This week marked the beginning of a new era in U.S. politics with the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In his inauguration speech, President Biden made it clear that confronting COVID-19 is a priority of his administration, stating, “We must set aside the…

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that sustainability is non-negotiable. This year, we encourage you to make sustainable living one of your New Year’s resolutions. That may sound like an inconvenient move, but it can actually be quite simple to make a few life swaps. Here are three easy things you…

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting, just like most events these days, took place virtually in November, 2020.  President Trump participated in the meeting along with the other 20 leaders from the APEC region.  The topic, unsurprisingly, was COVID.  APEC is a…

GMO Answers often receives questions asking, “how much of my food is GMO?” or “I heard all food in the grocery store is GMO, is that true?” Many are surprised to learn that there are very few GMO crops grown around the world. Today, we take a look at popular dishes and…

It’s that time of year again—the holidays. And whether you’re celebrating Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza, or another celebration there is usually some exchange of gifts and tokens of appreciation. Unfortunately, the holidays also bring an increase in plastic waste. And with an estimated 30% increase…

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) recently released their annual survey on the global status of biotech crops in 2019 and it was good news all around. The survey, “Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2019: Biotech Crops Drive Socio…

On December 5,  United Nations World Soil Day 2020 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign "Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity" aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management,…

Even in a global pandemic, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: the need to get a flu shot. In fact, receiving a flu shot is more important than ever to avoid burdening the hospitals and health care professionals hard at work fighting Covid-19. Here’s why it’s important to be protected from the…

In early October, it was announced Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were being awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the CRISPR Cas-9 system, a simple yet powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene…

Do you have questions about GMOs? If you do, you’re not alone. Many people find that they need to visit multiple sources or decipher scientific jargon for complete, accurate answers. Our new video series will answer many of your questions in one place. It is an easy-to-understand collection of…