The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded to the developers of CRISPR-Cas9, the gene-editing tool that promises to "rewrite the code of life". In this webinar, hosted by Rachel Parent, Director of Social Media for GMOScience, and organized by the Non-GMO Project, a distinguished panel of experts discusses what that means for the future…
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcaDKPUkf-o Dr. Michelle Perro, MD, Executive Director of GMOScience created this miniseries of lectures regarding GMO and glyphosate impacts on our most vulnerable. This community event was generously hosted by Good Earth Natural Foods in Feb. 2020, Marin County, CA. Video production courtesy of Ginger Souders-Mason, President at Pesticide Free Zone.
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLt6ILhQZ7E&t=4s In 2002, a European initiative began to advocate for the purity of seeds and prevent contamination by GMOs. Save our Seeds (1) emerged from that effort and has produced this short video featuring expert voices in the field of genetic engineering warning about the untoward effects of this technology. Dr. Kevin Esvelt, Junior Professor and Gene…
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3G8_RlSp2s&t=2s At-a-glance Impossible Foods (IF), maker of the Impossible Burger (IB) began with the extraction of heme from the root nodules of soybean plants. To quicken the process, they extracted DNA from the soy plants and inserted into a GE yeast. The initial review by the FDA denied IF’s application for the IB for GRAS…
Read MoreAt-a-glance Initially uncovered by Consumer Reports, a national survey revealed many baby foods were contaminated with arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury. Children eat 3X more food per pound than adults. Arsenic accumulates in the brain, in particular the hormone-producing pituitary gland. It’s associated with lower IQ, mood disorders and is a carcinogen and teratogen (substances…
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