Dr. Patrick Moore to lead a weekend demonstration against Greenpeace’s...
An ad hoc organization “Allow Golden Rice Now” will continue its quest to end fear and agenda-driven opposition to Golden Rice with a weekend protest in Vancouver. Continue reading → The post Dr....
View ArticleThe tarnishing of Golden Rice
Golden Rice is a genetically-modified food (often referred to with the shorthand GMO). Although there is no reason to suspect that this process has any innate risk - quite the contrary in fact - there...
View ArticleThought-piece imagines a GMO-free world: but hunger is NOT a game.
A world without GMO crops? A sadder, hungrier, less-green place. Thankfully, only an imaginary world...so far. Continue reading → The post Thought-piece imagines a GMO-free world: but hunger is NOT a...
View ArticleWho is saying no to golden rice?
A recent piece on Science 2.0 by Hank Campbell — the creator of the site — reflects the phony activist claims and anti-science Continue reading → The post Who is saying no to golden rice? appeared...
View ArticleThe case for Golden Rice
Golden Rice, a genetically engineered crop enriched with beta-carotene which the body can then convert to vitamin A, has the potential to prevent blindness in populations prone to vitamin A deficiency....
View ArticleBiotech wheat: potential bounty to combat hunger, unfulfilled. Why?
Genetically-engineered (biotech, GMO) crops are increasingly being utilized by farmers worldwide, with major benefits to them, and to consumers as well. One crop not being so developed: GMO wheat. Why...
View ArticleThe case for GM technology
An editorial which appeared in The Independent this week must be commended for hitting the nail on the head in discussing the reasons why GM technology has not yet taken hold in the areas where it is...
View ArticleGreenpeace gets a (small) taste of its own medicine
In a hard-hitting essay, Paul Driessen accuses Greenpeace and its ‘Big Green’ accomplices of being threats to the health and economic well- Continue reading → The post Greenpeace gets a (small) taste...
View ArticleComing soon to a coffee bar near you: better coffee!
Scientists have now unraveled and published the genome of a variety of coffee plant called Coffee canephora, which comprises about 30 percent of the world’s coffee production. Continue reading → The...
View ArticleHate GM? Better not get Ebola (or diabetes)
All over the news today is the anti-Ebola drug ZMAPP (which hasn’t even been proven to work), and the difficulties in making large quantities of it. ACSH’s Dr. Bloom comments, “The good news is that...
View ArticleKiller rice? Yes, but it has nothing to do with arsenic
One of our primary missions at ACSH is to inform people about risk, in particular, about theoretical or minuscule risks vs. real ones. Continue reading → The post Killer rice? Yes, but it has nothing...
View ArticleGolden Rice: An example of the potential benefits of genetic engineering...
Dr. Alan Moghissi of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (and former chairman of the ACSH Board of Directors) and colleagues cogently reviewed the evolution of Continue reading → The post Golden...
View ArticleHealth News: Fracking support, hope for MS, & Golden Rice benefits
The latest in health news: The Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Agency releases review on low-risk fracking, a stem cell transplant method provides new hope for MS treatment, & why Golden Rice...
View ArticleFor a scientifically unsound discussion about GMOs, watch Fox News’ Sunday...
If you think you’re getting accurate science from Fox News’ Sunday Housecall, you may want to think again. A segment they did recently, featuring hosts Dr. Marc Siegel, associate professor of medicine...
View Article“Food Babe” or food poisoning — which is more harmful?
We have taken Vani Hari – “The Food Babe” – to task multiple times for her charade – posing as a credible science-based resource on nutrition, acting in the best interests of her followers, when she...
View ArticleA big shoutout to Dr. Patrick Moore, who dared to challenge Greenpeace on GMOs
Dr. Patrick Moore, who co-founded Greenpeace in 1970, parted ways with the organization in 1986 due to “philosophical differences.” These differences could not be more clear, certainly with regard to...
View ArticleDespite Neil Young’s blather, “Monsanto Years” would be a boon to the...
A New York Post op-ed calls out songwriter and activist Neil Young for his misguided beliefs about sound agricultural practices, specifically his loud-mouthed (but widely heard) ignorance about GMO...
View ArticleFormer GreenPeace founder criticizes organization’s “lack of science” in video
Patrick Moore was instrumental in the founding of GreenPeace, and held high positions until he broke with the group in the 1980’s over policy decisions. Since then Moore has been an outspoken critic of...
View ArticleGolden Rice Moves Closer to Reality in Asia
An agency in Bangladesh announced that life-saving Golden Rice has passed trials in contained facilities and will soon move on to open-field tests. If all goes well, the crop will finally be approved...
View ArticleCassava Crop Poised to Be Next GM Success
Golden Rice has paved the way for more nutrient deficiencies to be addressed with other genetically engineered crops. The latest innovation by scientists is the genetically engineered cassava plant,...
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