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Nobel laureate Richard Roberts: Opposition to GMOs is an ‘indulgence of the affluent’

Kavin Senapathy | 
In June, more than a hundred Nobel laureates sent a clear message to Greenpeace: abandon the campaign against GMOs. Since ...
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After India’s GMO cotton miracle, food crops remain blocked– Here’s why

Steven Cerier | 
As India's population continues to boom, many wonder how the country will feed its citizens. Can biotechnology offer a solution? ...
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GMO Bt corn’s underrated ability to reduce mycotoxins benefits health and economy

Rebecca Randall | 
One side benefit of Bt corn is its ability to reduce mycotoxin contamination, which could provide health and economic benefits ...
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China lays groundwork to be major producer of GMO crops

Steven Cerier | 
With a series of recent moves and policies, China seems to be preparing to change their stance on GMOs ...
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Chemical residues on foods and why dose matters

David Warmflash | 
Dosage is what decides whether a compound actually produces toxic effects in the short-term, or long-term effects, such as cancer ...
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Glyphosate herbicide in vaccines? Here is what concerned parents should know

Andrew Porterfield | 
Scientists say Moms Across America glyphosate-vaccine study methods don't reveal anything about herbicide ...
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New York PTA’s proposed bans on GMOs, milk from rBST-treated cows flunk science

Andrew Porterfield, Jon Entine | 
Scientists say the NY PTA has been hijacked by anti-GMO activists who want to impose their beliefs on the food ...
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Who funds the grassroots anti-GMO movement?

Michelle Miller | 
A farmer discusses the tactics of anti-GMO leaders and how they use grassroots movements to promote organic products ...
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Eliminating food waste requires behavioral changes, but GMOs can help too

Andrew Porterfield | 
Economists show solving the food waste problem is more than a matter of avoiding the trash bin ...
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Kevin Folta: One year after Lipton’s NYT article, attacks on character continue

Kevin Folta | 
Attacks on Kevin Folta continue for perceived "shilling" for Monsanto. Folta responds to latest article, this time from the Alternet ...
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GMO myth busting: Behold the dandelion, the weed with farm busting superpowers

Andrew Porterfield | 
What does it mean to say that weeds are developing a "resistance" to glyphosate or another pesticide? Is this related ...
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More than half of pesticides used by California farmers are active ingredients approved for organic

Steve Savage | 
Critics of modern agriculture claim organics use few pesticides while conventional framers uses highly toxic ones. Data from our largest ...
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Emails show anti-GMO organic activists driving food and farming policy at Consumer Reports

Consumers Union says it's an unbiased and impartial voice for consumers. So why is one of its senior scientists secretly ...
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Farmer viewpoint: Organic sector offers unique sustainability model for all agriculture

Rob Wallbridge | 
Rather than dismissing organic standards as arbitrary restrictions, we should recognize the role that they play in guiding sustainable behaviors ...
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GMO high tech farm animals stuck on the shelf

David Warmflash | 
Various genetically engineered animals have shown promise in research. But they wait in the wings with no certainly of whether ...
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Is the organic farming yield gap a sustainability gap too? New study argues for cooperation

Andrew Porterfield | 
Organic farming can't match conventional's yields. But if the acrimony could end, farmers now pitted against one another could crossbreed ...
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Non-GMO label hoodwinks consumers to promote corporate profits

Robert Wager, Terry Daynard | 
For many products, the Non GMO label simply means exploiting concerns of skittish consumers ...
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No rotten tomatoes—Can genetic engineering help create a tastier but still hardy fruit?

Andrew Porterfield | 
From Flavr Savr to today, a history of the genetically modified tomato ...
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Ontario farmer: Milkweeds, monarch butterflies and GMOs–What should science-minded farmers do?

Terry Daynard | 
I see no scientifically credible reason to be less diligent in removing milkweeds and other unwanted plants from my crop ...
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Does CRISPR gene editing = GMO? Biotechnology skeptics may split on how to regulate New Breeding Technologies

David Warmflash | 
The movement opposed to products that have been called "GM" maybe splitting into two, with one faction considering to taking ...
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Designing GMOs for human Mars colonies: Follow the ‘toxic salt’

David Warmflash | 
Before we grow staple grains such as wheat and corn on Mars , we need to deal with the soil's ...
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Will raw or organic milk reduce “inflammation”?

Maria Brilaki | 
Dairy products do not cause inflammation. They may actually act as anti-inflammatory foods ...
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Why activists, but few farmers, complain they can’t save patented seeds

Andrew Porterfield | 
Farmers don't save seeds because buying patented hybrids makes sense. It's not because of evil Big Ag ...
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War in Europe—Battle over glyphosate

Andrew Porterfield | 
The battle over glyphosate rages on in Europe, creating a lot of question marks over whether the popular herbicide will ...
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Why tomatoes taste bad, how biotech could revolutionize a ‘lost’ fruit—and why you may never eat one

XiaoZhi Lim | 
Supermarket tomatoes have a sorry reputation for looking great but tasting like cardboard. Short of growing only heirloom tomatoes, the ...
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Are bees in peril from neonicotinoids? Farmer evidence challenges doomsayers

Bill Crabtree, Robert Wager | 
Will farmers be allowed to use safe effective neonic seed treatments or will hysterical and erroneous reports of bee deaths ...
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Blind precaution: Europe’s obsession with Precautionary Principle blocks agricultural innovation

David Zaruk | 
The EU has created a regulatory jungle, chocking agricultural innovation, by depending on the non-science based precautionary principle ...
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