When most people hear about oil, as in petroleum, they think of what gets refined to produce gasoline. But it’s more. Much more. From clothes to dentures to lipstick and
Popular wisdom is often wrong. Consider, for example, how it views organic agriculture, which has grown to a $48 billion a year industry in the U.S. Organic products are sold
Much of the world is preoccupied with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but there are other global challenges, including climate change, food security, and degradation of the environment. Interestingly, and perhaps
All of us have had the experience of learning things, as the saying goes, “the hard way.” That phenomenon has been captured perfectly by a meme found lately on everything
A review of Jennifer Thomson’s book “GM Crops and the Global Divide” (CSIRO Publishing, 2020) by Kathleen L. Hefferon and Henry I. Miller Jennifer Thomson’s excellent new book, “GM Crops and
There is ongoing disagreement between the popularly elected European Parliament and the executives in the European Commission over approvals of “genetically modified” (GM) crops, which are made with modern molecular
The last six months have been tumultuous for anyone working in the food supply chain. From farms to grocery stores, there have been disruptions of all kinds imaginable (and unimaginable),