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Why This Mexican Craft Brewer Refuses to Use GMO Grains
As a regular beer drinker who doesn't mind downing a few cold Negra Modelos in between IPAs and stouts every once in a while, I was curious to find out why this rebel is literally going against the grain.
The Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theorist Whose Cartoons Have Entranced Kylie Jenner
On Saturday night, Kylie Jenner tweeted a political cartoon showing American citizens as cattle, pierced by "forced vaccinations" and eating "GMO human feed" out of a trough. We spoke to the artist behind the arresting image, who says he hadn't heard...
A Controversial GMO Study Is Going Bananas
Iowa State University is offering a whopping $900 to people to eat genetically modified bananas that could provide nutritional benefit to people in Africa—but not everyone's happy about it.
Watch This 'VICE' Episode About Genetically Modified Super-Crops
In this episode from season three of our HBO show, we traced the path of GMOs from the headquarters of Monsanto to the soy fields of Paraguay and then went to India to investigate their clean water crisis.
Is Cage-Free Turkey Actually More Humane?
The vast majority of industrially farmed turkeys do not live in cages, but that doesn't mean they have it easy.
A Scientist Unveils Some New Vegetables for Fall in This Week's Comic from Julian Glander
Introducing the squmpkin, the megasquash, and gourd that looks like a dick.
Mexico's Chefs Are Fighting a Future of Genetically Modified Corn
In August, a Mexican federal district judge repealed a two-year-old ban on genetically modified maize, leading many of the country's chefs to worry about GM corn replacing indigenous varieties.
Surreal Still Lifes of Genetically Modified Fruit
Pink bananas and blue corn cobs reveal what the naked eye cannot see: genetic modification.
Russia Has Officially Banned GMOs in Food Production
While the idea of “Frankenstein food” with altered genetic code may seem disturbing on the surface, there is still no solid evidence of GMOs being detrimental to human health.
Brands Are Putting 'GMO-Free' Labels on Products That Don't Even Have Genes
While there may be healthy skepticism surrounding the safety of genetically modified foods, producers are being forced to use "GMO-free" labels when they don't even need them.
Scientists Say Pesticides Are Causing the Beepocalypse
A new countrywide field study has uncovered the first evidence of a link between certain pesticide use and honeybee decline in England and Wales, contrary to UK government claims that mites and weather conditions are to blame.
Scotland Is Banning Genetically Modified Crops
Scotland’s rural affairs secretary says that he refuses to “gamble with the future of our £14 billion food and drink sector” and will request to opt-out of any European Union consents for the cultivation of genetically modified crops.