GLP Weekly Top 6: Organic food movement ‘shoots itself in the foot’ by rejecting CRISPR; Are we reaching limits of life expectancy?; and more!

Weekly Top 6 Articles

Viewpoint: Organic food movement ‘shoots itself in the foot’ by rejecting CRISPR gene editing

Are we reaching the limits of human life expectancy?

Viewpoint: Our favorite Cavendish banana may be heading towards extinction—Scientists say only a biotech solution, blocked by anti-GMO activists, can save it

We’re unlikely to cure Alzheimer’s with CRISPR. But the gene-editing tool could play a crucial role.

Viewpoint: Produce is sugary, GMO ‘poison’? Scientific American embraces long-debunked food safety tropes

Game of chance: What role does pure ‘bad luck’ play in contracting cancer?