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The Genesis of Food Evolution: Film Review and Analysis
On June 23, the film Food Evolution comes out in theaters, and is sure to make a splash in the debate over genetically engineered crops. The film is narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and produced by Academy Award®-nominated director Scott…
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Start Talking about Science Today – Free Public Webinar
Biology Fortified hosted a live, public webinar as an introduction to science communication, particularly aimed at young scientists and science enthusiasts. Learn about psychology, ethics, effective strategies, and how to network to help your communication efforts achieve the greatest impact.
Plants with Superpowers – Free Public Webinar on GMOs
We've all seen non-GMO labels in the grocery store. What does GMO mean and why should we care? In this webinar, Biology Fortified showed how biotechnology can be used to give plants superpowers. We discussed plant breeding methods, current and…
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GMOs Revealed – New Infographics!
Announcing new series of Infographics, called GMOs Revealed, that will explain how genetically engineered traits work using images, text, and backed by references.
How Norway Became an Anti-GMO Powerhouse
Editor's note: Story previously published at Food and Farm Discussion Lab. Eight years, $3.6 million a year, 40 employees, zero knowledge back. This is the story of GenØk and the politicization of science in Norway. Guest Authors: Øystein Heggdal and…
Environmental impacts of GE crops
So many people, including me, have talked about how glyphosate tolerant crops allowed replacement of more toxic herbicides. That was certainly true for a while, but that trend seems to be over, according to this "largest ever" study of the…
Just another organic yield comparison?
Written by Andrew Kniss Today, PLOS ONE has published a paper that I co-wrote with Randa Jabbour and Steve Savage titled "Commercial crop yields reveal strengths and weaknesses for organic agriculture in the United States." In this paper, we describe…
GMO Corn Experiment ends June 27!
Last fall, we launched our first Citizen Science experiment, the GMO Corn Experiment, to test whether squirrels and other wild animals avoid eating GMOs if given the choice. After a lightning fast crowdfunding campaign on Experiment.com, and an energetic week…
Natural GMOs: The Sweet Potato
Several months ago, a paper was published about sweet potatoes being "natural GMOs". It got a lot of coverage in the press. I thought that it was high time that I read the original paper to see what it was…