A post on Twitter claims that cancer is now the leading cause of death among children in the US, that the rates of pediatric cancer are increasing and that this is because of GMOs.
About It is NOT Junk
#GMOFAQ: Transferring genes from one species to another is neither unnatural nor dangerous
The fact that making GMOs is not inherently dangerous does not mean that every GMO is automatically safe.
The fact that making GMOs is not inherently dangerous does not mean that every GMO is automatically safe.
Toxoplasma, Cat Piss and Mouse Brains: My Lab’s First Paper on Microbial Manipulation of Animal Behavior
All animals live in a microbe rich environment, with immense numbers of bacteria, archaea, fungi and other eukaryotic microbes living in, on and around them.
All animals live in a microbe rich environment, with immense numbers of bacteria, archaea, fungi and other eukaryotic microbes living in, on and around them.
A Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution
There's a deeply flawed, but widely held, belief that all changes to DNA must be adaptive.
There’s a deeply flawed, but widely held, belief that all changes to DNA must be adaptive.
Peer Review is F***ed Up. Let’s Fix It.
Peer review is ostensibly one of the central pillars of modern science. A paper is not taken seriously by other scientists unless it is published in a “peer reviewed” journal.
Peer review is ostensibly one of the central pillars of modern science. A paper is not taken seriously by other scientists unless it is published in a “peer reviewed” journal.
The Glacial Pace of Change in Scientific Publishing
"Scientific publishing is an enterprise handled by scientists for scientists, which can be fixed by scientists." -- Leslie Vosshall
“Scientific publishing is an enterprise handled by scientists for scientists, which can be fixed by scientists.” — Leslie Vosshall
Arsenic, Quasicrystals and the Myth of the Science Martyr
Most tellings of scientific history glorify the ideal of the suffering, unrecognized genius--and also reveal the the destructive influence this myth can have on people who fancy themselves this kind of scientific martyr.
Most tellings of scientific history glorify the ideal of the suffering, unrecognized genius–and also reveal the the destructive influence this myth can have on people who fancy themselves this kind of scientific martyr.
Junk DNA Bad, Junk Gene Good
Science writers play a very important role as honest interpreters of science for the public. It's important they present science history accurately.
Science writers play a very important role as honest interpreters of science for the public. It’s important they present science history accurately.
The Anti-GMO Campaign’s Dangerous War on Science
There is no compelling evidence of any harm arising from eating GMOs, and a diverse and convincing body of research demonstrating that GMOs are safe. But rather than reckon with this reality, anti-GMO campaigners have joined their climate-change denying brethren, and launched an agressive war on science.
There is no compelling evidence of any harm arising from eating GMOs, and a diverse and convincing body of research demonstrating that GMOs are safe. But rather than reckon with this reality, anti-GMO campaigners have joined their climate-change denying brethren, and launched an agressive war on science.
Was Jesus Haploid or Diploid?
The search for scientific proof about Jesus.
The search for scientific proof about Jesus.