Credibility is our currency: conflicts of interest and research misconduct
We need to talk about conflicts of interest (COIs) in scientific research. Specifically, we need to talk about the difference between COIs and research misconduct. There seems to be a misunderstanding...
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Biotechnology regulation update
There are two upcoming opportunities to learn about the US regulatory system for biotechnology. Both have web-based options so you can attend from anywhere in the world. Check out the topics below and...
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Dicamba Drift – Part 1
Herbicide tolerant crops have undoubtedly made weed control easier for farmers, and have resulted in a small but notable reduction in herbicide toxicity in US agriculture. Adoption rates in the US have...
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Dicamba Drift – Part 2
In Dicamba drift – Part 1, I described what the dicamba herbicide is, showed how it works, and provided resources about human health effects of dicamba. I also described how dicamba drift happened in...
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First Look at the Bioengineered Label Final Rule
Editor’s note: The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released their bioengineered label final rule today. Learn about the bioengineered label’s definitions in Anastasia Bodnar’s post...
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Bioengineered Label – Consumer Impacts
On December 20th, 2018, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released the final rule for the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. It’s 239 pages of dense text that everyone in the...
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GMOs Improve Commerce and Social Justice
Written by Kendal Hirschi Adam Smith and Genetically Modified Foods Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher. Adam Smith may be known as the father of capitalism but he was also...
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A Golden Story
Sometimes fiction can teach us more about a topic than complicated diagrams. Science communicator Rebecca Nesbit has published a short story titled The Golden Ticket that uses sibling rivalry to...
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AAAS award misstep could be an opportunity
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has presented an award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility annually since 1980. “It honors scientists, engineers or organizations...
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Support GM Wheat Trials
Researchers in England have developed genetically modified wheat with higher levels of iron. Support GM wheat trials by sending your comments by 4 March 2019 to Defra (the Department for Environment,...
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