Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Anti-GMO activist campaign slams biofortified GM crops, claims biodiversity ‘far better’
Attempts to genetically modify food staples, such as crops and cattle, to increase their nutritional value and overall performance have ...
Video: Africa’s leaders need education about role of biotech in agriculture
As a boy growing up on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, Harvard international development professor Calestous Juma noticed ...
How GM crops can help address India’s food security problems
The new environment minister Prakash Javadekar is yet to take a call on allowing further trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops ...
NaturalNews’ Mike Adams asks anti-GMOers to kill scientists, supporters of crop biotech
Mike Adams, self-styled 'Health Ranger' behind what's called the world's #1 anti-science website, NaturalNews, has issued a call to action: ...
Indian biotech regulator approves field trials for 15 GM crops, draws harsh criticism
India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee okayed field trials for 15 varieties of genetically modified crops, but the decision came under ...
Kauai seeks $50,000 more for private attorneys defending anti-GMO, pesticides law
Kauai’s county attorney has asked the county council for more money to defend a new law regulating genetically engineered crops ...
Faces of Molokai dependent on biotech industry with little say in proposed GMO ban
Civil Beat photographer turned his lens on employees, farmers and their families on Molokai, the island where Big Biotech is ...
Are environmental pollutants causing heritable disease?
Michael Skinner, a professor of biology at Washington State University, ignited a firestorm of debate in 2005 when he and ...
Video: Sequencing of bread wheat genome ‘game-changer’ for meeting climate change challenge
Scientists reported a draft sequence of bread wheat's genetic blueprint, boosting efforts to produce new varieties of bread wheat that ...
Organic farmer: Don’t ban neonics but put aside simplistic view of harmless of pesticides
While neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) may have some dire potential for health problems, there's little evidence to suggest that a neonic ...
For your daily bread, give thanks to the latest genetic research
Bread wheat feeds about 30 percent of the human population, and thanks to two recent major genetic research developments, it ...
US farmers adopt biotech cotton, corn and soy in record numbers
USDA says farmers in the US adopt, in record numbers, genetically engineered corn, soy and cotton crops that are herbicide-tolerant, ...
GM offers many opportunities to save lives in poorest countries but blocked by unnecessary regulation
I was at the International Consortium of Agricultural Biotechnology Research conference in Kenya. Despite security concerns, about 200 people braved ...
Tasmania’s poppy industry pushes to lift GMO ban
Tasmania's isolation and wilderness once made it a dumping ground for the British Empire's convicts. But these same qualities, and ...
USDA backs down from proposed GMO disclosure rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is backing down from a GMO disclosure rule that would have provided state regulators ...
Biotech industry body defends India’s Intelligence Bureau report as NGOs cry foul
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
Congress facing pressure to establish national GMO labeling law
Congress could face pressure to establish a uniform, nationwide law on the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients ...
Nigeria to accelerate adoption of GM crops
A disclosure came from the National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) that the Federal Government has put in place necessary ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva: ‘Awakening’ of millions to GMO dangers cannot be stopped
Monsanto and friends, the biotech industry, its lobbyists and its paid media representation continue to push for monopoly control over ...
Nature editorial: Shift debate from farm systems (organic v GMO) to sustainable, nutritious food
Research on different farming systems can often seem like a contest in which one practice is pitted against another and ...
Newcomers to Hawaii drive anti-GMO activism against local farmers and scientists
After Hawaii banned GMO crops, local farmers say they have no idea whether their plants are illegal or not. Plus, ...
NGOs usually considered trustworthy, but often not when it comes to GMOs
Non-profits are usually considered trustworthy, especially compared to corporations and governments. But when it comes to genetically modified foods, they ...
Golden Rice raises stakes in war over GM foods
One of the world’s great humanitarian crises has a simple cause and, some researchers argue, a simple solution. But that’s ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva earns $40,000 per speech advocating policies harming poor
Vandana Shiva, the Indian activist who opposes modern agriculture and modern science — and well, modernity in general — is a popular ...
Australian farmers need to improve public opinion of GM crops
A greater effort is needed from farmers to improve mainstream attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops, says Agricultural Biotechnology Council ...
Epigenetic damage affects humans too says Washington State biologist
Michael Skinner, a professor of biology at Washington State University, ignited a firestorm of debate in 2005 when he and ...
Attempted thefts of GM seeds reflect obstacles to innovation in China
The court documents read like something out of a Coen brothers film. Employees of the Chinese agricultural company Dabeinong Technology ...
