Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Cancer, bad luck and some lessons in science reporting
The controversy surrounding a study that suggests cancer is mostly due to bad luck has some lessons for science reporting ...
Germany appears headed for complete GMO ban
After the European Parliament on Tuesday, 13 January passed a new Directive on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in Europe, the ...
Could genetically engineered chickens reverse the avian flu epidemic?
Genetically engineered chicken could be more effective than vaccines at preventing transmissions of avian flu—a disease that can be devastating ...
Farmers Union not on board with GM-Free Wales
The Welsh Government has been urged to firmly set out is position on genetically-modified crops following an European Parliament vote ...
Local food to eclipse organic, as consumers begin to doubt definition
New consumers continue to enter the organic category for the first time, but the health halo cast by the US ...
Europe’s GMO compromise: Is the glass half full or half empty?
Is the glass half full or half empty? Today the European Parliament passed proposals to allow EU member states to ...
Hawaii’s GMO lesson: Public interest research future of GE technology
If you read the social media, you’d believe that genetic modification of crops is being done almost solely by the ...
Why Britain is going its own way on GMOs
Britain will grow GMOs now the EU compromise is official. Support in Britain over the last few years has only ...
Conflicting views on GMOs: How do we know what to believe?
How do we know who or what to believe, seeing that GMO advocates and opponents make very contrasting claims and ...
Idaho farmers divided on GMO labeling
Some Idaho farmers would like the Legislature to pass a bill to forestall a statewide initiative that would require labeling ...
New British minister backs GM crops as more eco-friendly
Genetically modified food should be grown in Britain because it is more ‘eco-friendly’, the Environment Secretary claimed yesterday. Publicly backing ...
Cornucopia Institute: Organic farms industrializing–As sustainability benefits of GMO crops rise
According to key organic supporters, organic farming is no longer the idyllic image that the multi-billion dollar industry promotes. And ...
GMO foods most likely to be served next
Currently, the list of genetically modified organisms that could end up at your dinner table (assuming you live in the ...
USDA considers categorizing GM sorghum as noxious weed
Word filtered from U.S. Department of Agriculture sources is that a genetically modified sorghum developed for use in cellulosic ethanol ...
Finding genetic traits in crops could help plants survive in warmer, drier world
Sometimes it pays to have wild and quirky relatives. That's certainly the case for staple crops that help feed the ...
Mining genetic wealth of agricultural gene banks
Agricultural gene banks hope soon to cease serving primarily as warehouses for plant seeds and start capitalizing on the often ...
African Christian asks: Is genetic engineering contrary to the Bible?
In Africa, where the battle over GMOs is intensifying, some critics claim genetic engineering violates Christian dogma. Is that accurate? ...
UK advisor holds up GMO crops as more environmentally friendly than organic
Organic farming could be worse for the climate than conventional farming methods, one of the government’s scientific advisers has said, ...
Salt tolerant gene indentified in soybeans
A collaborative research project between Australian and Chinese scientists has shown how soybean can be bred to better tolerate soil ...
GM crops safer for farmers and consumers because less chemicals used
Don Lee, genetics professor at University of Nebraska, spoke to Susan Winsor, the managing editor of Corn and Soybean Digest, ...
Indiana joins other states with proposed GM labeling legislation
Advocates hoping to see labels on genetically modified foods have a Republican state senator as an unlikely ally in Indiana ...
Herbicides aren’t sole culprit in Monarch butterfly decline
Monarch butterflies are vanishing. Over the last 20 years, fewer and fewer of them have been making the long journey down to ...
Scientists say blaming Bt cotton for Indian farmer suicides is unreasonable
Farmer suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha area and other parts of the country have nothing to do with Bt cotton, scientists ...
GMO research on African crops shows promise
Over five decades ago, the world experienced a striking breakthrough in agriculture, the Green Revolution. This saved at least a billion lives ...
Dupont’s new GMO soybean is transfat free, benefitting consumers
For 37 years - since 1977 - breaded and fried white mushrooms have been a favorite in the food court ...
China extends permits on GM rice and corn research
The government has renewed permits allowing scientists to grow three varieties of genetically modified rice and corn in China, more ...
Anti anti-GMO organic farmer’s 2015 plea: ‘Let’s end the war over food’
I can't really tell if it was the "packed with pesticides" or the "bashing mom bashes good" phrase that finally ...
