06/03/2024 SOURCE: www.acsh.org
Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding
Does Rice Farming Shape Culture?
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05/22/2024 SOURCE: www.acsh.org
Tort lawyers regularly bring litigation against pesticide companies, alleging that their products cause devastating diseases. Of course, our genetic makeup profoundly influences our risk for certain
Podcast: Pesticides, Parkinson's and the Messy Influence of Genetics
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05/22/2024 SOURCE: www.acsh.org
Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding
Does Rice Farming Shape Culture?
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04/25/2023 SOURCE: www.acsh.org
The ignorance surrounding what agricultural practices are truly "sustainable," even among people and institutions that should know better, is astonishing. The contributions of genetic engineering
Genetically engineered crops are key to sustainable farming, so why
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research,
The American Council on Science and Health's Cameron English points out the anti-biotech Non-GMO Project claims that drought-tolerant crops won't help "feed the world," but English points out the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) notes that some African farmers are reporting yields 20–30% even under moderate drought conditions.
Drought-Tolerant Crops: A Success Story the Non-GMO Project Hates
The Non-GMO Project claims that drought-tolerant crops won't help "feed the world" as climate change threatens crop yields. The evidence says otherwise.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Food/Nutrition,
Meat, Milk From Gene-Edited Cows Safe to Eat? New Study Says 'Yes'
A recent study examined the nutritional composition of meat and milk derived from gene-edited cattle bred to be hornless. The two-year-long project provided further evidence vindicating the safe use
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Consumer/Retail,
NY Times Publishes Solid GMO Story; Anti-Biotech Groups Blow a Gasket
Three well-known anti-GMO groups have attacked the New York Times for publishing a generally excellent story about crop biotechnology. Natural News, for example, called the article "pure propaganda
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Are GMOs Making You Sick? 26 Years Later, The Answer Is Still 'No'
The anti-biotech movement continues to warn that consuming GE crops makes people sick. A recent email blast from The Institute for Responsible Technology typifies the latest arguments coming from
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Kim Bremmer
Topics: Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Biotech,
This is an interesting article that takes a realistic look at a growing concern of increasing our use of the "precautionary principle" to affect policy. We don't have to look very far in the news to see some of the consequences...40 years of science confirming the safety of glyphosate thrown out the window, protesting farmers in Germany, etc. How should we be evaluating safety? Who should win in the risk vs. hazard argument?
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