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Union of Concerned Scientists blames GMOs for ‘superweeds’ but issue more complex

Jon Entine, XiaoZhi Lim | 
Genetically modified crops have been blamed for the superweeds problem, but in truth, the use of herbicides in monocultural practices ...

Milestone reached: 4 billionth acre of biotech crops planted globally

It’s no small number - four billion acres of biotech crops have now been planted globally.  The impressive mark was met and ...

Los Angeles Times editorial: California GMO labeling bill promotes “scare campaign”

The scientific evidence on genetically engineered food, which has been around for two decades, indicates that it is as safe ...

eBook Lowdown on GMOs: What it’s like not to know anything about GMOs

Mike Bendzela | 
This article is adapted from the chapter “On What It’s Like Not To Know Squat about GMOs” from the ebook ...

GMO labeling would jack prices and costs with farmers and food producers hit worst

Even though labeling food with genetically modified ingredients is creating a distinction without a difference, the costs would be real ...

Plant geneticist Paul Gepts says polarized GM discussion endangers innovation

Paul Gepts | 
Whether you call them transgenic, genetically engineered or GMO crops, the fever-pitched debate about Monsanto misses the bigger picture by ...

Cell biologist Rebecca Rupp: I’m pro-GMO and here’s why

Rebecca Rupp | 
We all know that there are topics that are best to avoid at public dinners. Religion and politics usually top ...

GMO debate in infographics and charts

One of the most debated subjects involving agriculture today is the production of genetically modified crops or (GMOs).  Although these ...
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Similac baby formula will not get GMO label as Abbott rejects shareholder call

Stephen Daniells | 
An Abbott Laboratories shareholder proposal to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its Similac infant formula range received about 5 ...

US at final stages of approving next generation GM herbicide-resistant crops, galvanizing activists

Carey Biron | 
Two key federal agencies are in the final stages of approving a new herbicide-resistant crop “system” that would constitute the ...
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Maine’s fractious relationship with Monsanto

Mary Pols | 
Maine's history with Monsanto has evolved over time from warning bells in the organic community and a welcome embrace from ...

Five reasons why you sound crazy when denouncing GMOs

Sincere Kirabo | 
(1) Words and linguistic distinction matters. There is a tendency to either ignore, mutilate or warp the meaning of terms like ...
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Scientific American: ‘Environmentalists’ have opposed genetically improving crops as ‘unnatural’ for a century

Pamela Ronald | 
The May 2014 issue of Scientific American, called Scientific American Classics, looks at "The Birth of the GMO Debate." It ...

Vegans and vegetarians embrace simplistic anti-GMO propaganda, eschew debate, at Canadian expo

James McWilliams | 
Kevin M. Folta, who describes himself as “a scientist in a scientifically illiterate nation at a time when we need science ...
No science-based reason to justify mandatory GMO labeling, study concludes

No science-based reason to justify mandatory GMO labeling, study concludes

XiaoZhi Lim | 
Analysis of the scientific, legal and economic ramifications of mandatory GMO labeling by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology ...

If you believe GMOs are bad, read this

Levi Gadye | 
Agriculture might not strike you as humanity’s first scientific endeavor. Familiar images of farmers tilling their fields or cowboys tending ...
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Hawaii ‘grassroots’ anti-GMO rebellion run by Washington-based Center for Food Safety

Anita Hofschneider, Nick Grube | 
On the 11th floor of the Gold Bond Building, on the edge downtown Honolulu, is the brain trust of Hawaii’s ...

20 breaking stories about GMOs

Channa Prakash | 
Genetically modified (GM) food and crop stories continue to appear in the popular media across the globe. In the United ...

GMO growers and organic farmers can coexist in Australia

Joanna Prendergast | 
Coexistence between organic farmers and those that grow genetically modified crops is a big challenge but it is possible in ...

GMKnow responds to mutagenesis challenge, claiming process is ‘natural’

Fourat Janabi | 
The proudly anti-GMO group, GMKnow, responded to the question I posed to them two days ago. I asked them why mutagenetic ...

New media group Vox stands up to GMO ‘test’

Kevin Bonham | 
Vox.com is a new news site that aims to do things a bit differently. Led by Ezra Klein, formerly of ...

Anti-GMO consumer claims there’s ‘no watchdog’ over GMOs, advocates for labeling

Dianne Thompson | 
When you cross a horse with a donkey, the offspring is neither a horse or a donkey. The resultant hybrid ...

Philippines-based activist group urges Asian governments to halt field trials of Golden Rice

A Philippines-based farmer-scientist group, MASIPAG, along with its regional network, has called on governments to immediately halt all planned field ...

Vermont senator describes consumers as ‘guinea pigs’ when ramifications of GMOs are not well-understood

Aaron Mate, Amy Goodman | 
Vermont is poised to become the first state to require the labeling of genetically modified organisms in food products. We speak ...

Organic label creates brand perceptions of “healthier” and “safer,” even when untrue

Steven Novella | 
There are many public debates raging that are essentially dueling narratives, both sides claiming to have science, evidence, and logic ...

Activists made genetic modification a bogeyman with no scientific validity

Joe Schwarcz | 
Millions know him simply as “Dr. Joe,” the McGill University chemistry professor who has spent the last 30 years popularizing ...

Patchwork of GMO labeling laws like Vermont’s would force food manufacturers to label all products

Mischa Popoff | 
Look under the hood of every movement to forestall the use of genetically-modified grains and you’ll find a preponderance of ...
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