Daily Food & Ag Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
How to genetically engineer a better tomato
So, I think we’ve all seen this type of image from anti-GMO activists: The irony is that this is so ...
Do we love chocolate enough to turn to GMOs?
GMOs may be able to save chocolate. The bigger question is whether we want them to. Chocolate–the scrumptious confection of Valentine boxes ...
Kevin Folta interview: ‘Yes, I’m a shill—not for Big Ag but for Science’
Co-hosts of The League of Nerds Myles Power and James Gurney interview Kevin Folta, professor at the University of Florida, ...
Boom and bust of ‘green crude’ leads to new venture: synbio oil and more
The idea behind Sapphire Energy was radical: Use synthetic biology, a promising new technology that lets scientists reengineer the genetics of ...
Nature: IARC glyphosate cancer classification linked to animal studies, no evidence of human threat
The cancer-research arm of the World Health Organization last week announced that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, is ...
‘Stop farmers from being a science experiment; Get glyphosate off the market’
The issues surrounding G.M.O.s — genetically modified organisms — have never been simple. They became more complicated last week when ...
GMOs—Good option for climate friendly farming
Shahriyar Smith's guest opinion ("Clean fuels plan would drive GMO expansion in Oregon," March 8) misleads in a number of ways ...
MSNBC’s ‘Frankenjournalism’ on GM labeling
When veteran health and environmental reporters dig into the GMO debate, they start showing people what all the most trustworthy ...
ActionAid spreads fear of GMOs in Uganda with pictures of rats with tumors
Donors to one of Britain’s largest humanitarian aid charities have been unwittingly funding an aggressive anti-GM food campaign in Africa ...
Monsanto escalates attack on decision classifying glyphosate as ‘probably carcinogen’
Today, Monsanto Company further addressed last week’s assessment on glyphosate by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). “We ...
Reporters bungle coverage of ‘glyphosate probably causes cancer” determination
Headlines around the globe have proclaimed “the world’s most-used pesticides are probably causing cancer.” A UN agency has classified some common ...
IARC’s cancer classification could axe use of glyphosate in Colombian war on drugs
The new labeling of the world’s most-popular weed killer as a likely cause of cancer is raising more questions for ...
Academics Review gives UN agency ‘F’ for evaluation of glyphosate
The International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph evaluation of certain insecticides and herbicides earns an F grade for failure ...
German agency says IARC glyphosate decision based on poor evidence
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) commented as rapporteur for the active ingredient glyphosate as part of the ...
Nonbrowning Arctic Apples approved in Canada
Nonbrowning Arctic® apples have been approved for commercial sale in Canada, as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health ...
Environmental Working Group: WHO glyphosate cancer finding could spur legal action
The explosion of glyphosate use in recent years has been driven primarily by the widespread adoption of GMO corn and soybeans. These ...
Monsanto defends glyphosate: Rigorous independent studies underscore safe use
Monsanto created and held the patent on glyphosate until recent years. Read full, original article: Monsanto Disagrees with IARC Classification for Glyphosate ...
Anti-GMO activist groups twist science, claiming glyphosate infects drinking water, threatens babies
This blog is a critical demonstration between what good science says, and how the anti-GM activists twist meanings beyond what ...
Henry Miller: UN glyphosate finding glosses over data to support ideological conclusion
For the first time since 1991, the focus of this International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) review was on ...
Glyphosate carcinogenic? Independent global scientists weigh in
The Science Media Centre—an independent British-based non-profit that solicits reactions from top independent scientists when major new studies are released--has ...
Monsanto settles GMO wheat lawsuit in seven states
Monsanto Co. announced the settlement of another string of lawsuits related to the 2013 discovery of genetically modified wheat found ...
Activist claims ‘Big Ag’ promotes GMOs, subverting food system
Companies like Monsanto hope that casting doubt on the GMO labeling debate will cause us to get caught up in ...
German politicians agree on GMO ban, but argue over regional or national framework
Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt hopes to create a legislative framework that would cover cultivation bans on genetically modified plants, but ...
Could genetically modified yeast replace flowers in fragrances?
For centuries, humans have used yeast to make beer and bread. Now, a startup is using it to engineer designer ...
FDA rules Arctic Apples and Innate Potatoes are safe to eat
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its evaluation for two varieties of apples genetically engineered by Okanagan Specialty ...
Pamela Ronald at TED: Prejudices of rich denying poor, vulnerable benefits of biotechnology
Pamela Ronald is at the global TED conference to talk about her work as a plant geneticist, about her quest to ...
Can plants ‘learn’?
When we consider the propensity to learn, plants are probably the last living beings that come to mind. They seem ...
