In early October, it was announced Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were being awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the CRISPR Cas-9 system, a simple yet powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene…

Do you have questions about GMOs? If you do, you’re not alone. Many people find that they need to visit multiple sources or decipher scientific jargon for complete, accurate answers. Our new video series will answer many of your questions in one place. It is an easy-to-understand collection of…

There is no doubt that the 2020 election will be monumental. Before Election Day could even get here, the early voting turnout surpassed 67 percent of the more than 136.5 million total ballots cast in 2016. Some analysts predict the election will draw the highest voter participation since the 1908…

In the wake of the pandemic, plastic pollution is expected to increase by 30% this year compared to 2019 according to the Environmental Science and Technology Journal. Between the mass production and disposal of personal protective equipment, increased plastic use at restaurants, and a halt on…

In the remaining weeks before Election Day 2020, biotechnology developers are speculating on how innovation will be treated under various election outcome scenarios. Consistent with its Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, the Trump…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) declared September 29th as the inaugural International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (FLWDay). The FAO cited this day as a time to “make a clear call to action for both the public (national or local authorities) and the…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop website has come under fire in recent years for supporting unscientific treatments and therapies and promoting gimmicks such as healing jade eggs. So, you can imagine our surprise when Goop recently published a piece on One Health featuring an interview with animal and human…

Even though it may feel like March 187th, believe it or not, this is Labor Day weekend. And while large gatherings may still be on hold, I will still be taking advantage of the holiday to dig into summertime food classics one last time before the pumpkin spice craze really takes hold.  …

Summer is making way for fall again, and for many people, that means visions of apple picking, hayrides, pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and of course, drinking lots and lots of pumpkin spice lattes! But it’s also a very important time of the year for many farmers: harvest season. While you won’t…