Biology Fortified

Farmer testimonies, my favorite time in any workshop. "we are growing @biofortified crops and selling some to waiting mothers in local clinics. They need them the most." @HarvestPlusZim, @LFSPZim

#GMO studies with independent funding, via @biofortified / (#transgenicos, estudios con financiamiento independiente) biofortified.org/genera/indepen…

For my birthday, please consider donating to SciMoms via our fiscal sponsor @biofortified. Funds pay for guest writers. facebook.com/donate/7925220…

In the plant genetics world, we've got professors who consult with industry while inserting themselves into projects which declare their independence from this kinda funding. Would this interaction make you view these kinds of projects differently? biofortified.org/2018/08/kevin-…

Nuestros alimentos no “estaban” en la naturaleza. El hombre los domesticó o los obtuvo, con estudio y trabajo. Conoce las formas en que lo hizo y hace. Son esas las que permiten que muchos millones tengan hoy qué comer.

@Biofortified expresses its support for #BlackLivesMatter, encourages academics to work against racism with #ShutDownSTEM tomorrow, and continues to advocate safety during the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic. Find out more: biofortified.org/2020/06/shutdo…

Support masks for farm workers - and the science of fabric masks! biofortified.org/2020/05/masks-… We've been busy making masks for farm workers and studying mask materials at @Biofortified. Here's how you can help us.

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci We will continue to correct the record and object when someone spreads false information. Please let us know if you have any questions. end/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci A handful of people insist on repeating these falsehoods about our "ties" to Monsanto, completely ignoring the actual facts and anything that doesn't fit into their narrative, like our work (both as a group and as individuals) that is critical of Ag industry. 6/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci Our funding statement and individual conflicts of interest are available here: scimoms.com/who-are-we/fun… 5/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci The five of us (one government scientist, one land grant university scientist, one private sector scientist, and two freelance science journalists) volunteer our time for SciMoms. We aren't funded by Monsanto or Bayer. 4/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci Those emails were never shared with any of us nor was there ever any partnership. Quite the contrary, we have been publicly critical of Bayer/Monsanto and other corporate influences in our food system. Here's more background: biofortified.org/2018/10/indust… 3/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci This falsehood is based on now publicly-available emails between Monsanto employees suggesting a number of independently funded groups that support the well-documented science on genetic engineering are “partners.” 2/

@MonicaMalta7 @thackerpd @ReadMoreScience @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @MindfulAcademix @mothersinsci @Momademia @AcademicMomLife @500womensci @500WIM @500QueerSci Allow us to clear this up. We're not cheerleaders for the agrochemical industry nor are we or were we ever partners with Monsanto or Bayer. 1/

This morning, our directors held our first board meeting of the year! We have lots of new plans and ideas coming everyone's way in 2020. Finishing projects, starting new ones, workshops coming up, and testing some ways to help those who are new to #SciCom get started! #2020Vision

Our first post of 2020 is all about cold remedies! We look at elderberry syrup, honey, zinc lozenges, echinacea, and vitamin D, as well as over-the-counter drugs. Learn more in our latest post! scimoms.com/cold-remedies/

Regulatory frameworks should be science based and measure risk, not hazard - Dr. Anastasia Bodnar (Sr. Science Advisor, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service) delivers presentation on ‘Food Safety & Risk Communications’ #sciencecommunication #agriculture #plantscience

Nothing more appropriate today on #halloween2019 the 11th birthday of @biofortified, transforming #Citrus protoplasts. Dressed like the dead, creating new life to save #California citrus! By tomorrow some of these cells will glow under UV light. *ahem* Muh huh hahaha!! ;)

I fully believe that learning how to communicate scientific research is just as important as learning how to do the research in the first place

@AgBioWorld So I binge watched #UnnaturalSelection on Netflix Friday night 'cause that is what animal geneticists with an interest in #scicomm do on a Friday night, & have some thoughts around agricultural applications of genome editing so I wrote a BLOG @JulieM_273 biobeef.faculty.ucdavis.edu/2019/10/20/unn…