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India poised for U-turn: Country trades organic-only farm solutions for CRISPR gene editing

KP Sai Kiran | 
The Pinarayi Vijayan government seems to have taken a U-turn on its policy on genetic modification of crop seeds, with ...
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GLP podcast and video: Dunning-Kruger debunked? The evil industry, noble activist myth; The real Vandana Shiva

Cameron English, Cami Ryan | 
The less informed someone is about a topic, the more likely they are to overestimate their knowledge of it. This ...
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Protecting honeybees and wild bees from neonicotinoid pesticides? As environmentalists and politicians lobby for bans, science takes a backseat

Andrew Porterfield, Jon Entine | 
There has been a recent surge in the number and intensity of campaigns by environmental groups lobbying to ban many ...
Viewpoint: Why proposed PFAS chemical bans might do more harm than good

Viewpoint: Why proposed PFAS chemical bans might do more harm than good

David Clement | 
News broke last month that 3M has agreed to pay out $10.3 billion in settlement payments in response to lawsuits ...
Youth voices: Do Kenya’s young people have the correct information on genetically modified organisms?

Youth voices: Do Kenya’s young people have the correct information on genetically modified organisms?

Gloriah Amondi | 
Genetically modified organisms. Mention those three words to young Kenyans and see how opinions will be divided. This is because ...
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Viewpoint: European Union’s proposed crop gene-editing deregulation plan still falls short

Catherine Roger | 
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) on 25 July 2018 stated that all products modified by genetic engineering with New ...
We need another source of omega-3 supplements for food and animal feed. Enriched genetically modified rapeseed could fill the gap

We need another source of omega-3 supplements for food and animal feed. Enriched genetically modified rapeseed could fill the gap

Johnathan Napier | 
In March this year, Norway’s Food Safety Authority became the latest country to conclude that using Omega-3 enriched GM rapeseed ...
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GLP podcast and video: How marriage impacted human evolution; ‘Tech bros’ back RFK, Jr. for president; Ban milk to slow climate change?

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Marriage is a major milestone for many people, but how has the institution influenced human evolution? A growing list of ...
Viewpoint: Simplistic anti-agrobiotech narrative — ‘Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again... Wash, rinse, repeat’

Viewpoint: Simplistic anti-agrobiotech narrative — ‘Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again… Wash, rinse, repeat’

David Zaruk | 
Today’s narrative has a simplistic view: Companies lie; activists are outraged; regulations are tightened further; companies lie again… Wash, rinse, ...
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Viewpoint: What will it take for India to follow path blazed by so many developing countries and embrace GM crops?

P. Ananda Kuma | 
One of the most powerful strategies to practise eco-friendly and sustainable agriculture is to develop and cultivate genetically modified (GM) ...
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Viewpoint: Europe’s gene editing deregulation proposal is a welcome break from technophobia but it shortchanges organic farmers who want to grow bioengineered seeds

Devang Mehta | 
Some of the key technologies used to engineer plants by introducing genes from another species were invented at European universities, ...
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GLP podcast and video: Eating meat = cannibalism? Glyphosate safety reaffirmed (again); The science-free campaign against aspartame

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | 
Is meat-eating analogous to human sacrifice? One Washington Post contributor says yes, but how strong is her case? Another expert ...
Glyphosate will be re-authorized for 15 years as safe by the European Commission, according to leaked documents

Glyphosate will be re-authorized for 15 years as safe by the European Commission, according to leaked documents

Bartosz Brzeziński | 
The European Commission is readying a proposal for the controversial herbicide glyphosate to receive a full stamp of approval from ...
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Viewpoint: Why food labels like ‘organic’ and ‘GMO’ are misleading and why labeling regulation reform is necessary

Jonathan Burbaum | 
As biotechnology advances, consumers face a myriad of new ingredients and labels to parse through at the supermarket. These labels, ...
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Frankenfoods? Genetically-engineered crops can be healthier and more sustainable, so why do German Greens reflexively reject them?

Livia Gerster, Pia Heinemann | 
So far it has been practically impossible in Europe to bring genetically modified plants onto the market. The bureaucracy was high, ...
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How European Union restrictions fueled anti-GMO voices and hunger in Global South, and mainly Africa

Vincent Oria | 
The year was 2002, and extreme hunger in Africa threatened over 15 million people ...
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Who will have the most progressive crop gene editing regulations: England or the European Union?

Samantha Brooke | 
When UK Ministers first unveiled plans to diverge from restrictive EU rules classifying gene edited products as GMOs, it was ...
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Green advocates and anti-biotechnology groups denounce European Commission-recommended proposal to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops

Andrew Silver | 
Organic farmers and environmental groups have denounced proposals from the European Commission to exempt some genetically engineered crops from EU legislation for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sparking what the research sector ...
Super-efficient short ‘smart corn’ capable of denser planting gets green light from USDA

Super-efficient short ‘smart corn’ capable of denser planting gets green light from USDA

Bayer AG's genetically modified corn has received safety approval from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ...
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6 fake news websites stoking fear about crops grown from genetically-engineered seeds

Andrew Porterfield | 
"Fake news" may be new to most people, but not to followers of the anti-GMO debate. Here are some of ...
Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Viewpoint: Should there be a ban on glyphosate and other pesticides in US parks? Here’s why environmentalists and the Park Service say that would be a disaster

Dana Milbank | 
When last I wrote about my battle of the brush, I was losing, badly, to the invasive vines and noxious weeds ...
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Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

Philip Blenkinsop | 
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) said on [July 6] it had not identified "critical areas of concern" to prevent ...
Viewpoint: 'Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change'

Viewpoint: ‘Why farmers are essential partners in the fight against climate change’

V. Ravichandran | 
The “Farm to Fork” strategy is an important part of the EU Green Deal. As a farmer, I endorse the ...
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Viewpoint: New Zealand farmers push for biotechnology regulatory reform — ‘Farming regulations can’t stop a flood, but they can stifle a farmer’s ability to practice their craft’

Jacqueline Rowarth | 
In a world with food prices escalating, it is difficult to understand why any government would implement regulations that made ...
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Viewpoint: Now that EU and England are headed towards relaxed regulations on CRISPR and other new breeding techniques, Scotland shouldn’t continue to look backward

Finlay Carson | 
From every conceivable direction, the Scottish Government’s position on gene editing places Scotland’s farmers and growers at a disadvantage. Now ...
Viewpoint: After neonicotinoid insecticide ban, sugar beet farming in Europe likely to remain crippled for years

Viewpoint: After neonicotinoid insecticide ban, sugar beet farming in Europe likely to remain crippled for years

Sybille de La Hamaide | 
Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of ...
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