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Myles Power video: Scientific deception or ignorance? How the anti-GMO machine works

English biochemist and science communicator Myles Power reviews the findings of a study claiming to link GMO foods to leukemia ...

Inside look at Jeffrey Smith’s anti-GMO event

Blythe Nilson | 
A small group of Centre For Inquiry members and University of British Columbia Okanagan professors were in the Okanagan College ...

Japanese scientists find GM cure for flower aging, help bouquets remain fresh for longer

Japanese scientists say they have found a way to slow down the ageing process in flowers by up to a ...

Iowa State expert in food science and human nutrition: No evidence that GMOs are harmful

Holly Spangler | 
The question of whether GMOs are safe to eat is one among many that Ruth MacDonald hears a lot of. MacDonald ...

GMOs can be developed to promote soil health and fertility

Shannon VanRaes | 
Biotechnology can be used to improve soil health but that’s not necessarily happening the way it is being used today, ...

Oregon has no authority over federally approved GM crops, state officials say

Oregon agriculture officials say the state has no authority over genetically modified crops once federal regulators deem them safe for ...

EU still torn over crop-based biofuels amid fear of rising food costs

Marc Hall | 
The debate over biofuels risks dragging on, despite EU energy ministers reaching an agreement on the controversial crop-based fuels. EU ...

Return of iconic American chestnut with help of GE calls for celebration

If the greatest living American were a tree, it would probably be the chestnut. In the first half of the 20th ...

Philippines can become chicken exporter if it adopts high-yielding GM corn

Marvyn Benaning | 
Philippines stands to secure a niche in the global chicken-export market if it can reduce feed prices to global levels ...

Western Australian farmer hailed hero for resisting ‘bullying’ over GM ‘contamination’

Colin Bettles | 
Western Australian farmer Michael Baxter has been described as a modern day hero who should be hailed for resisting “the ...

Widespread GM crop adoption created ‘agricultural desert,’ starving honeybees

Logan Carlson | 
The life of honeybees in the United States used to be much simpler, but now beekeepers are navigating a gauntlet ...

GM debate distracts from urgent need to address food security and sustainability

Ottoline Leyser | 
Once again, there are calls to reopen the debate on genetically modified (GM) crops. I find these calls frustrating and ...
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Infographic: Climate change vs. GMOs: Comparing the independent global scientific consensus

Dan Ryder | 
What do the world's top scientists have to say about climate change and GMOs? Why do so many people who ...

Oregonian editorial: GMO labeling push ‘stigmatizes products’, sows confusion

The Oregonian, known for its independent and mostly liberal views on policy issues, has come out with an editorial on ...
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Video: ‘Journey of a gene’ illustrates science of genetic engineering for consumers

XiaoZhi Lim | 
With the ongoing push for labeling and transparency in the production of genetically engineered foods, some consumers want to know, ...
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Strawberries and lawsuits: Future of favorite fruit hinges on intellectual property

Kenrick Vezina | 
When one of the world's foremost strawberry breeders decided to leave UC Davis, it sparked a controversy culminating in a ...

Will anti-GM Europe change its mind about GM foods?

While the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and China and many other countries have warmly embraced genetically modified crops, Europe ...

Mexican scientific community split by legal battle over GM corn

Laura Vargas-Parada | 
The Mexican scientific community has been torn apart by a legal battle over transgenic maize (corn). Almost a year after ...

GM herbicide-resistant crops, herbicides not sustainable weed control

The Register's agriculture writer, Donnelle Eller, recently reported on a startling new arrival in the state: A "superweed" that may ...
Senior Advisor Bobo Participates in a Panel of Biotech Experts

US trade official: Biotech and organics can work together to sustainably feed growing planet

Jack Bobo | 
Jack Bobo, chief of Biotechnology and Textile Trade Policy and senior advisor for biotechnology in the Department of State's Bureau ...
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Not just GM seeds: Monsanto innovates in traditional plant breeding

Drake Bennett | 
After a decade concentrating on seeds and genetically engineered “traited” crops, Monsanto is broadening its focus into traditional plant breeding, ...

Amish farmers embrace biotechnology, plant GE corn and tobacco

It seems the Amish have turned the tables on conventional wisdom. Most consumers are very pro-technology and innovation when it ...
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Seralini study data ‘mess’, even shows GMO and glyphosate diet increased male rat lifespans

Andrew Kniss | 
According to Andrew Kniss, a weed expert at the University of Wyoming, who reviewed the limited data released in the ...

Dietician’s concerns over GMOs prompt embrace of organic foods

Abby Langer | 
As a dietitian, I rarely recommend anything to a client that I wouldn't do myself. So when it came to ...

Indian ag scientist: Blaming GM crops entirely for farm problems an ‘oversimplification’

K V Kurmanath | 
Eminent agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan has said it is not right to put the entire blame on the GM (genetically ...

Transparency and dialogue needed to figure out solutions in GMO labeling debates

Heather Bray, Rachel Ankeny | 
In all countries in which genetically modified (GM) food is sold, such as Australia and the US, the issue of food ...

Second Chinese citizen connected to alleged 5-year GM seed theft scheme arrested

Jacob Bunge | 
U.S. authorities arrested a second Chinese citizen in connection with an alleged conspiracy to steal high-tech corn seed developed by ...
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