Genetic Literacy Project
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The Genetic Literacy Project fosters dialogue about the scientific, social and ethical implications of human and agricultural genetics.
Joined January 2012
RFK Jr. is spreading dangerous misinformation on platforms like Joe Rogan's, promoting debunked claims about vaccines, diseases, and even glyphosate. Correcting these falsehoods with evidence is critical to counter his 'disinformation hustle.' @JoeRogan, @KevinFolta
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Chinese surgeons transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human — and it worked for over a month. 🧬 The graft produced bile and clotting ability, showing how far #Xenotransplantation has come. Innovation, not science fiction. #Biotech @nytimes
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Surgeons in China have for the first time transplanted a section of liver extracted from a genetically modified pig into a human cancer patient .... The
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“Mutant crops” 👀 — sounds scary until you realize 100% of your food is a mutation. From sweet almonds to seedless grapes, every bite is built on DNA quirks. Nature’s been gene-editing for 10,000 years — we just got better at it. 🌾 #FoodFacts @SciSustAg
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new review paper by researchers at Bayer Crop Science, titled Beautiful and delicious mutants: The origins, fates, and benefits of molecular sequence
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Latest RFK logic: circumcision → Tylenol → autism. 🌀 One Danish study behind this quackery didn’t study Tylenol at all—it looked at pain & stress. Another was “hypothesis-generating.” Translation: not proof. @unbiasedscipod #Autism #MisinformationMonday
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e’ve been working on this article for weeks. Poring over studies on the Tylenol-autism topic. Just before we got it scheduled to post... another
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Introducing DOJE: The first U.S. memecoin ETF giving you spot exposure to Dogecoin via a traditional ETF.
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Ambulance-chasing lawyers create baseless fear campaigns to fish for tort lawsuits. These email campaigns are designed to develop "victims" by engineering public opinion. Join @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD, and @camjenglish today at 2 EST to learn more.
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"[The] all-natural-food purists on the left and the right hate it more than any other chemical. Now they hate me, too, because I wrote an essay in the New York Times debunking the health hysteria swirling around Roundup," writes @MikeGrunwald.
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You shouldn’t drink Roundup. You shouldn’t bathe in it, either. But you shouldn’t worry about eating crops sprayed with Roundup. Even though President
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Yes, your phone emits “radiation.” So does the sun, your toaster, and you. The science? No rise in brain cancer rates since cell phones went mainstream. What has increased? Clickbait, pseudoscience profiteering, and court cases. 📉⚖️ #BrainCancer @GeoKabat
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Although some people argue that cell phone usage contributes to rising brain cancer rates, analysis of the data shows no basis for this claim, writes ..
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Tort lawyers regularly blitz email inboxes to scare up litigation. Join @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD and @camjenglish today at 2 EST to learn more about this PR-into-prosecution tactic. https://t.co/D7Diamuawd
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“Organic” in food is a $181.5 B industry built on vibes, not science. "Organic" uses 84% more land, yields 55% less food, and still needs pesticides. It just uses different (sometimes more toxic) ones. #Misinformation #FoodScience @dr_andrealove
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As a biomedical scientist, it has never failed to annoy me that the term ‘organic’ has been co-opted to spread misinformation. Before we get into the topic as it relates to foods (and other consumer...
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Bad news: Less than 1% of the world eats a diet good for both people and planet 🌍, according to a 2025 #EATLancet report. Good news: Switching to a healthier diet could feed 10B by 2050 while reducing current land use by 7%. #FoodSecurity @sciencefocus
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A major report on the global food system has found that less than 1 per cent of the world is eating a diet that's good for the planet and human health.
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While his latest anti-vax and autism/Tylenol stances could be seen as politically risky, Trump is betting on MAGA parents viewing his actions as taking on Big Pharma (vs. dangerous science denialism). #MAHA #Misinformation @WSJ
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The vaccine skepticism espoused by Trump and Kennedy is out of step with the views of many Americans and carries political risks, but it resonates with
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Scientists now estimate our diet contains over 26,000 compounds, most still unstudied 🧪. This “nutritional dark matter” may hold clues to why the same food helps some people but not others. #Foodomics #NutritionResearch @Conversation_US
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hen scientists cracked the human genome in 2003 – sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being – many expected it would unlock the secrets of
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A TikTok study shows right-wing extremists post more political content and get higher engagement, even with fewer followers. With Trump pushing U.S. ownership—via MAGA-aligned investors—this algorithmic amplification may worsen. #TikTok @Conversation_US
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eople on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its
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Men die younger—but it's not (necessarily) due to bad decisions. A new study revealed females outlive males 75% of the time in 528 mammal species. Turns out the XX chromosomal redundancy may serve as insurance against mutations. #Genetics @washingtonpost
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Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men smoke more. They drink more. They tend to engage in riskier behavior. But the
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RFK calls mRNA “dangerous.” Meanwhile, Penn’s new mRNA allergy vaccine cut 100% of allergic reactions in mice —zero inflammation, zero airway narrowing. This could help millions who suffer from actually dangerous allergic reactions. 😉 #mRNA @PennMedNews
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A new mRNA vaccine stopped allergens from causing dangerous immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation in mice, according to researchers from
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The Trump admin's “health policy” playbook: ignore data, insult experts, and call it freedom. 🙃 Luckily, groups like the Vaccine Integrity Project are forming to help defend public health from anti-science ideology and political theatre. #PublicHealth
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he past few weeks have been bruising for public health. First, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., side-by-side President Trump —
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Mexico’s soda tax cut sugar-sweetened beverage purchases (SSB) by 6.3% and boosted water intake by 16.2%. Yet diabetes rates didn’t fall as expected. While it's easy to vilify soda, SSBs are only part of the cardiometabolic story. #HealthPolicy @ACSHorg
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ugar-sweetened beverages, the liquid delight promising a moment of joy and delivering a lifetime (?) of regret. Positioned as a public health disaster by
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