GLP Weekly: How genetic engineering could help colonize other planets; NZ biotech ‘science deniers’ hinder climate change fight; and more!

GLP Features Articles by GLP staff and contributors

Are most GMO safety studies funded by industry? GMO FAQ Building ‘better’ astronauts through genetic engineering could be key to colonizing other planets Cherrie Newman Viewpoint: How New Zealand’s biotech ‘science deniers’ hinder effort to fight climate change with GMO ryegrass Colin Parker How ‘speed breeding’ will help expand crop diversity to feed 10 billion people Lee Hickey How the pigweed Palmer amaranth became a ‘super weed’—and what it tells us about preventing herbicide resistance Marc Brazeau Searching for your doppelgänger: Why it’s not so unusual to find a twin Julia Franke Podcast: How ‘anti-CRISPR’ viral proteins can fine-tune gene editing in medicine and agriculture Joseph Bondy-Denomy, Kevin Folta Viewpoint: Europe missed the GMO revolution. Sensible regulation could ensure they don’t miss out on CRISPR gene editing Liv Sewell, Nigel Halford Viewpoint: Genetics can help us navigate the ‘toxic’ transgender debate in more compassionate ways Patrick Whittle Assessing coronavirus media coverage: Too late, too alarmist, and too much censorship Andrew Porterfield