GLP Weekly: Should colleges invite anti-GMO speakers they know spread misinformation?; Coronavirus vaccine unlikely to emerge in US; and more!

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Viewpoint: Is a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon? Antiquated FDA regulations make it unlikely one will emerge in the US Henry Miller Viewpoint: Free speech vs science—Should colleges invite anti-GMO speakers they know spread misinformation? Alison Van Eenennaam Podcast: ‘How to argue with a racist’—geneticist Adam Rutherford challenges what he calls ‘pseudoscience’ in genetics and politics Adam Rutherford, Arun Durvasula, Daniel Khosravinia, Kat Arney Salt tolerant plants are on the horizon – and critical to address the looming crisis of a shortage of arable farm land Tautvydas Shuipys Viewpoint: French court ruling that already-approved mutagenized crops should be heavily restricted as GMOs reaffirms need to revamp Europe’s antiquated biotech regulations André Heitz ‘Rebooting the brain’: Our fight to bring people back from the dead David Warmflash New ‘DNA clock’ finds that if our genes had their way, humans would have a ‘natural’ lifespan of 38 years Benjamin Mayne Viewpoint: ‘Dicamba Debacle’ stirs questions about the future shape of ‘industrial, intensive agriculture’ Marc Brazeau Podcast: How ‘fake news’ about avian flu almost sent virologist Ilaria Capua to prison for life Ilaria Capua, Kevin Folta Viewpoint: Dicamba debacle trial forces a reevaluation: Was Monsanto a ‘bonafide bad actor’? Marc Brazeau