Genetic Literacy Project

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…

What do the novels Middlesex, The Covenant of Water, and The Sirens have in common? Along with their acclaimed literary merit, each story explores the fascinating world of genomics. Science meets story. DNA drives plot. 🧬 📘 “I love when fiction unfurls a compelling tale whose…

RFK, Jr. called Coke's cane sugar switch a win for MAHA. Okay... but does replacing high-fructose corn syrup have any health benefits? Join @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD & @camjenglish today to find out! x.com/i/spaces/1gqGv…

The future of food isn't just about what we eat — it's how we produce it. 🌾🔬 Cutting-edge genetics can breed cattle that emit less methane, engineer low-emission grasses, and develop vaccines for methane-producing microbes. It’s a powerful example of how biotechnology can help…

Coke is switching from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar in the U.S. ... Does this really mean anything for your health? Join @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD @camjenglish tomorrow, 12 EST to find out! x.com/i/spaces/1gqGv…

“As a biomedical scientist working in cancer and infectious disease immunology... these technologies have revolutionized human health,” writes Dr. Andrea Love. “The science between genetically engineered food crops and medical therapeutics is the same. The benefits are proven."…

Turns out one of the longest-lasting side effects of COVID-19 wasn’t a virus—it was mistrust. 🙄 Enter MAHA, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, a coalition of anti-vaxxers, celebrity wellness gurus, and angry libertarians. 🧬💉 Thanks to cognitive dissonance, social…

Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 may soon be a thing of the past, a win for MAHA's policy-by-petition playbook. ✍️💥 Believers claim food dyes cause everything from autism to depression, despite weak or non-existent causal links. Secretary RFK Jr. says these "poisonous compounds"…

Nothing says “Make America Great Again” like setting cancer research back 30 years. The White House wants to slash NCI’s budget by 40%, silence its scientists, and cancel programs that have trained 8,500+ minority researchers. Fighting DEI is now more important than fighting…

Pregnant? Your immune system’s suppressed, your clot risk is up 5x, and COVID targets the web of blood vessels of the placenta. But sure—RFK Jr., a lawyer with zero medical training, says you don’t need a vaccine. 🙃 Meanwhile, a meta-analysis of 435 studies says otherwise, and…

40+ gene therapy drugs are FDA-approved, saving people from sickle cell, cancer, and blindness. Insulin is even a GMO product. Imagine trusting genetic engineering to cure leukemia... but panicking over rice. Golden Rice could save 250,000 kids annually from preventable death…

🚨 BREAKING: Cory Booker introduces the “Pesticide Injury Accountability Act” with backing from... anti-vax orgs, anti-GMO crusaders, and the organic farming elite. 🧪🌱 If you're wondering what happens when fringe science meets federal legislation — well, here we are. Booker…

The science-scarce MAHA report raised concerns about the health risks of chemicals like glyphosate and atrazine, widely used in agriculture. Regardless of MAHA claims, the White House is trying to reassure farm groups that no serious regulatory changes are on the horizon.…

The AAP is suing HHS to protect COVID-19 booster recs for kids and pregnant women — and they’re right to call Kennedy’s anti-vax policy a public health emergency. 📉 But “follow the science” stopped short when it comes to GMOs. 🌽🙃 When food advice from a trusted agency…

Nothing like gutting the National Cancer Institute — the agency that helped drop cancer mortality by 34% since 1991 — to show how serious RFK, Jr. is about public health. 😑 The budget proposal slashes the NCI by 40%, meaning massive layoffs, blocked grants, and less…

A massive 24-year study of 1.2 million kids in Denmark just delivered some inconvenient news for anti-vax aluminum alarmists: vaccines don’t increase the risk of autism, asthma, autoimmune diseases, or 50 other chronic diseases. Not that evidence matters to RFK, Jr. and anti-vax…

Why do some flowers smell (literally) like death? Genetics. In three foul-smelling species, a gene duplication event allowed evolution to "test drive" a new function — producing death-mimicking scents.🤢 🌼 According to evolutionary biologist Dr. Yudai Okuyama, the stink wasn't…

U.S. health policy is now run by RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and a few TikTok-famous pseudoscientists. We’ve replaced pandemic preparedness with wellness aesthetics and sold-out cable interviews. 🙃 CNN recently spotlighted “The Food Babe” next to the new FDA commissioner — Dr. Makary,…

Exposing 'cash by crisis' activism; American Academy of Pediatrics' selective science; Junk food justice? - mailchi.mp/aabe2e0e6f79/w…

Yes, cows burp methane, and while agriculture contributes about 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, only a slice comes from livestock—and the methane? It’s mostly thanks to microscopic gut microbes, not the cows themselves. 🧫💨 Scientists are already fighting…