GMO corn seed distribution trials in Uganda postponed to 2015

Samuel Nabwiiso | 
Maize farmers who have been expecting to plant new, improved maize varieties at the National Crop Resources Research Institute (NACRRI) ...

Why Europeans are reluctant to embrace GMOs

Todd Janzen | 
Many European Union countries do allow imports of GMO corn and soybeans from the U.S. Those GMO products are used ...

‘Non-GMO’ to trump ‘organic’ as new consumer buzz word in 2014

Christina Sarich | 
Consumers want 'Non-GMO' now, more so even than 'organic,' according to a new study published by Progressive Grocer. In their ...
Happy Birthday Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution

Happy Birthday Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution

March 25, 2014 marks the 100th birthday of Dr. Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), who is widely recognized as the Father of ...

Texas GMO labeling advocates face stiff opposition

Aamena Ahmed | 
When Eric Herm heard in 2005 that genetically modified cottonseeds were the latest innovation on the market, he thought he ...

China buys US corn despite unresolved GMO dispute

Karl Plume | 
China bought its first U.S. corn in more than two months last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, ...

Scientists create bionic plants

Deborah Netburn | 
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving plants enhanced abilities by placing tiny carbon nanotubes within their cells ...

Heinz latest target in false advertising lawsuits over ‘all natural’ claims and GMOs

Elaine Watson | 
Heinz has vowed to vigorously defend itself after becoming the latest food giant to be targeted in a false advertising ...

10 GM crops reapproved for ‘confined field trials’ in India

Vishwa Mohan | 
Taking a major step forward to scientifically assess 'risk' and 'safety' aspects of transgenic crops, the Indian government's top regulator ...

Norman Borlaug’s daughter decries anti-GMO ‘fear mongering’

Christopher Doering | 
Julie Borlaug will be among dozens of family members coming to Washington next week to honor the 100th birthday of ...

High level math literacy linked to GMO acceptance

Vicky Boyd | 
Penn State University researchers say they may have found a link between math comprehension and people's ability to understand messages ...

India’s GM crop success bedevils critics

Bjørn Lomborg | 
It’s best two dissect two separate strains of the [anit-GMO] argument [in India]: first, that there is a wave of ...

GMO labeling bill derailed in Florida

Andre Senior | 
A bill that would have required companies to label genetically modified foods in Florida will likely not be heard in ...

Top 10 GMO answers that consumers want

The results of a new national survey, commissioned by GMO Answers and the Council for Biotechnology Information, identify the leading questions consumers ...

GM-free family farms can fight global food crisis

May East | 
We have a global food crisis and it is getting worse. Transformative changes are needed in our food, agriculture and ...

Debate over GM crops heats up in Tanzania

Finnigan Wa Simbeye | 
Pelum Tanzania Country Coordinator, Mr Donat Senzia told 'Daily News' that local activists opposing genetic engineering are agents of European ...

China’s ‘Dr. Oz’ stokes anti-GMO feelings

Cui Yongyuan, a former host of China's state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), has become known for challenging the authorities ...

Traces of GMOs in food shipments cloud trade ties

More than a dozen countries across the world are blocking, turning away or even destroying shipments of foodgrains and other ...

When informed, Philippine farmers ‘keen’ on GM eggplant

A study contends that 96 percent of Filipino farmers are willing to shift to a genetically modified eggplant and are willing to ...

Europe’s GM crop regulations are an outdated ‘roadblock’

David Baulcombe | 
Despite the absence of any evidence GM crops pose an intrinsic hazard, in Europe only one has been approved since ...

Scientist challenges Hawaiin activist claim that GMOs increase use of toxic chemicals

Steve Savage | 
On February 27, Paul Achitoff of the group Earth Justice opened an op-ed in Civil Beat with the emotive claim that “the ...

Going ‘GMO free’ fails to boost Cheerio’s sales

Candice Choi | 
Plain old Cheerios are no longer made with genetically modified ingredients, but the switch hasn't yet translated to a boost ...

UK Scientists call for new GM crop trials

James Morgan | 
A new report on genetically modified (GM) crops, commissioned by the prime minister, calls for more UK field trials and ...

How genetic engineering can save the iconic American Chestnut tree

Maxx Chatsko | 
An estimated 3 billion to 6 billion American chestnut trees once covered forests spreading from southern Mississippi to central Maine ...

Q&A with Mark Lynas on GMOs

January 2013, amid a chorus of controversy, Mark Lynas—high profile environmental writer, activist, and researcher—publicly renounced and apologized for his ...

I grow GMOs, and I’m not ashamed or embarrassed

Jennie Schmidt | 
Yesterday, I testified before the Maryland State Senate Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. I was speaking against SB778 "Genetically ...

Germany still undecided about GMOs

Germany's government coalition has still to decide policy toward cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt ...
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