Jon Entine
@JonEntine
Dad, journalist, iconoclast, founder http://GeneticLiteracyProject.org - ag biotech/biomedicine/sustainability/ethics. Emmy-winning TV news producer, book author
I've been writing about the fact that the press narrative on bee and insect health has been wrong since 2013--more than two dozen articles. Here's my first one, in Forbes. The entire campaign to ban neonicotionid insecticides and other crop chemicals because they allegedly kill…
The so-called "beepocalypse" has always been a myth. @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD and I will explain why tomorrow at 12 pm central. Until then, here's some background reading to get you up to speed. 🧵
If you thought “Big Oil” had a monopoly on cash and PR spin, meet their eco-rival: “Big Green.” 🌿💰 In 2020 alone, environmental groups raised over $8 billion in donations. Where does all that money go? Not to cleaning rivers or planting trees. It goes mostly to lawyers,…
Is the American Academy of Pediatrics a stalwart defender of science and vaccines or a biotechnology science rejectionist? Sadly, it’s both geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/07/14/is-… via @GeneticLiteracy
The irony is striking: while Kennedy and the AAP publicly clash over vaccines, both have used similar rhetorical tactics—anchored in precaution, suspicion of established science, and cherry-picked studies—to cast doubt on agricultural biotechnology. In the case of the AAP, this…
So, RFK Jr. is being sued by the AAP for politicizing vaccine science, yet the same AAP tells parents to avoid GMOs? 🎧 Don’t miss this vital conversation today with @JonEntine @DrLizaMD & @camjenglish buff.ly/lAHdmdM
The American Academy of Pediatrics is suing HHS for "ignoring science" on vaccines 🤔—while still peddling long-debunked myths about GMOs and glyphosate. Over 3,000+ studies reviewed by 15+ global agencies have found no risk from trace levels of glyphosate. And GMOs have been…
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The Dirty Dozen is back. Join @JonEntine @camjenglish & me on Friday at 11 am CST to talk about it!
I recently discussed Alex Berenson's claim that marijuana causes mental illness with @camjenglish and @DrLizaMD. Since marijuana legalization increases the use of marijuana, but doesn't affect mental illness, people who have mental illness might just be drawn to marijuana.
The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines against SARS-CoV2 demonstrated the agility and efficacy of mRNA vaccines. That platform—capable of being rapidly tailored to combat emerging viral threats—is now being explored to fight infectious diseases in livestock,…
Wellness influencers use of the phrase “root cause medicine” to hawk their pseudoscience medical conditions, unproven diagnostic “tests”, supplement stacks, or “gut healing” detox protocols is egregious. Wellness influencers want to ignore centuries of researchers, healthcare…
Misinterpreting #correlation as #causation can distort public perception. For instance, stories linking trace amounts of lead in baby food to autism unnecessarily scareparents, encouraging litigation and regulations that, while costly, do nothing to improve food safety or prevent…
#Ramazzini helps link scientists and advocacy groups and class action law firms that target industry, from manufacturers of cell phones and towers to artificial sweeteners to talc powder, to the bugaboo of anti-chemical campaigners, #glyphosate @jonentine @geneticliteracy…
The irony is that the rise of glyphosate use since the 1980s displaced other more toxic pesticides in American agriculture. Glyphosate outperforms alternatives on cost, as well as its effectiveness, relatively low application rate of 20 ounces per acre, and low toxicity.…
Glyphosate levels were found at 40 times higher than the drinking water limit. The detected levels are incredibly low — measured in parts per billion — and well within the safety limits set by regulatory bodies. Just because something can be detected doesn’t mean it’s harmful.…
Today’s A.I. bots are based on complex mathematical systems that learn their skills by analyzing enormous amounts of digital data. They do not — and cannot — decide what is true and what is false. Sometimes, they just make stuff up, a phenomenon some A.I. researchers call…
“He is appointing a group of covid contrarians,” said Richard Pan, a pediatrician and former California state lawmaker who often sparred with anti-vaccine activists. “They have and will undermine trust in vaccination.” @geneticliteracy geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/06/12/rfk… via…
The annual rite of baseball has become a minefield of dietary guilt, as public health messaging crossed over from “inform the public” to “shame them into submission.” There’s no room for nostalgia, no acknowledgment that food is culture, connection, and memory. People aren't…
Proponents of marijuana argue that legalization offers important benefits, citing evidence that marijuana may help treat a variety of medical conditions ranging from chronic pain to epilepsy and nausea. Although drug prohibition is usually the purview of social conservatives,…
If you are curious or perplexed about so-called #foreverchemicals / #PFAS then you will find this Instagram post informative. instagram.com/p/DKulhsARxQH/…
