulty claims against GMOs destroyed by scientific evidence. The post Correcting Flawed Armchair Objections to GMOs…
Agricultural technologies that improved safety, yields, food security in developing nations
Genetic Literacy Project,
25 years of GMO crops: Economic, environmental and human health benefits
Genetic Literacy Project,
The human cost of the anti-GMO movement: Why one scientist is quitting GE crop research
Genetic Literacy Project,
Study Adds Weight to Benefits of Genetically Engineered Crops
Latest Blogs,
A review of the research on genetically engineered corn concludes that the benefits appear to outweigh the drawbacks. In a meta…
Our Canadian Agriculture Success Story
SAIFood,
By Robert Wager, Vancouver Island University I’ve had the great pleasure of being a faculty member of the Biology Department of…
Editorial Board Favorites: the final collection from our 10 Year Anniversary series!
Public Library of Science - PLoS ONE Blog,
To cap off the PLOS ONE 10 Year Anniversary collection series, we decided to focus our efforts on the PLOS ONE Editorial Board …
Twenty-Five Years of GM Crop Benefits
SAIFood,
While it’s the silver anniversary, GM crops have been golden A summary of the economic, environmental and human health benefits…
Reflexión para el año 2018: elementos para un programa de país desde la razón y las ciencias (Opinión al día, v. 08012018)
Razón y política pública en Puerto Rico,
Nuevas: Gracias a unas personas que se han tomado la gentileza de leer nuestro escrito han provisto una serie de críticas…
La ciencia de los OGMs – 5: Los OGMs y los ideales de justicia social y el cuido de la Tierra
Razón y política pública en Puerto Rico,
Serie – “La ciencia de los OGMs” — Partes: 1, 2, 3 y…
Monsanto culpable de ecocidio … gracias a un tribunal de embuste
Razón y política pública en Puerto Rico,
Imagen que hago disponible al dominio público. El año pasado se constituyó en la Haya un tribunal para juzgar a la empresa…
Innovation-driven market structure in the ag-biotech industry [Ag-Biotech Symposium]
Truth on the Market,
Geoffrey A. Manne is Executive Director of the International Center for Law
The Times Gets it Wrong on GMOs
NeuroLogica Blog,
It is unfortunate that so many journalists begin with a narrative and then back fill the facts and points necessary to tell…
Congressman Lamar Smith and the Union of Concerned Scientists
NeuroLogica Blog,
Lawrence Krauss recently wrote an editorial in The New Yorker about how Lamar Smith, a congressman from Texas and chairman of…
Rogue GMO wheat in Washington State? Latest anti-GMO attempt to pump scare fizzles
Genetic Literacy Project,
Unnecessary anti-GMO panic highlights bankruptcy of current crop agricultural regulatory system.The post Rogue GMO wheat in…
Is Europe’s stance on GMOs selfish?
Genetic Literacy Project,
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .[A] very…
Did National Academies report understate yield benefits of GMO crops?
Genetic Literacy Project,
The National Academies report on GMOs delivered a clear answer on the subject of to safety to humans, but less so on yields.
Why did global GMO crop acreage decline in 2015?
Genetic Literacy Project,
A recent report stated that acreage for genetically modified crops declined in 2015, does this mean farmers are moving away…
Talking headlines: Anne Glover
Research The Headlines,
Professor Dame Anne Glover is Vice Principal for External Affairs and Dean for Europe at the University of Aberdeen. She served…
8 Lies About GMOs
NeuroLogica Blog,
This is an article from 2010 but it is making the rounds again: 8 Reasons GMOs are Bad for You. The article is published on the…
USDA report examines true cost of organic vs GM practices to farmers
Genetic Literacy Project,
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture examines the costs for farmers of producing only organic, GMOs, or non-GMOs.
Scientific consensus: GMOs pose no health risks but full potential not yet realized
Genetic Literacy Project,
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s. . . a lot…
Answering Questions About GMOs
NeuroLogica Blog,
I hadn’t planned on writing about GMOs again today, but I received an e-mail from a listener of the SGU which nicely represents…
Opponents of GMOs might learn from the disastrous legacy of Soviet era Lysenkoism
Genetic Literacy Project,
Opponents of GM foods no doubt believe they stand on the side of science, but independent evidence suggest they are in the grip…
GM Crops Can Benefit Organic Farmers Too
IFLScience - Environment,
Environment Photo credit: igor.stevanovic / Shutterstock Have you eaten organic food today? If you have eaten…
Now that It Causes Cancer, Are You Going to Give Up Your Bacon? How About Your Cellphone? Or Your Pesticides?
Big Think,
Cancer is the scariest disease, but not all causes of cancer frighten us equally.Read More
A co-existence peace plan for GMOs and organics
Genetic Literacy Project,
Could organic and GM farming step past the rhetoric and vitriol, and co-exist? The science says yes. The post A co-existence…
Confused about the mixed messages on GMO foods? Here’s what the evidence says
Healthy Debate,
Genetically modified foods have been met with consumer backlash since they were first introduced in the 1990s. Recently, however…
Why the Millennial Generation might embrace GMOs
Genetic Literacy Project,
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The natural-foods…
Neil Young embraces GMOs to prolong his life, but tries to block benefits for others
Genetic Literacy Project,
Neil Young: Grammy-award winning musician and GMO-hater? That’s the clear message from Young’s latest album, released earlier…
GMO food labeling bill bogged down with unnecessary requirements
Genetic Literacy Project,
On Thursday, July 23, the “DARK” side took a hit. By a vote of 275 to 150, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1599, the…
GM labeling proponents target glyphosate use in farming
Genetic Literacy Project,
Proponents of mandatory labeling of food products targeted U.S. agriculture’s increasing use of glyphosate, the key ingredient…
Farmers net more profits growing GMOs globally, particularly in developing world
Genetic Literacy Project,
In the PLOS Biology article “A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops,” researchers used data from 147…
GM crops, quantity or quality…?
