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“Monsanto Protection Act” extended by U.S. House vote

The U.S. House has voted to extend Section 735 on GM crops. A coalition of anti-GM groups has asked the ...
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Reddit takes on Jeremy Seifert’s “GMO OMG” film

Much of the web-based scientific community has not taken well to "GMO OMG" director Jeremy Seifert's recent crusade of self-promotion ...
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The Italian job: Farmers facing pests pay dearly for Europe’s anti-GM stance

Mischa Popoff | 
Despite insect infestation threatening their crops, Italy recently became the ninth country in the EU to eliminate the possibility of ...
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GMO labels proposed in Washington “bewilder more than explain”

Nina Shapiro | 
Prior to November's I-522 vote to label GM foods, the campaigns have released television advertisements showing real-life labels. The labels, ...
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Genetically engineered animals: Are they the future?

Alison Van Eenennaam | 
As a University of California, Davis researcher explains, the technology used to genetically engineer crops may soon find an important ...
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Reaffirming commitment to science, AAAS condemns Golden Rice vandalism

Standing up for GMOs, a group of the world's top scientists have come together, through the American Association for the ...
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Gates Foundation will continue to support Golden Rice

Tom Paulson | 
The Gates Foundation, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, says it will continue its support of Golden Rice research despite ...
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Bangladesh gets closer to approving GM eggplant

Reaz Ahmad | 
The envy of their neighbors in India, Bangladesh inches closer to approving Bt brinjal (eggplant), a crop that will drastically ...
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The Salmon Dialogue: What’s the future of sustainable, genetically engineered foods?

Elliot Entis, founder of AquaBounty, and Paul Greenberg, author of the best selling Four Fish: The Future of the Last ...
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Governmental regulation hurts SynthBio more than IP rights

Drew Kershen | 
Corporations and their patents are not significant barriers to synthetic bio food security technologies. Rather, the primary barrier will be ...
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Washington’s I-522 is an inefficient effort at GM transparency

Charles Antholt, Henry Bierlink | 
A former dairy farmer and an agricultural economist from Washington State weigh in on their reasons why consumers should not ...
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The cultural roots of the US/EU divide on GMOs

"The Economist" uses youth agricultural education as a device to discuss the fundamental differences between how the US and Europeans ...
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Changing the paradigm of hostility towards GM food

A "Nature" Editorial explores reasons why so many consumers still remain wary of GM food, more than a decade after ...
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Scientists, journalists and farmers join lively GMO forum

JoAnna Wendel | 
The current Boston Review hosts a discussion forum about GMOs, where professionals in agriculture, journalism and academia respond ...
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Are engineered foods evil?—A reply to Scientific American’s David H. Freedman

John Davison | 
A former Research Director of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research in France takes Scientific American to task for ...
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“GMO OMG”: An interview with the director

Nathanael Johnson | 
After being intrigued by the new "GMO OMG" documentary, Grist's Johnson interviews the film's director to learn more about his ...
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Hawaii: Big issues on Big Island with GMO ban debate

Sophie Cocke | 
The debate over GM foods in Hawaii is a serious (and often volatile) one, as demonstrated by a recent 6-hour ...
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Scientific American’s new Food Matters blog is all about the science of food, including GMOs

Tabitha M. Powledge | 
Plant geneticist Pamela Ronald, who advocates a mix of organic and GM agricultural techniques, is among the many voices joining ...
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Hawaii anti-GMO ‘corruption’ scandal? Genetic Literacy Project investigation underway

Jon Entine | 
Is the “grassroots” opposition to GMOs on Hawaii actually the product of careful cultivation and funding from mainland anti-GMO groups? ...
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Grist’s Johnson: Golden Rice essential tool in fighting malnutrition

Nathanael Johnson | 
Grist's Nathanael Johnson jumps in with his own analysis of the Golden Rice debate ...
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Grist’s Johnson provides forum for Pollan and Harmon to respond to GM orange controversy

Nathanael Johnson | 
Following Michael Pollan's highly debated response to Amy Harmon's New York Times feature on GM oranges, Grist's Nathanael Johnson has ...
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Hypocrisy in the GM debate: What about untested medical supplements?

Ashutosh Jogalekar | 
Why are so many people afraid of 'unregulated' GMOs when 'organic' grocery stores sell medical supplements that aren't regulated at ...
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Grist vs. GM Watch: Is there a middle in the GMO debate?

Becca Harrison | 
GM Watch's scathing critique of Nathanael Johnson's efforts to find the middle ground in the GMO debate has not deterred ...
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Prominent scientists and journalists in agreement: Golden Rice research should continue

Andrew Revkin | 
Andrew Revkin weaves together narratives from journalists Amy Harmon and Mark Lynas about the critical need for Golden Rice trials ...
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Time to stop fighting GMO labeling?

Tabitha M. Powledge | 
Familiarity will be a powerful dampener of Unreasoning Fear of GMOs; Perhaps we can nudge familiarity along with a out-and-proud ...
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Would Golden Rice save lives in developing countries?

Amy Harmon | 
Following the recent destruction of Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines, the New York Times' Amy Harmon narrates the ...
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Can GM crops really pass their benefits to weeds?

Andrew Kniss | 
The ecological dangers of GM crops are a subject of contention, and this article examines recent headlines claiming GM crops ...
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