Study: People most opposed to GMOs think they’re very knowledgeable — in fact, it’s the opposite
The findings are consistent with the psychology of extremism.
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Bill Nye changes his mind about GMOs
Image:Credit: AP/John Davisson Most recently, Bill Nye is famous for his viral debate against against Ken Han on creationism. The debate ...
GMOs on a leash: scientists engineer bacteria that can’t survive in the wild uncontrolled
Two teams of researchers from the US recoded the genome of the E. coli bacteria such that it dies when ...
GM labeling initiative defeated in Washington
Why the US is against GM labeling is beyond me. In the European Union, all products must clearly state if ...
Monsanto pulls GMO crops out of Europe, for now at least
(c) PETE RICHES/DEMOTIX/CORBIS Biotech giant, Monsanto, has been met with a wave of furious protests during the past year in ...
Non-GMO ‘superwheat’ yields 30% more crops
Researchers at the Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany have cross-bred an ancient species of wheat with a modern variant to ...
Synthetic biology and conservation: opposites or on the same side? [DEBATE]
In the past few years a relatively new field of science has surfaced into mainstream discussions, especially those concerning biodiversity ...
‘Golden Rice’ approved in the Philippines after 12 years of anti-GMO protests
Recently, the highly controversial "golden rice" - a genetically modified rice that also contains vitamin A - has been approved ...