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Mark Lynas: Scotland’s GMO ban hurts food security in Africa
Mark Lynas, a former eco-warrior who, five years ago, made a dramatic U-turn from trying to shut down scientific research ...
Video: A quick history of biotechnology
Here’s a history of DNA, genes, and chromosomes as fast as possible. Read full, original post: A History Of Biotechnology ...
Factor GMO: The curious disappearance of the ‘world’s largest international study on GMO safety’
In late 2014, an obscure Russian group called a press conference in London to announce the launch of the “world’s largest ...
Viewpoint: New GMO labels will make consumer confusion worse, not better
So just how bad are the new federal regulations on labeling genetically engineered food? I don’t think anyone is standing ...
As world’s scientists herald CRISPR revolution, will Africa follow?
I am only wondering if those spreading the misinformation are currently following the recent “super” GMO technique referred to as ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s GMO labeling proposal is ‘the right way to do it’
After two years of waiting, the USDA has finally published its proposed regulations to implement labeling of genetically modified crops ...
Anti-GMO groups’ attacks lead University of Florida professor Kevin Folta to resign as chair of horticulture department
Christopher Barbey, a UF doctoral student, researches strawberry genetics at UF with his research partner in a lab with no ...
Why do most farmers buy seeds instead of saving and replanting them?
Saving seed from this year’s crop in order to sow it the following spring is a romantic idea, but most ...
Viewpoint: Non-GMO salt exploits Americans’ scientific illiteracy
There it was on the salt container label, the proud proclamation that the product inside was "non-GMO." I looked at ...
Federal GMO labeling could cost $3 billion—more than government spends annually on food safety
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue ... is rolling out the new rules for labeling genetically engineered foods. The National Bioengineered ...
Can Elisabete Weiderpass reform controversial IARC cancer agency?
On Thursday 17th March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (the IARC), appointed Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass as its new ...
Debunking the claim that GMOs cause cancer
Scientists have debunked claims that Genetically Modified Organism (GMOs) cause cancer after assertions by a doctor that the products are deadly ...
USDA funds research on public engagement with gene editing in agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded approximately $2 million to pursue research on stakeholder and public engagement on new ...
Food lobby appeals $18 million fine over campaign against GMO labeling in Washington state
The packaged food and drink industry will try to persuade a Washington state appeals court ... that exercising its First ...
What can farmers do to make sure gene-edited crops don’t suffer same fate as GMOs?
Farmers need to get in front of the messaging about genome editing technology — or risk seeing it suffer the ...
Canadians divided on GMO safety but most support labeling, survey finds
If there’s one clear finding that emerges from a new study on genetically modified food in Canada, it’s that Canadians ...
Betty Crocker: ‘GMOs are safe—we wouldn’t use them if we thought otherwise’
There's a lot of money to be made in kowtowing to the latest dietary fads and unsubstantiated health scares. ...
Viewpoint: Pro-organic, anti-GMO groups’ lies ‘poisonous’ to fight against food poverty
Across the globe, genetically engineered (GE) crops face opposition from environmental and organic food activists, who claim the crops harm ...
America’s farmers vs anti-GMO groups: The looming fight over gene editing in agriculture
Although the USDA has announced it “does not have any plans to regulate plants” that are created through the revolutionary ...
Mythbusting gone wrong: How the ‘dangerous’ organic pesticide myth began
One of the things that surprised me in researching this story was that I could not find a single organic-approved ...
Viewpoint: Is glyphosate safe? Question complicated by politics, murky science
On one side, activists and advocacy organizations have blamed glyphosate exposure for everything from autism to celiac disease. Agribusiness companies ...
Sugar beet farmers worry USDA will require GMO label despite ‘molecularly identical’ product
Colorado farmer Steve Kelly brushes aside a small mound of dry yellow dirt to reveal a sugar beet seed that’s ...
Where food security trumps ideology: ‘People in Mozambique are not worried about GMOs’
In Mozambique, a country where 64 percent of the population is food insecure, no one cares about the processes used ...
Taking the long route: How anti-GMO activism hinders ‘super crop’ research using CRISPR gene editing
One scientist has a promising idea to solve two major problems at once—removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and feeding ...
A behind the scenes look at pesticide use in organic orchards, vineyards and fresh produce
This is part three of a four-part series attempting to separate fact from fiction regarding pesticide use on organic farms ...
Whole Foods pauses GMO food labeling requirements following USDA proposal
In an email to suppliers on Friday [May 18], Whole Foods President and Chief Operations Officer A.C. Gallo announced the company ...
CRISPR plants are on the way—but gene-edited animals face more barriers
GMO crops have extra layers of government regulation beyond what “conventionally” bred plants have to deal with. But this year, ...
