Agriculture Spotlight
“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 ...
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 ...
The Italian job: Farmers facing pests pay dearly for Europe’s anti-GM stance
Despite insect infestation threatening their crops, Italy recently became the ninth country in the EU to eliminate the possibility of ...
GMO labels proposed in Washington “bewilder more than explain”
Prior to November's I-522 vote to label GM foods, the campaigns have released television advertisements showing real-life labels. The labels, ...
Genetically engineered animals: Are they the future?
As a University of California, Davis researcher explains, the technology used to genetically engineer crops may soon find an important ...
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 ...
Gates Foundation will continue to support Golden Rice
The Gates Foundation, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, says it will continue its support of Golden Rice research despite ...
Bangladesh gets closer to approving GM eggplant
The envy of their neighbors in India, Bangladesh inches closer to approving Bt brinjal (eggplant), a crop that will drastically ...
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 ...
Governmental regulation hurts SynthBio more than IP rights
Corporations and their patents are not significant barriers to synthetic bio food security technologies. Rather, the primary barrier will be ...
Washington’s I-522 is an inefficient effort at GM transparency
A former dairy farmer and an agricultural economist from Washington State weigh in on their reasons why consumers should not ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scientists, journalists and farmers join lively GMO forum
The current Boston Review hosts a discussion forum about GMOs, where professionals in agriculture, journalism and academia respond ...
Are engineered foods evil?—A reply to Scientific American’s David H. Freedman
A former Research Director of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research in France takes Scientific American to task for ...
“GMO OMG”: An interview with the director
After being intrigued by the new "GMO OMG" documentary, Grist's Johnson interviews the film's director to learn more about his ...
Hawaii: Big issues on Big Island with GMO ban debate
The debate over GM foods in Hawaii is a serious (and often volatile) one, as demonstrated by a recent 6-hour ...
Scientific American’s new Food Matters blog is all about the science of food, including GMOs
Plant geneticist Pamela Ronald, who advocates a mix of organic and GM agricultural techniques, is among the many voices joining ...
Hawaii anti-GMO ‘corruption’ scandal? Genetic Literacy Project investigation underway
Is the “grassroots” opposition to GMOs on Hawaii actually the product of careful cultivation and funding from mainland anti-GMO groups? ...
Grist’s Johnson: Golden Rice essential tool in fighting malnutrition
Grist's Nathanael Johnson jumps in with his own analysis of the Golden Rice debate ...
Grist’s Johnson provides forum for Pollan and Harmon to respond to GM orange controversy
Following Michael Pollan's highly debated response to Amy Harmon's New York Times feature on GM oranges, Grist's Nathanael Johnson has ...
Hypocrisy in the GM debate: What about untested medical supplements?
Why are so many people afraid of 'unregulated' GMOs when 'organic' grocery stores sell medical supplements that aren't regulated at ...
Grist vs. GM Watch: Is there a middle in the GMO debate?
GM Watch's scathing critique of Nathanael Johnson's efforts to find the middle ground in the GMO debate has not deterred ...
Prominent scientists and journalists in agreement: Golden Rice research should continue
Andrew Revkin weaves together narratives from journalists Amy Harmon and Mark Lynas about the critical need for Golden Rice trials ...
Time to stop fighting GMO labeling?
Familiarity will be a powerful dampener of Unreasoning Fear of GMOs; Perhaps we can nudge familiarity along with a out-and-proud ...
Would Golden Rice save lives in developing countries?
Following the recent destruction of Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines, the New York Times' Amy Harmon narrates the ...
Can GM crops really pass their benefits to weeds?
The ecological dangers of GM crops are a subject of contention, and this article examines recent headlines claiming GM crops ...