'Supertrees' engineered to capture more carbon stir anti-GMO backlash

Capitalizing on trees’ ability to function as natural carbon capture machines, Reddit’s former CEO is now running a company that restores forests on | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 2 years ago

The Human Genome Project has a diversity problem

The Human Genome Project shed light on our species in 2001, but it was a patchwork of different humans' genes that didn't really reflect humanity's | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 3 years ago

American Journal Publishes Pokémon Satire on Covid with Bruce Wayne Quote

My paper, “Cyllage City COVID-19 outbreak linked to Zubat consumption,” blames a fictional creature for an outbreak in a fictional city, cites fictional | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 3 years ago

GM insect-resistant Bt cotton boosted India’s crop yields?

Was the introduction of transgenic (GMO) cotton seeds to India in 2002 the beginning of the renaissance of the country's then struggling cotton industry? | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 3 years ago

Organic Food Is a Reactionary Ideology

The health and environmental benefits claimed by organic agriculture are based on shaky scientific foundations. | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 3 years ago

Astonishing efficiency, unlimited storage: Why is the human brain so powerful?

A team from Washington University in St. Louis combined neural recordings from rats with computer modeling to uncover one of the largest mysteries of the | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 4 years ago

Virus-resistant gene-edited tomatoes won’t be regulated as GMOs, USDA says

Gene-edited tomatoes that are resistant to common viruses can be introduced into the U.S. without coming under federal regulations for genetically | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 4 years ago

Glyphosate is a potential cancer treatment

A demonstration of the fine art of cherrypicking. | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 4 years ago

Séralini pseudoscience – Lessons learned from decade-long assault on biotech

A look at Séralini's modus operandi can equip journalists and other interested observers to turn a critical eye on Séralini and his ilk. | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago

Germs and ancient migrations help explain our world of haves and have nots

The Gökhem graves provide hard evidence for the ancient community's demise: genetic traces of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis. | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago

Chinese gene-editing scientist downplays reports that he could face death

The Chinese scientist who shocked the world in November by announcing that twin girls had been born from embryos that he had created using genome | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago

What Good Is Eternal Life If We Can’t Stay Young?

Longer lives seem attractive, but as we age we become susceptible to a host of late-life diseases that can prevent us from enjoying our later years. But | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago

‘Robo-bees’ could begin pollinating greenhouse plants in 2019

ost farmers have to buy or rent bee colonies, which contributes to a rise in food prices, according to the U.S. Bee Informed Partnership .... Russian | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago

Humans and Dolphins (2015)

Until our upstart genus surpassed them, dolphins were probably the largest brained, and presumably the most intelligent, creatures on the planet. Pound | Continue reading


@geneticliteracyproject.org | 5 years ago