GLP Weekly: What you should know about disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes; GMO, gene-edited biofortified crops weaken case for organic farming; and more!

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Here’s what you should know about disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes Tautvydas Shuipys A peek into the sex lives of Neanderthals—they may have mated with ‘close kin’ Anna Goldfield Viewpoint: Documentary ‘Modified’ peddles falsehoods about GMOs, pesticides and ‘corporate control’ of food Henry Miller, Kathleen Hefferon Genetic engineering, CRISPR and food: What the ‘revolution’ will bring in the near future Steven Cerier 15 things to know about fecal transplants – here’s the straight poop Ricki Lewis Can we slow the progression of Alzheimer’s by seeding our guts with ‘better’ bacteria? Jenna Sternberg Podcast: Farm Aid concert meant to support US agriculture spreads GMO, ‘factory farming’ myths Kevin Folta, Michelle Miller How a ‘dubious’ 50-year-old study fuels marijuana use by pregnant women—against the advice of health experts Alice Callahan Trials should be settled by ‘scientific evidence, not speculation and emotion’: In unusual twist, California medical groups join appeal of jury verdict finding Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer Tim Barker Viewpoint: Don’t expect synthetic biology to reverse climate change. But it could help, if we use it correctly. Kostas Vavitsas