GLP Weekly: Neither birds nor bees face serious threats from neonics, other crop chemicals; Can we find key to drug addiction in our genes?; and more!

GLP Features Articles by GLP staff and contributors

Can we find the keys to drug abuse, opioid addiction in our genes? Pamela Zuber Challenging the media narrative about the ‘birds and the bees’—neither face serious threats from neonicotinoids or other crop chemicals Jon Entine Our brains on trial: How new imaging technology could alter the way courts view ‘neurolaw’ defenses when determining guilt Eryn Brown Podcast: Epidemiologist Geoffrey Kabat explains how junk science gets published—and how to spot it in the headlines Cameron English, Geoffrey Kabat Anti-GMO forces target New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) despite similarities to conventional crops Steven Cerier Can genetic screening help identify soldiers less likely to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder? David Warmflash Why it’s so challenging to determine ‘how and when’ humans first set foot in the Americas Megan Gannon Podcast: How food bullying spreads unjustified fears about GMOs, animal welfare and food safety Kevin Folta, Michele Payn Genetically modified mosquitoes are a small price to pay for malaria eradication John Cumbers Will CRISPR’s promise force the organic industry to reconsider its opposition to gene-edited crops? Andrew Porterfield