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Can the Scientific Reputation of Pamela Ronald, Public Face of GMOs, Be Salvaged?

November 12, 2013
Pamela Ronald

by Jonathan Latham, PhD Professor Pamela Ronald is probably the scientist most widely known for publicly defending genetically engineered (GE or GMO) crops. Her media persona, familiar to readers of the Boston Globe, the Wall …

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(Un)Sustainable Farming, Commentaries, Science Media

The Founding Fables of Industrialised Agriculture

October 30, 2013
Farming in Italy

by Colin Tudge Governments these days are not content with agriculture that merely provides good food. In line with the dogma of neoliberalism they want it to contribute as much wealth as any other industry …

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Commentaries, Science Media

Science and Social Control: Political Paralysis and the Genetics Agenda

August 3, 2013

By Jonathan Latham, PhD (Originally posted July 31st and lost after a DDOS (electronic) attack). Variations in individual “educational attainment” (essentially, whether students complete high school or college) cannot be attributed to inherited genetic differences. …

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Biotechnology, Commentaries, Science Media

The Goodman Affair: Monsanto Targets the Heart of Science

May 20, 2013
R Goodman

by Claire Robinson and Jonathan Latham, PhD Richard Smith, former editor of the British Medical Journal, has jested that instead of scientific peer review, its rival The Lancet had a system of throwing a pile …

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Commentaries, Health, Science Media

‘Phantom Heritability’ Indicates Poor Predictive Value of Gene Tests

January 10, 2012

Helen Wallace, GeneWatch UK (photo credit: jurvetson) Last week, a paper on “phantom heritability” was published by a research group led by Eric Lander, one of the leading contributors to understanding the implications of the …

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