The Genetic Literacy Project fosters dialogue about the scientific, social and ethical implications of human and agricultural genetics.
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RFK Jr. is spreading dangerous misinformation on platforms like Joe Rogan's, promoting debunked claims about vaccines, diseases, and even glyphosate. Correcting these falsehoods with evidence is critical to counter his 'disinformation hustle.' @JoeRogan, @KevinFolta buff.ly/3O9mmxn
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Newborns who survive congenital #measles aren’t out of danger. Along with other complications, the @PAHealthDept advises that infants receive long-term monitoring for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (#SSPE), a fatal brain disorder that can appear years later. #NewbornMeasles #AntiVax geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
The U.S. was the only major economy in which planet-warming pollution rose sharply in 2026, according to the U.N.'s annual Emissions Gap Report. The report links the U.S. increase to rising electricity demand and Trump administration policies that favor the fossil-fuel industry. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
Newborns who survive congenital #measles aren’t out of danger. Along with other complications, the @PAHealthDept advises that infants receive long-term monitoring for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (#SSPE), a fatal brain disorder that can appear years later. #NewbornMeasles #AntiVax geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
“The #NIAID’s strategic plan is part of a larger agenda, which is basically to weaken, if not destroy, infectious disease research in the United States as we’ve known it for the past 75 years,” said Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist @Yale, as reported by Shelby Bradford for @TheScientistLLC. #BioDefense #NIH @TheGeekyGoth geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
Cuts to the One Big Beautiful Bill and new state rules have significantly reduced SNAP benefits in West Virginia, and, according to one food pantry worker, many #SNAP recipients spend their benefits on bottled water because the tap water is contaminated. #MAHA #SNAPBenefits geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
'Food sensitivity testing illustrates a recurring pattern in #wellness marketing: take a legitimate scientific concept, strip it of context, repackage it as evidence of hidden disease, and then sell consumers a solution to a problem they do not have,' writes immunologist @dr_andrealove. #FoodSensitivity #WellnessScams geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
A personalized #mRNA vaccine cut the risk of #melanoma recurrence or death by 42% compared with standard treatment. Moderna and Merck say they are “engaging with regulatory authorities,” though the road ahead is uncharted. “This is going to be new territory for the #FDA,” said @DrKarenKnudsen, CEO of @parkerici. geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
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'Despite the phony miracle cures that pollute your social media feed, there’s rarely a magic pill to cure your ailment—just practical measures that help preserve or improve your health,' writes @camjenglish for @ACSHorg. 'Diet soda appears to be one of those measures, if it replaces some #sugar in your diet.' #DietSoda #Weightloss geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
“This ruling will prevent serious and irreparable harm to plaintiffs and the class while we continue to challenge the government’s unlawful efforts to deny medically necessary #healthcare for political reasons,” said Aditi Shah, staff attorney @ACLU_DC. #SCOTUS #TransRights geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
'Despite the phony miracle cures that pollute your social media feed, there’s rarely a magic pill to cure your ailment—just practical measures that help preserve or improve your health,' writes @camjenglish for @ACSHorg. 'Diet soda appears to be one of those measures, if it replaces some #sugar in your diet.' #DietSoda #Weightloss geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
Speaking of 'phony miracle cures' and diets, join Cameron, @JonEntine & @DrLizaMD to examine how 'all-natural' marketing and chemophobia have led to extreme and often dangerous diets and food choices. xitter.cf/i/spaces/1NxarogMbRdKj…
After authorities seized the researchers’ #vaccines,
@WHO condemned the trial as "unethical", and Guinea-Bissau’s health minister denied it would proceed, #RFKJr's controversial, CDC-funded newborn hep B vaccine trial has finally been halted. #HepB geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
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"To cut to the chase, I’m not concerned," writes @JoeSchwarcz, director of @McGillu's Office for Science and Society. "I am quite aware of how 'Maximum Residue Levels,' or “MRLs”, are determined and am equally aware of studies that place berries comfortably in the 'healthy food' category." #MRL #Pesticides #Driscoll geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
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When it comes to food, “natural” or "chemical-free" doesn't mean safer (or usually anything). Raw milk is a prime example of the natural fallacy: it sounds wholesome but can harbor deadly pathogens. Join @JonEntine, @camjenglish, and @DrLizaMD to discuss. xitter.cf/i/spaces/1NxarogMbRdKj…
In February 2025, Agriculture @SecRollins unveiled a $1 billion, five-point bird flu plan to combat an outbreak that's killed about 200 million birds since 2022. But after #Kennedy suggested letting the virus “run through” the national flock, Rollins walked back her public support for a #vaccine. #BirdFlu geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
“By concealing scores, the #NIH proposal would make it harder for program officers to assess consensus, lead to greater uncertainty for applicants, and undermine scientific peer review,” said @joshuasweitz, a biology professor @UofMaryland. #GrantFunding #PeerReview geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
'In highly vaccinated countries, diseases that once killed or disabled millions have become so uncommon that many people have never witnessed their consequences,' writes @Dr_Dan_Stratton of @OpenUniversity. 'As these diseases become less visible, the perceived risk of #vaccination can begin to outweigh the risk of infection.' #VaccineMisinformation #PublicHealth geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
What is 'dark nutrition'? “People think my diet is extreme,” said one follower of the Raw Primal Diet, “but they’re eating processed food and drinking alcohol and basically poisoning themselves.” #DarkNutrition #ExtremeDiet geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
What's driving the explosion of these extreme, often dangerous diets? Join the conversation with @JonEntine, @camjenglish, and @DrLizaMD. xitter.cf/i/spaces/1NxarogMbRdKj…