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Viewpoint: 6 bizarre science beliefs and how to address them https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/03/viewpoint-6-bizarre-science-beliefs-and-how-to-address-them/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac Viewpoint—‘I love the poorly educated’: Trump is disinvesting in science education and innovation https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/03/viewpoint-i-love-the-poorly-educated-trump-is-disinvesting-in-science-education-and-innovation/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac Viewpoint: The potential dark side of the elitist movement to make the ‘best babies’ possible https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/03/viewpoint-the-potential-dark-side-of-the-elitist-movement-to-make-the-best-babies-possible/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac Why supplements are (almost always) a waste and often risky https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/03/why-supplements-are-almost-always-a-waste-and-often-risky/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac China leads Asia in its slow embrace of genetically modified crops https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/02/china-leads-asia-in-its-slow-embrace-of-genetically-modified-crops/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac One time weight-loss therapy? Gene therapy could revolutionize the GLP-1 industry, but challenges remain https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/02/one-time-weight-loss-therapy-gene-therapy-could-revolutionize-the-glp-1-industry-but-challenges-remain/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac Dr. Google is being kicked to the curb. Welcome to AI. Will the diagnoses be any better? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/02/dr-google-is-being-kicked-to-the-curb-welcome-to-ai-will-the-diagnoses-be-any-better/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac Here’s why RFK, Jr.’s recommended Denmark’s vaccine policy is a lousy—and dangerous–model for the U.S. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/02/heres-why-rfk-jr-s-recommended-denmarks-vaccine-policy-is-a-lousy-and-dangerous-model-for-the-u-s/?mc_cid=c8e013640f&mc_eid=b73600b7ac