Kevin Folta
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Gainesville, FL, United States
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Nerd Shield Activate! Defend Britt from Fake-Medicine-Industry Intimidation
Legal actions swirl around this scientific whistle blower because she has the guts to say that bullshit therapies are dangerous bullshit. → Read More
Viewpoint: Zen Honeycutt's 'inexcusable' attack on orange growers betrays science
Anti-science advocacy group is trying to scare consumers away from orange juice to advance its attacks on science-based agriculture. → Read More
Talking Biotech: Pet dogs with genetic diseases testing ground for gene therapy
Journalist Emily Mullin: Gene therapies becoming more promising but restricted in humans because of safety concerns, prompting some researchers to experiment on pet dogs. → Read More
Talking Biotech: TALEN gene editing to make more nutritious food crops
Calyxt's Dan Voytas: Calyxt uses TALEN gene editing to create soybeans with healthier oil, high fiber wheat and canola with lower saturated fat. → Read More
Viewpoint: Canada's government news agency promotes 'fake news' about glyphosate herbicide's health risks
The taxpayer-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviewed anti-GMO activist scientist Theirry Vrain and published an article featuring several misleading claims. → Read More
Talking Biotech: Uganda farmer-scientist on benefits of GMO disease resistant bananas
Kevin Folta in Uganda interviews scientists and farmers about bananas resistant to crop disease and the likelihood of commercialization. → Read More
Talking Biotech: How Africa can move beyond subsistence farming
World Food Program's Bret Rierson: Inexpensive storage options could dramatically help developing world farmers manage, store and sell surplus crops, reducing food insecurity. → Read More
Kevin Folta looks back 5 years after release of controversial Séralini GMO rat study
The heavily criticized and retracted paper linked GMO consumption and glyphosate exposure to cancer in rats. The brouhaha that erupted reminds us that the best evidence still advanced by anti-science activists has not weathered well the test of science or time. → Read More
Scrambled DNA fragments could open doors to higher crop yields, new herbicides
Plants have shown a wide range of reactions after being edited with random bits of genetic material. Some grow faster and flower sooner, while others die prematurely. → Read More
Talking Biotech: Kevin Folta on fruit breeding—and being the target of anti-GMO activists
University of Florida's Kevin Folta on fruit breeding and defending modern agriculture--and himself--against anti-technology activists. → Read More
Crop scientist Kevin Folta on how to engage science deniers and anti-GMO activists
Since the 2016 presidential election, tensions in the political arena have spilled into the science world. Scientists have been notably vocal, speaking out → Read More
Ecomodernist podcast: Food Evolution film about 'confirmation bias' in foodie and anti-GMO community
One of the more surprising reactions to the documentary--and disappointing to scientists--came from organic and agroecology supporters who called it 'propaganda'--even before most of them even saw it. → Read More
Behind the NY Times glyphosate fiasco: Why anti-GMO activists turned on Ben & Jerry's
The pile-on against Ben & Jerry's — "outed" for having traces of glyphosate in its ice creams — seems like an inexplicable attack on a vocal anti-GMO company. But it's part of a master smear strategy by the anti-vaccine Organic Consumers Association. → Read More
Herbicide-tainted Ben & Jerry's ice cream? NY Times falls for anti-science group's dubious attack on glyphosate
The Organic Consumers Association uses junk science testing organization to claim ice cream contains trace parts-per-billion of glyphosate—at least tens of thousands of times below levels deemed toxic. → Read More
Green Line: Why plant scientists need to talk about climate change impacts on farming
As a molecular biologist, I take a lot of heat when I write about the subject of climate. Look at my Twitter feed. Friends, followers and flunkies all let → Read More
Kevin Folta: 'Berkeley 45' has opportunity to rethink 'activist aided' attack on Food Evolution movie
The release of the documentary Food Evolution was lauded by scientists and folks in agriculture.... But the film's release did not sit well with everyone. → Read More
Activists attack humanitarian 'GMO' corn shipment to Haiti — but seeds aren't genetically engineered
The Non-GMO Project attacked the government of Haiti for approving a humanitarian shipment of high-yield conventional corn, claiming the seeds were GMO and may be unsafe. → Read More
The Seven Fastest Songs to Wreck a Karaoke Session
The drinks are flowing and the room is dark. The glow of video monitors lights the room with an eerie flicker. The screen populates with a few lines of l... → Read More
'Food Evolution' movie could mark turning point in public GMO discussion
Food Evolution, a documentary about the GMO debate, brings pro-science perspectives into the mainstream and casts a harsh light on leading anti-GMO critics. → Read More
Merchants of doubt: US Right to Know's latest smear targets public-service-focused Canadian scientist
A familiar pattern is emerging, and if you love science and respect scientists it should give you chills. This week we were again treated to industry-spons → Read More