GLP Weekly: Massive study finds no ‘gay gene'; Federal children’s health grants fund anti-pesticide, organic food activism; and more!

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No ‘gay gene’: Massive study finds no specific genetic predictors for sexual behavior, preferences Ricki Lewis Podcast: Do it for the kids? Federal children's health research grants fund anti-pesticide, organic food activism Angela Logomasini, Cameron English Education, politics, religion may have no impact on our acceptance of GMOs Andrew Porterfield We can identify ‘bad’ genes. Why can’t we use CRISPR gene editing to get rid of them? David Warmflash Podcast: Overlooked women in science, Huntington’s disease and witch trials. The best of Genetics Unzipped Fran Scott, Kat Arney, Mary-Claire King Edible microorganisms could ‘climate-proof’ Earth’s food supply against catastrophic weather changes Tomas Linder Viewpoint: False equivalency: When journalism’s quest for balance goes awry—science says climate change, vaccines have only one side David Grimes How ‘alien genetics’ would change our understanding of life, biology and evolution A. J. Smuskiewicz Viewpoint: Farewell to ‘terminator seeds’ (1995-2015)—the anti-GMO movement’s favorite bogeyman Mary Mangan How our bodies protect cancer and why this could be key to better chemotherapy treatments Bob Holmes