This post introduces our infographic about GMO feeding studies. Proper experimental design is the foundation of any scientific publication. However, a study is not so easy to plan, particularly when it includes methods that are expensive or that use tools that are hard…
This post examine whether there have been cases of lawsuits brought against farmers for unknowingly using GE seeds or inadvertent contamination.
On Wednesday, Slate published a long, in-depth feature article on GMO labeling by William Saletan called Unhealthy Fixation. It has been the talk of the week in the social media discussion about genetically engineered crops and the arguments and tactics…
Around the world there are "Skeptics in the Pub" events that gather folks from the local community who are interested in issues of science, technology, health, and sometimes explore the more ephemeral things like the paranormal - ghost busting and…
In the debate surrounding GMOs, a statement that is often made is that many countries have banned transgenic crops, which suggests that they are not safe. Here's an example from the Non-GMO Project's website: "Most developed nations do not consider GMOs…
Before the Holidays, a claim was being circulated around about glyphosate - the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide. The claim is that half of all children will be autistic by 2025 - and the source for this claim is none…
The 2013 PLoS One article Complete Genes May Pass from Food to Human Blood is often used as evidence that genes from GMO can “transfer” into our bodies (such as in this article from Collective Evolution). In this post, I’d…
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Written by Jeff Fountain Early this September I attended the National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa. It’s an event that’s centered around the pure food movement, heirloom vegetables, and anti-GMO activism. The speakers included Joseph Mercola, Jeffrey Smith, Andrew Kimbrell,…
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Editor's note: See an update at the bottom about GM Watch's response to this post. In a discussion about the scientific literature on genetically engineered crops, Claire Robinson of GM Watch has previously said: "I am, as you say, unaware of…
A recent paper published in The Bulletin of Insectology claiming that neonicotinoids are the sole cause of CCD has been circulating in the media. The author, Chensheng Lu, has a history of doing research that makes spurious claims about the…
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