CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections of the genome to cure inherited genetic diseases, with some applications already in clinical trials. However, ...

Covert PR operations involving the secret profiling of over 3,000 people and organisations considered “critics” of the pesticide industry recently made headlines around the world. The secret profiles, ...

White House Writers Group (WHWG) and v-Fluence strategised to lower UK environmental standards to match those of the US. Report: Claire Robinson Now it has emerged that the White House Writers Group ...

After years of being detected at alarming levels, the pesticide glyphosate is being found at lower levels, on average, in cereal and other oat-based products that children and adults enjoy, according ...

Recently we reported on research showing that glyphosate residues in poultry manure-based fertiliser used by gardeners and organic and conventional growers can ruin yields of tomatoes and other ...

We recently did a deep dive into the US government’s funding of Poison PR, in which we noted that tracking and vilifying critics of GMOs and pesticides was not all the PR firm at the centre of this ...

Former chair Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP). Former Trustee of Sense About Science. Sat on Food Standards Agency's General Advisory Committee on Science.