Devang MehtaOverstating results, eLife, and “distributed viruses”Ed Yong, a journalist who other scientists usually regard highly, just published a story “A New Discovery Upends What We Know About…8 min read·Mar 16, 2019----
Devang MehtaWhy Are We Ignoring the Scientific Evidence Telling Us GM Crops Are Safe for Humans?According to science, GM crops are safe. Due to the intense debate about these crops and regulatory measures in North America and Europe…·5 min read·Dec 19, 2018--1--1
Devang MehtaDo GM Crops Have Different Health Consequences Than Crops Generated by Selective Breeding?No, they don’t. The key message when thinking about GMO safety is that the nutritional properties of a plant depend on what genes a plant…·5 min read·Dec 19, 2018--1--1
Devang MehtaAre Herbicides Used on GMO Plants, and If So, Are They Dangerous?Many GM plants use different herbicides than conventional crops. Most cultivated GM plants are designed to be used with an herbicide…·5 min read·Dec 19, 2018--1--1
Devang MehtaThe first CRISPRed babies are here, what's next?Why were we caught unawares, and why we need a long-term project to edit the human germline9 min read·Nov 30, 2018--1--1
Devang MehtaWhy systems biology needs empiricismSo this post is mainly a response to this excellent piece by Dr. Arjun Raj. This isn’t exactly a rebuttal (despite what the title says)…8 min read·Aug 24, 2018--5--5
Devang MehtaScience first, scientists laterHow and why we should get rid of author lists in scientific publications5 min read·Sep 21, 2017--7--7
Devang MehtaWhy scientific conferences should leave the US in 2017It’s been three days now since the current US administration issued its new, far-reaching immigration controls. Among the first hit were…3 min read·Jan 30, 2017----