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Nathanael Johnson lets the anti-GMO movement off the hook

Michael Eisen | 
Grist columnist Nathanael Johnson recently completed a 26 part series on GMOs by seemingly letting the anti-GMO movement off the ...
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Ethics debate intensifies over retraction of flawed Séralini GMO rat study

Jon Entine | 
While the mainstream science community has backed the decision by a prominent journal to withdraw and expunge from the records ...

Pro and Anti GMO forces spar in Hawaii

Richard Ha | 
State Senator Russell Ruderman used his own company’s letterhead when he submitted anti-GMO testimony recently to the Hawaii County Council ...
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Deadly bacteria could put an end to Florida orange juice

Darryl Fears | 
For years, Florida orange farmers have been fighting an incurable bacterial infection that threatens the very existence of the state's ...
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FDA rebuffs activist pressure to define ‘natural’ label

For years, activists have been pressuring the FDA to define exactly which foods it considers to be "natural," but a ...
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Organic farmer deconstructs ‘the scientist’ vs. ‘the activist’ in Don Huber’s talks

Rob Wallbridge | 
Who is Don Huber and why is he making claims about 'dangerous pathogens' linked to GMOs and glyphosate--without any hard ...

China’s ‘father’ of conventional hybrid rice says ‘GM is the future’

Mandy Zuo | 
China's "father of hybrid rice," Yuan Longping, says he is working with researchers on rice that has been genetically modified ...

New technique to trace GMOs in food but not ready for prime time

Puneet Kollipara | 
As more governments across the globe start requiring food producers to label products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or even ...

Crucifying Amy Harmon: What happens when good journalists challenge anti-GMO orthodoxy

Bernie Mooney | 
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Amy Harmon recently wrote another excellent, nuanced piece of science journalism when she explored one ...

Are farmers forced to adopt GM seeds?

Jennie Schmidt | 
In the ever-growing debate about genetically modified seeds and the crops that come from them, misinformation too often distorts the ...

SCOTUS rejects activist appeal to restrict Monsanto’s biotech seed patents

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a coalition of 73 organic and conventional farmers, small seed companies and ...

Kaua’i to use pro-bono attorneys to fight industry GMO suit

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | 
Kauai County will be taking law firms up on their offers for free legal help defending an ordinance regulating the ...
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The GMO ‘Population and Prosperity Paradox’: Can biotechnology help meet the growing global food challenge?

Bruce Chassy, Wayne Parrott | 
Using the innovative tools of biotechnology, scientists are able to genetically engineer crops with traits that can address the challenges ...

Syngenta awaits China’s approval for gene-modified corn

Syngenta is waiting for China to approve a strain of gene-modified corn present in several U.S. cargoes turned away from Chinese ports in ...

GMO labeling: bad for business, bad for consumers

John Dumais | 
When you go to the grocery store, you look for foods your family needs and likes, and, if you’re like ...

Seed companies sue to invalidate Kauai Bill 2491

Pioneer, Syngenta and Agrigenetics (DOW) are asking a federal judge to invalidate Kauai County's pesticide-GMO disclosure law and prevent its ...

Expanded research puts global food security on horizon

Kim Lewis | 
Scientists and food experts have high hopes in achieving global food security as the Cinsultatvie Group on Internnational Agricultural Research ...
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Video: Bill Gates says GM traits critical to improve drought resistance seeds, feed developing world

Bill Gates | 
During a recent event at UC Berkeley, Bill Gates discussed the controversy surrounding GMOs and their importance for global food ...

Are GMO-free Cheerios the first domino?

Richard Levick | 
Activists are trumpeting General Mills’ decision to remove GMOs from Cheerios as a watershed moment. It is; but not for the reason ...

Swaziland has no infrastructure to embrace GM seeds

Sifiso Sibandze | 
Countries in the South African Development Community (SADC) are not yet ready to accept the introduction of genetically modified seed varieties ...

Mark Bittman weighs in: How many cheers for Cheerios?

Mark Bittman | 
Well, a major and venerable American brand has gone and announced that it contains no genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.'s). Cheerios is G.M.O.-free! ...

Is Big Ag trying to max profits at the expense of health and environment?

A compelling narrative often makes a good engine to pull public policy. Unfortunately, this means we are sometimes unwilling to ...

Univ of Florida’s Kevin Flota faces attacks from anti-GMO activists

Kevin Folta | 
Kevin Folta, a professor and researcher in the University of Florida’s horticulture program, is facing another round of attacks from ...
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Will a non-browing GM apple irreparably hurt the fruit’s image?

Jeremy Summers | 
The non-browning Arctic Apple should appeal to consumers and food service companies, but will this benefit also make the GM ...
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Why are liberals more averse to GMOs?

Anti-GMO movement activists, often progressive on other issues, are generally averse to food technology. Blogger Jayson Lusk discussed this phenomenon ...

GMO research ‘well underway’ in Tanzania

Abdulwakil Saiboko | 
Researchers are working on genetically modified foods in Tanzanian laboratories, pending ongoing talks for possible field trials, according to a ...

Monsanto says biotech wheat moves closer to market

Carey Gillam | 
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, said Wednesday it was making good progress on development of an herbicide-tolerant wheat, pushing ...
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