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At the Vanguard
If Frank started a grassroots movement, he would do it with Bamboo! McBride Gardens, Kaua’i, Credit: KJHvM One year ago, I was contacted by a journalist in Washington by the name of Marco who wanted to...
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About those industry funded GMO studies…
Let’s talk about those industry funded studies. You know the ones. The ones you hear about from anti-GMO folks in the comment section of any story about GMOs. According to those folks, the whole...
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Papaya Scientists sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Last summer, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Dennis Gonsalves, who is the scientist behind the genetically engineered Rainbow and SunUp papayas in Hawai’i. I toured a papaya farm, and went to his...
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GMO Papayas are about People
My dorky “OMG It’s Dennis Gonsalves!” shot Last August, I was invited to speak about genetically engineered crops at a GMO Summit organized by the Hawai’i Crop Improvement Association. The event was...
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Norman Borlaug Ringtone
It has been almost a month since we released the Play it Hard music video with Nobel laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, and the video has received over 9,000 views (when you count CIMMYT’s channel as well as...
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Genetically Modified Dengue Fighters
When I was 6 years old, my family moved to Venezuela. I graduated from high-school and then chose to move back to Canada to go to college while my family stayed behind. It’s only in the past 2-4 years...
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Will Organic Apples be re-defined as “Contaminated?”
An apple orchard in bloom. Credit: Steve Savage There is an interesting new “GMO” apple nearing approval in the US and in Canada called the “Arctic Apple.” It was developed by a British Columbia,...
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Dear Legislator, About that GMO Labeling bill…
Massachusetts and surrounding states. Vermont recently passed an unrestricted bill on GMO labeling. Source: FamilySearch.org Like a number of other states, GMO labeling in Massachusetts has been...
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GM Watch finds GENERA useful, “badly needed”
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...
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Thomas Lang makes music for Frank N. Foode™
As you know, we’re working on the music for our educational video series, Cooking with Frank N. Foode™, and we are seeking donations to help fund this important part of our new outreach project. Next,...
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“The GMO Deception” is, in fact, deceptive
Recycling can be a very good practice. Re-using components of electronics, waste paper, and food scraps that would otherwise head to the waste stream can be a great idea. However, sometimes re-use...
View ArticleJournal club
Exciting news came across my Twitter feed today: PubMed Commons is launching a journal club feature. What’s a journal club? As described by the PubMed Commons Team: Around the world, the journal club...
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Feeling Detached from Food Production? Blame Jethro Tull
Many consumers today feel out of touch with how their food is produced and are disturbed by a lot of what they hear about it through their social networks or other sources of information. If it is...
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Moving past our assumptions
If you could improve one thing in discussions between people with differing views, what would it be? I would encourage people (myself included!) to stop making assumptions about each other. The...
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The Redskins suck and so do GMOs
Empty seats at FedEx Field by Ron Cogswell via Flickr I grew up in the Washington, D.C. area watching Redskins football with my family. I haven’t seen a Redskins game since I moved away from the area...
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Bill Nye, Science Guy, and GMOs – oh my!
Bill Nye caused a bit of drama over his stance on GMOs with the publication of his recent book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation. Biologists were dismayed by some of the unsourced...
View ArticleGMO Potatoes on The Daily Show
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is not afraid to tackle tough issues with a comedic eye. While The Daily Show has tackled science-related issues such as climate change, evolution, and vaccines many...
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A fine kettle of fish fearmongering
Consumers continue to demand fish at very high levels, and this puts pressure on wild fish stocks. A report recently highlighted the fact that aquaculture is becoming increasingly important: If we...
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Pope Francis issues cautious statements about GMOs
(Editor’s note: Introduction by Karl Haro von Mogel) On Thursday the 18th of June, the Vatican published an encyclical written by Pope Francis – an open letter addressed to “every living person on this...
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3 reasons why Barbara McClintock is a perfect fit for the new $10 bill
Mock up from Barbara on the Bill Project On June 16th the US Treasury Department announced for the first time in over 100 years that a woman will be on paper money. A team of UC Davis scientists have...
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