Agriculture & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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Europe’s tentative embrace of agricultural gene editing could revolutionize food production and health in Asia
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Viewpoint—The Strategic Litigation boom: Understanding the tightening coalition among NGOs, foundations, journalists, and tort lawyers
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Viewpoint: Why do so many ‘mainstream’ and ‘respected’ media outlets exaggerate climate change threats?
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Facts & Fallacies podcast: Organic food cuts pesticide exposure? A response to Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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Viewpoint: Is bagged salad a dangerous science experiment? Challenging an online misinformation campaign
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Viewpoint: With trust in doctors and mainstream medicine collapsing, medical professionals need a new communications strategy
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Viewpoint: Will new breeding techniques help make European agriculture more competitive?
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Viewpoint: SCOTUS strikes a blow against junk science in Bayer glyphosate case. Will it deter mass tort litigators?
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Viewpoint: 21 worthless wellness trends inspired by RFK, Jr.’s ill-informed MAHA followers that can harm or even kill you.
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Viewpoint: CRISPR-hating activists air their grievances about gene editing farming innovation
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Viewpoint: In the science misinformed grifter game plan, the organic-food-is-healthier myth might be the worst.
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