Chipotle – GMO or Non-GMO?
When you hear Chipotle, you think delicious overstuffed burrito, too much to eat in one sitting. But it’s okay because it’s healthy, GMO free, right? Well, hate to burst your bubble (trust me, mine was burst too) but our dear, reliable, go-to Chipotle may not be such a no-brainer healthy stop after all. Turns out, the meat and dairy served by Chipotle most likely comes from animals that have consumed GMOs. The disclaimers...
GMOs and Biodiversity
Looking for clear answers regarding human health is a big part of the GMO controversy. But there’s more to think about than our bodies. What about the broader environmental impact of GMOs? “Safety,” in sum, has been narrowly defined as human nutritional health, excluding many important safety dimensions and ignoring impacts on the larger agricultural, social and ecological systems. Let’s look at weed-resistant crops, for...
Fighting E. Coli With GMOs?
Anyone who’s ever had an E. coli infection won’t forget it quickly. Last May, 16 people became sick from E. coli linked to clover sprouts. Another outbreak at the same time had 12 people sick from ground beef, and last year 33 people fell ill from ready-made salad mix. And that’s just to name a few. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is the one most commonly heard about in the news in association with foodborne...
Hillary Clinton and GMOs — Speaking Up for Drought Resistant Seeds
Curious about Hillary Clinton and GMOs? When I read Hillary Clinton hired a former Monsanto lobbyist and political fixer, Jerry Crawford, to run her 2016 campaign, it gave me pause. The article claims she’s pro-GMO and also claims she’s announced her support of glyphosate. Yet, while listening to the clip of her speaking at the BIO Convention 2014, she doesn’t mention glyphosate. She talks of her work in Africa and...
Mexico vs Monsanto
In a battle for the bees, is it Mexico vs Monsanto? On the Yucatán peninsula, honey production and collection are the main industries. Mayan beekeepers are pleased that a recent ruling suspended a permit granted to Monsanto to farm GMO soybeans there. In addition, soybeans were banned from the state of Campeche. “The decision suspends a permit granted to the agrichemical firm Monsanto to farm genetically modified soybeans on over...
Upstream or Down?
As much as we all wish that the way humanity treated science always resulted in crystal clear truths, our science also sits within a social structure, and can often be infiltrated by politics (among other things). Kristine Mattis, an interdisciplinary environmental scholar with a background in biology, earth system science, and policy, has written an article differentiating what she calls “upstream” scientists from...
RESOLVING THE CONTROVERSY
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