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Will the Zika Virus Outbreak Change Minds About GMOs?

The Zika virus outbreak in the Americas hits on the things that risk-perception researchers know worry people most. Will that be enough to overcome people's fears about genetically modified mosquitoes?

Francie Diep

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Five Studies on the Links Between Sugar and Heart Disease

The scientific evidence for whether eating too much sugar causes Type 2 diabetes and other diseases.

Francie Diep

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Big Tobacco vs. Big Sugar

Key parallels and important distinctions.

Francie Diep

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The Former Dentist Uncovering Sugar’s Rotten Secrets

University of California–San Francisco researcher Cristin Kearns dropped a promising career at the Kaiser Foundation to dig through sugar industry archives for a smoking gun. With help from the man who brought down Big Tobacco, she’s now proving that Big Sugar steered scientists away from looking at the ingredient’s harmful effects.

Francie Diep