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The Man Who Declared War on Gravity. More trial, less error - An effort to improve scientific studies. Top Five Myths Of Genetically Modified Seeds, Busted : The Salt. Having just stepped into the shouting match over patents on genetically engineered crops, there are a few small things that I, too, would like to get off my chest.

Top Five Myths Of Genetically Modified Seeds, Busted : The Salt

I say small things. I'm not talking about today's big hot issues: Whether genetically modified organisms — GMOs — should be labeled, or cause cancer in rats, or might improve the lives of poor farmers in Africa; none of that. This is about something simple: Seeds of GMOs. Various myths have grown up around these seeds.

Like most myths, they are inspired by reality. Republican Congressman Introduces Bill To Require Political Approval Of Scientific Papers. Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas really does not understand science. Not scientific method, not scientific theories or laws, none of it. Which is why he submitted a bill draft titled the “High Quality Research Act” which would in effect add a politician into scientific studies.

The Human Animal

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