From ‘I smell a rat’ to ‘when pigs fly’, bad science makes its rounds
From ‘I smell a rat‘ to ‘when pigs fly’, bad science has been making the rounds of late. The multi-authored article “A …
Tag Archives: GMOs
GM-resistant corn rootworm: getting the facts straight
by Robert Wager The segment GM-Resistant Rootworms and the Future of Farming was aired on May 29th on CBC’s The Current. The program …
“10 ‘reasoned’ responses” to “10 reasons we don’t need #GMOs”
You may have run across this article “10 Reasons We Don’t Need GM Foods” on the FoodConsumer website. It’s been …
Mythbusting 101: “Don’t say it – spray it”
In my bio, I claim to be a ‘mythbuster’ of sorts. I like to clear up misconceptions about agriculture and …
GMOs Toxins and unborn babies… a deeper examination of the study.
May 20, 2011 “GM food toxins found in the blood of 93% of unborn babies” (see: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/parenting/toxic-pesticides-from-gm-food-crops-found-in-unborn-babies-2652995.html ) These headlines …
Transgenic Flax research and trials being carried out in EU
January 13, 2011 Several months ago, as colleague Viktoriya G and I were developing our Flax Breeders paper, I came …
What is genetic modification – everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask…
What is genetic modification, really? Mail & Guardian (South Africa) by Steven HusseyDecember 20, 2010 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/mandelarhodesscholars/2010/12/20/what-is-genetic-modification-really/ If you think you’ve …
Non-GMO Foods? Nonsense. Forbes online.
Love this editorial piece recently posted by STEVEN SALZBERG on the Forbes website… Non-GMO Foods? Nonsense. ForbesDec. 14, 2010 http://blogs.forbes.com/sciencebiz/2010/12/14/non-gmo-foods-nonsense/ I was …
Frightening people… simply irresponsible!
December 10, 2010 (see follow up related blog entry on the ‘Wizardry of Oz‘) The episode of the Dr. Oz …
Nature DOES produce GMOs!
GMOs and Mother Nature are closer than you think! McWilliams, New York Times November 9, 2010 http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/gmos-and-mother-nature-closer-than-you-think/ In this article, …
