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Public controversies and the GE food debate
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This is about public perception of GE foods and the public debates about their implementation.
We Love GMOs and Vaccines: Your anti GMO argument is, "We already have enough food to feed the world".
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In a Genetically Perfect World
The Sound of Science
In media and marketing, all over the world, we hear the word “natural” thrown about with reckless abandon. The dichotomy of natural and unnatural seems to be the basis for nearly every healt…
Political Ideologies and the Anti-GMO Movement - Biology Fortified, Inc.
Biology Fortified, Inc.
The Anti-GMO movement has been around since before GM technology first walked across the world stage. The mere hint of it initiated the creation of activist groups against it, and the ideology of anti-GMO began before the public really knew … Continued
Speaking Different Languages: GMOs and Society
The Sound of Science
Effective science communication is difficult, even under the best of circumstances. Your audience could be incredibly scientifically literate, versed in critical thinking, and there can stil…
Credibility is our currency: conflicts of interest and research misconduct
The Sound of Science
We need to talk about conflicts of interest (COIs) in scientific research. Specifically, we need to talk about the difference between COIs and research misconduct. There seems to be a misunderstand…
Fraud, Misinformation, and the GMO Labeling Law in Vermont | Sound of Science
The Sound of Science
In May of this year, Vermont passed a GMO labeling bill that flooded the national news media. It was such a huge event since similar legislation had been defeated in places like Washington and Cali…
Defining the GMO Debate: Why it Matters | Sound of Science
The Sound of Science
An old article from Nathanael Johnson on Grist, What I learned from six months of GMO research: None of it matters, from January 2014 showed up in my feed on various social media platforms recently…
Why Rachel Parent is Wrong About Genetically Modified Foods | Debunking Denialism
Debunking Denialism
Rachel Parent is a Canadian 15-year-old anti-GM activist who wants GM foods to be labelled. In an independently organized TEDx event at Toronto, she held a talk regurgitating almost all popular ant...
Unraveling Five Popular Anti-GMO Claims | Debunking Denialism
Debunking Denialism
The mainstream scientific community, specific science organizations and the scientific literature converge on the conclusion that genetically modified foods are safe for human consumption (European...
Decimating the Flawed Beliefs of Anti-GMO Activists | Debunking Denialism
Debunking Denialism
Related: Scientific American Stands Against Mandatory Labeling of GM Foods, Unraveling Five Popular Anti-GMO Claims. Recently, the editors of Scientific American took a stand against the mandatory ...
Thirteen Lessons in Critical Thinking for Leaders of the Anti-GMO Movement | Slate
Slate Magazine
It’s gut-check time for the anti-GMO movement. In the past couple of years, some of the country’s best science journalists—Amy Harmon, Nathanael Johnson,
“Stop telling me I’m poisoning my kids”: Food crusaders, sancti-mommies and the rise of entitled eaters | Salon
www.salon.com
I was an all-organic, clean-eating, sugar-free mom, too. It drove my family insane without making us healthier