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Regulate GMOs @RegulateGmos

We aim to educate the American public on deficits in the current regulation of GMOs and facilitate remediating action.

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Regulate GMOs@RegulateGmos
23 Feb 2019
We received the following question and feel that it may help clarify any confusion surrounding our goals:
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Insightful report: Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values. nap.edu/catalog/23405/gene-d…
Are GMOs Safe? by @GeneticLiteracy: "More than 2,000 studies and 20 years of consumption by humans and animals have produced no evidence that GMOs represent an unusual health risk." gmo.geneticliteracyproject.o… #GMOs #biotechnology
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Analysis of GMO Food Products Companies: "Research indicates that the inconsistency between negative public opinion and positive scientific evidence supporting GM crops is at least partly the result of misrepresentations of GMOs." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… #GMOs #Biotechnology
Infographic from Same Science, Different Policies: Regulating Genetically Modified Foods in the U.S. and Europe created by Krissy Lyon. #GMOs #regulations #biotechnology
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New Gene-Editing Techniques Could Transform Food Crops -- or Die on the Vine by @sciam provides a detailed account of CRISPR and the debate surrounding its use: scientificamerican.com/artic… #CRISPR #GMOs #biotechnology

New Gene-Editing Techniques Could Transform Food Crops--or Die on the Vine

A powerful new gene-editing tool is sweeping agriculture. It could transform the debate over genetic modification

scientificamerican.com
Do you know how GMOs are regulated in the US? usda.gov/topics/biotechnolog… … @USDA @US_FDA @EPA #regulation #GMOs #GMO #biotechnology #USDA #FDA #EPA
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Opposed to GMOs? by @nytimes: "extreme beliefs stem from [an] overestimation of knowledge.” nytimes.com/2019/01/15/well/… Our future depends on individuals correctly assessing their understanding and seeking the truth. #GMOs #GMO #TruthMatters #FakeNews

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Seek truth about GMO regulation in the US at regulategmos.org #TruthAboveIdeology
Fascinating article on the rise of CRISPR and the work of @zhangf (of @MIT and the @broadinstitute) by the @NewYorker: newyorker.com/magazine/2015/… #GMOs #GMO #CRISPR #genetics

Humans 2.0

A powerful new technology enables us to manipulate our genetic code with ease. How will we use it?

newyorker.com
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What are genome editing and CRISPR-Cas9? ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/genom… #GMOs #GMO
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Regulate GMOs retweeted
Farm Babe@thefarmbabe
11 Oct 2018
You can be Pro-GMO & pro-environment. You can be Pro-GMO & anti-corporation. You can be Pro-GMO & pro-soil health. You can be Pro-GMO & anti-chemical. You can be Pro-GMO & Pro-water quality. Stop the "us vs them" extremism already & learn from one another. #ProGMO
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A fantastic resource for fact-checked information on GMOs: gmo.geneticliteracyproject.o… @GeneticLiteracy #GMOs #gmos #GMO #factsnotfear

GMO FAQs Archive

geneticliteracyproject.org
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We aim to educate the American public on deficits in the current regulation of GMOs and facilitate remediating action. To learn more and get involved, visit regulategmos.org
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