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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Chemical culture wars are eroding both scientific reasoning and science communication. Join @JonEntine, @camjenglish, and @DrLizaMD, with epidemiologist and journalist @GeoKabat, to discuss the risk of monetized alarmism and stigmatized skepticism.
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'Why did I side with @GeoKabat on the BPA issue? Because I’ve seen this pattern before,' writes science writer @garytaubes. 'How a non-existent phenomenon can generate a mishmash of ambiguous evidence. It’s now what I expect from hyped health scares.' https://t.co/PiHZTNukg3
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'I found an unsatisfactory account of a complicated story,' writes epidemiologist @GeoKabat, responding to a @undarkmag 'toxins' essay. 'Personalities to represent different points of view are no substitute for carefully exploring underlying questions.' https://t.co/cORKFzhjNg
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'What should be a technical debate about dose–response effects, uncertainty, and risk analysis has morphed into a media-fueled culture war,' writes @JonEntine. 'Chemical risk has become a political and cultural weapon.' #MAHA #Tort #RFKJr
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ew issues reveal the corrosion of scientific reasoning in contemporary politics more clearly than the escalating fight over the alleged public-health
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When did chemical risk become a cultural weapon? Join @JonEntine, @camjenglish, and @DrLizaMD, with special guest, epidemiologist and journalist @GeoKabat, to discuss predatory tort law, #MAHA, the politics of panic, and the media's blind spots.
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'While referring to different points of view on environmental pollution, there's no mention of dose-response relationship, #toxicology (“the dose makes the poison”), or the natural pesticides in food,' writes @GeoKabat. 'Readers deserve better.' https://t.co/xj63VKyYXG
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FDA vaccine director, @VPrasadMDMPH, announced the #FDA will upend its approach to immunizations, claiming 10 children died because of the Covid-19 vaccine, without offering evidence or details. One expert called the move "dangerous and irresponsible."
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The Food and Drug Administration will upend its approach to immunizations for respiratory illnesses, including flu vaccines, according to an email to
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After a July 'update,' #Grok went on an anti-semantic rant only days later, posting conspiracy theories and memes. 'These incidents were particularly alarming. A future version of Grok or another #AI chatbot could nudge vulnerable people toward violence.' https://t.co/WWP9oJyMdH
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In May, xAI's #Grok repeatedly raised the topic of white genocide in replies to posts on X about baseball, Medicaid, HBO Max, and the new pope. While addressed, this episode was only the beginning of Grok's summer of conspiracy and hate speech. #AISafety
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he AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X
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'Once, pasteurization helped conquer “The White Plague”, saving millions of lives from TB and other diseases,' writes Dr. Pfeffer Billauer for @ACSHorg. 'Now, legislators across the nation are inviting it back.' #RawMilk #PublicHealth #RFKJr
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nce, pasteurization helped conquer “The White Plague”, saving millions of lives from TB and other diseases. Now, legislators across the nation are
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'The NIEHS under Birnbaum got caught up in an “availability cascade”—a self-reinforcing process of collective belief-formation ... that makes the claim seem increasingly plausible as its prevalence in public discourse grows,' writes @GeoKabat #Toxicology
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IT’s Undark magazine describes itself as a publication that “will explore science … as a frequently wondrous, sometimes contentious, and occasionally
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'#Glyphosate is a valuable tool for farmers, environmentally responsible and financially rewarding,' writes @DathEmerson for @FarmersWeeklyNZ. 'Why would any responsible government possibly want to remove it?' #SustainableFarming #AgTech
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I agree with the recent decision by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority concerning glyphosate. It states that glyphosate can be used on
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'We never thought that we could go so far in time,' Dr. Arlotta, a biologist at @HSCRB, said. The neurons in a five-year-old #organoid resemble those of a kindergartner. To bioethicists, this raises an important question: Can organoids suffer? #Bioethics
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As months turned to years, Dr. Arlotta’s team set a record for the oldest documented brain organoids. “We never thought that we could go so far in time,”
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'With advances in reproductive technology, it’s likely this won’t be the last record-breaking case,' writes @nicky_hudson, a medical sociology professor. 'We’ll see more questions arise about identity, #genetics, and what it means to be part of a family.'
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baby born in the U.S. has made headlines for a surprising reason: they came from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years — setting a new
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