Science Facts & Fallacies

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Podcast: COVID vaccine—Bible’s ‘mark of the beast’? Gene guns and GMOs; Growing plants in space

Posted March 10, 2021 • 00:32:21

Some fundamentalist Christians allege that COVID vaccines are "the mark of the beast" described in the Biblical book of Revelation. Is this a conspiracy...

Podcast: Sierra Club endorses biotech chestnut tree; GM salmon coming this April? Downside of genetic engineering

Posted March 3, 2021 • 00:35:53

Historically a vocal opponent of genetically engineered crops, the Sierra Club has endorsed the release of a disease-resistant, genetically modified...

Podcast: GMO ‘terminator’ seeds debunked; ‘Alternative medicine’ harms women; Cancer-fighting CRISPR beer?

Posted February 25, 2021 • 00:31:34

Anti-GMO advocates have for years warned about the dangers of genetically modified, sterile "terminator" seeds. But there's a problem: these seeds never...

Podcast: ‘Greedy’ factory farms? Milk without cows; Vaccine for melanoma

Posted February 17, 2021 • 00:34:30

Farms are larger today than ever before, but it's not because they're "greedy factory farms." Milk of the future might not come from cows but yeast...

Podcast: COVID vaccine fears mirror GMO skepticism; coronavirus and pregnancy; GM crops in organic farming

Posted February 11, 2021 • 00:27:36

The growing opposition to coronavirus vaccines bears striking resemblance to anti-GMO fears that have circulated online for more than 20 years. Pregnant...