AoB Blog,
Golden Rice grain compared to white rice grain in screenhouse of Golden Rice plants. Of all the contentious issues in plant…
A psychological examination of why people hate GMOs (when they shouldn’t)
ZME Science,
There are some important issues nowadays in which scientists and laymen seem to disagree on. For instance, there's climate…
Pro-GMO marchers shocked at unfocused anger of March Against Monsanto protestors
Genetic Literacy Project,
The most striking and at times frightening aspect of the March Against Monsanto was the unfocused vitriol voiced by the…
Arguments against GMOs
Resilience,
Reductionist science is not the answer to the problems engendered by a finite biosphere with a human population in overshoot.
Science Babe is back! New target: Natural Food Movement
Genetic Literacy Project,
A few weeks ago, the website The Naked Label published a picture of a vibrant, colorful mushroom. It was captioned with a…
The Bullshit Hypocrisy of "All-Natural" Foods
Jezebel,
Here’s the thing about nature: It will fuck up your shit.Read more...
Are GMOs increasing profits of farmers and biotech companies at environment’s expense?
Genetic Literacy Project,
Many people, particularly those embracing organic foods, worry whether GMOs might negatively impact the environment. What does…
Dr. Oz Says He Just Wants to Label GMO Foods —That’s Still Not a Great Idea
scienceofus,
Dr. Oz is in trouble again. Last week, ten doctors from around the country sent a letter to the dean of medicine at Columbia…
GMO Lies: Study Shows How Pesticide Use Soars with more GMO Crops
Natural Society,
Remember those flagrant claims that Big Biotech made, that genetically modified foods were a big reason why the world was…
'Natural' Doesn't Always Mean Good, Part Three, Epilog
Big Think,
The massive damage humans have done to the natural world has provoked a backlash that could be just as dangerous, or more.
Taleb on GMOs: An Advocate Hiding in an Intellectual's Clothes
Big Think,
On a wide range of contentious issues, academics and researchers publish work that pretends to offer objective evidence, but…
The anti-GM lobby appears to be taking a page out of the Climategate playbook
Science news, comment and analysis | theguardian.com,
Climate change is real and GM technology is safe, but those in denial want to undermine the public understanding of science…
Anti-GMO Propaganda
NeuroLogica Blog,
There is so much anti-science propaganda out there I often feel like I am emptying the ocean with a spoon. Just today I was…
Is it possible to have a civil debate about GMOs and safety? Probably not
Genetic Literacy Project,
How do we know who or what to believe, seeing that GMO advocates and opponents make very contrasting claims and each point to…
Cornucopia Institute: Organic farms industrializing–As sustainability benefits of GMO crops rise
Genetic Literacy Project,
According to key organic supporters, organic farming is no longer the idyllic image that the multi-billion dollar industry…
Critical look at recent meta-analysis on GMO crops passes muster
Genetic Literacy Project,
Hundreds of studies have been conducted to assess the impact of GE crops. A recent study, A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of…
Let Me Count the Ways: Top 20 PLOS ONE Articles Based on Article-Level Metrics for 2014
Public Library of Science - PLoS ONE Blog,
At PLOS ONE, we’ve been compiling year-end lists to reflect on the most popular articles and research videos published in our…
Is a ban on GM crops more harmful than growing them?
Science news, comment and analysis | theguardian.com,
UK’s chief scientist has said GM crops could provide plentiful food with less damage to the environment and at lower costs. But…
Incoming European Commission President scraps Chief Scientific Adviser role
Code for Life,
Last week European science reveled in landing a spacecraft on a comet, a triumph reported quietly in New Zealand. Canadian…
Genetic modification and Europe
Cambridge Network - News,
The Scientific Alliance discusses the ousting of the EU chief scientific adviser...
Transgénicos: Más, mejor y más barato
Círculo Escéptico Argentino,
Durante miles de años el hombre modificó su entorno. Al igual que cualquier otro ser vivo, nuestra existencia creó presiones…
Transgénicos: Más, mejor y más barato
Círculo Escéptico Argentino,
Durante miles de años el hombre modificó su entorno. Al igual que cualquier otro ser vivo, nuestra existencia creó presiones…
GMO trees could rescue American chestnut from invasive fungus
Nobel Intent,
The relationship between the US public and genetically modified organisms is a bit ambiguous. Efforts to label GMO foods were…
GMO trees could rescue American chestnut from invasive fungus
Ars Technica,
It's estimated that there were once four billion American chestnut trees in the eastern US. Now there are almost none.
Largest GMO study in history confirms safety, cost benefits of GMOs
Genetic Literacy Project,
The largest GMO study in history, published last week in PLOS ONE, confirms that genetically modified crops have large…
A new meta-analysis on the farm-level impacts of GMOs
Biology Fortified, Inc.,
Maize breeding, credit…
Science Triumphs in Oregon and Colorado: GMO Labeling Measures Fail
Science Sushi,
The midterm elections are over, and a number of significant changes lie ahead. Marijuana has taken several key steps towards…
New Analysis Suggests GMOs Can Be A Very Good Thing
io9,
Results of a meta-analysis published in the latest issue of PLOS paints a favorable picture of genetically modified crops …
GMO meta-study: Pesticide use down 37%, yields up 22%, profits rise 68%
Genetic Literacy Project,
A meta-study published this week in PLOS ONE—A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops–crunched data from…
A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops - Klümper
Alexander J. Stein,
See on Scoop.it - Ag Biotech NewsDespite the rapid adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops by farmers in many countries…