GLP Weekly: How precautionary activism misleads on biotech; Revisiting Kon-Tiki: Did ancient Americans settle the Pacific?; and more!

GLP Features Articles by GLP staff and contributors

Viewpoint: Modern-day Luddites: How precautionary activism and reporting paint a misleading picture of biotechnology Jon Entine Revisiting the Kon-Tiki hypothesis: Did ancient Americans really settle the Pacific? Patrick Whittle ‘It’s all in the brain’: The science behind stuttering Amber Dance Viewpoint: 5 reasons you should be eating GMOs Michael Lavin Viewpoint: Why grow GMOs? To prevent cancer, pesticide poisoning and farmer suicides Stuart Smyth ‘Disorders of consciousness’: Understanding ‘self’ might be the greatest scientific challenge of our time Joel Frohlich Why a coronavirus vaccine ‘October Surprise’ could be an October disaster Henry Miller Could genetically engineered, nitrogen-fixing crops replace polluting synthetic fertilizers? R. Ford Denison Podcast: CRISPR-edited weed; opioid addiction vaccine; Africa’s neglected diseases Cameron English, Kevin Folta Skeletons provide tell-tale glimpses into past mass infections and pandemics Charlotte Roberts, Gabriel Wrobel, Michael Westaway