Mark Lynas, the British environmentalist and author, recently wrote in the Washington Post that activists should not be more convincing than scientists when it comes to issues like GMO food. But in Massachusetts, activists from organizations such as the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group and MA Right to Know GMOs
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Letter From The Editor: Wow, Genetically Modified Humans!
What if in our first studies of the universe beyond, we began by using the wrong end of the telescope? It would probably have led to some confusion for a while. I was thinking about that when I finally made time to read this week’s “wow” stories. These are the
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Letter From The Editor: An Epiphany
As recently as last Fall, a now discredited French study threw a little scare mongering into California’s Proposition 37 campaign by depicting tumor growth in rats fed genetically modified (GM) corn. In as long as GM crops have stirred controversy, food safety has been among the issues coming in for
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