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Europe is tightening its rules on gene editing. Credit: United Soybean Board, August 2018
Europe is going to regulate gene-edited organisms as if they were alien plants from space
Europe is tightening its rules on gene editing. Credit: United Soybean Board, August 2018
08.21.2018
by Patrick Clinton
How well do you know state fair food?
08.15.2018
by Patrick Clinton
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb goes after plant-based milks in the latest fight over standards of identity. Credit: Brookings Institution, July 2018
Sorry, Scott Gottlieb: FDA shouldn’t be allowed to re-define “milk,” no matter what the dairy lobby wants
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb goes after plant-based milks in the latest fight over standards of identity. Credit: Brookings Institution, July 2018
07.27.2018
by Patrick Clinton
FDA tried to categorize maple syrup as an added sugar
The FDA’s great maple syrup fiasco
FDA tried to categorize maple syrup as an added sugar
07.12.2018
by Patrick Clinton
land grant universities hemp production farm bill
Historically Black land-grant universities are severely underfunded compared to their white counterparts. Hemp could change that.
land grant universities hemp production farm bill
06.21.2018
by Jillian Hishaw
anthony bourdain with a black background
Anthony Bourdain, America’s gastrodiplomat
anthony bourdain with a black background
06.12.2018
by Alison Alkon
two people rallying against monsanto
Why the Monsanto brand getting retired is a good thing for the GMO debate
two people rallying against monsanto
06.04.2018
by Joe Fassler
a piece of dna is added to another strand of dna
Here’s everything wrong with the government’s confusing new GMO labeling law
a piece of dna is added to another strand of dna
05.31.2018
by Patrick Clinton
a boy's gastrointestinal tract
Almost 40% of peer-reviewed dietary research turns out to be wrong. Here’s why
a boy's gastrointestinal tract
05.15.2018
by Patrick Clinton
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