Panic-free GMOs
In This Series
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Golden Rice: Fool’s gold or golden opportunity?
Sure, Big Ag might use the controversial genetically engineered rice as a stalking horse -- but if it's able to help save hundreds of thousands of lives, maybe it deserves a chance.
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Pointed talk: Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon dissect a GM controversy
When one journalist tweets that another's piece contains "too many industry talking points," it takes a lot more than 140 characters to sort out the rights and wrongs.
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Food for bots: Distinguishing the novel from the knee-jerk in the GMO debate
What are the risks of genetically modified food? And how can critics avoid bias when they study them? We take a deeper look.
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Elephant in the room: Why getting the GMO story straight is so hard
Specialization, tribalism, and the human love of a good story make it tough to assemble a full picture of any complex research topic -- including GMOs.
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Is extremism in defense of GM food a vice?
Researchers who find problems with genetically modified foods deserve careful scrutiny. Instead, too often, they get pilloried or purged.
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Genetically modified literature (in which I read books so you don’t have to)
Books on the GMO controversy don't always wear their sympathies and biases on their sleeves -- so here's a handy guide.
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Genetically modified seed research: What’s locked and what isn’t
When corporations patent genetically engineered seeds, how tightly do they tie the hands of scientists trying to test their safety?
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Genetically engineered food: Allergic to regulations?
GM food is heavily tested for allergens, but we'd all be better served by a more codified and transparent process.
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Genetic engineering: Do the differences make a difference?
Where you come down on nature -- cradle or battlefield? -- shapes how you think about the risks of genetically modified food.
