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Microbiologist, former Greenpeace supporter: Opposition to GMOs ‘responsible for death of poor people’

Hidde Boersma | 
[Editor's note: The following article has been translated from Dutch and lightly edited for clarity.] [Editor's note: Hidde Boersma is ...
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5 reasons why it’s so hard to know whether ‘organic’ food is really organic

M. Jason Kuo | 
Regulating [food] supply chains to ensure, for example, that “organic” foods deserve their labels is hard. Here are five reasons ...
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To revive monarch butterflies, plant milkweed in yards and on wild lands, study says

Kara Holsopple, Rebecca Williams | 
If Monarch butterflies are going to stay off the endangered species list, they need more to eat. And it’s up ...
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Anti-pesticide, anti-nuclear activist named France’s new environment minister

Dave Keating | 
The new French president stunned businesses by appointing Nicolas Hulot, an anti-nuclear and anti-pesticide environmental activist, as the country's environmental ...
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India’s agriculture ministry has ‘no reservations about promoting GM mustard’

The agriculture ministry ... said it has no reservations about GM mustard, which has been cleared by an expert panel ...
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Plants vs pathogens: CRISPR-created crops fend off pests, add nutrition

Gary Finnegan | 
Potato blight sparked the Irish famine in the 19th century, causing a million people to starve to death and another ...
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Evolution could push back against CRISPR gene editing of insects to stop Zika and malaria

Anjana Ahuja | 
Research published [May 2017] suggests that gene editing, a revolutionary cut-and-paste technology that allows bespoke adjustments to an organism’s genome, ...
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Infographic: India poised to dramatically increase its global GMO footprint

GM crop footprint in India is all set to grow once the government gives its final nod to GM Mustard, ...
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Maine approves 3 genetically engineered blight resistant potatoes that reduce pesticide use

Abigail Curtis | 
With little fanfare, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved ... the registration of three new types of genetically ...
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To feed 1.4 billion people China technologizing its agriculture sector–Will it be enough?

China’s 1.4 billion people are building up an appetite that is changing the way the world grows and sells food ...
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New GE rice variety boosts plant’s immune system to fight multiple diseases at once

Ryan Cross | 
Plants don’t have a bloodstream to circulate immune cells. Instead, they use receptors on the outsides of their cells to ...
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GMO rescue of American chestnut tree may take longer than anticipated

Jeff Mulhollem | 
The nearly century-old effort to employ selective breeding to rescue the American chestnut, which has been rendered functionally extinct by ...
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Less milkweed due to herbicide likely contributed to early monarch butterfly declines, study finds

[Monarch butterfly] numbers ... are shrinking. New research at Michigan State University, published in the current issue of the journal ...
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Talking Biotech: Can ‘vertical farming’ help feed world’s growing population?

David Proenza et al. | 
What is the potential for agriculture to move indoors—and into cities—as we try to feed more people on less land? ...
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Democrats accuse Trump of turning USDA into ‘pro-industry advertising business’ in support of GMOs

Christopher Wallace | 
[T]he Department of Agriculture under President Trump is throwing its weight behind genetically modified foods with a new GMO-friendly information ...
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Hype and agroecology: Is ‘low input’ farming better for the environment and economy?

Henry Miller | 
[Editor's note: Henry Miller, physician and molecular biologist, is a fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford University’s ...
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Feeding the world: Will GMO seeds rescue yields as global climates dry and heat up?

Mark Hertsgaard | 
Take the argument that more heat- and drought-resistant seeds are what’s needed to cope with climate change. The good people ...
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Activists claim that without long-term studies, GMOs cannot be considered safe: What does science say?

Jon Entine | 
No multi-generational GMO food studies? Bollocks. There are dozens, and all conclude biotech seeds are as safe or safer than ...
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What would Whole Foods look like if it were ‘science-based’?

Jenny Splitter | 
[Editor’s note: Jenny Splitter is a writer, storyteller and mother of two.] Whole Foods used to be my idea of ...
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Why GMOs face tough go in China despite huge imports and successful crops

Mark Lynas | 
[Editor’s note: Mark Lynas is an author and journalist who reports on crop biotechnology around the world.] Sometimes I hear ...
Plants that 'fertilize themselves'? Gene discovery could lead to reductions in synthetic fertilizer use

Plants that ‘fertilize themselves’? Gene discovery could lead to reductions in synthetic fertilizer use

The lessons of plant diversity and competition learned from a clover patch, which are featured in a special issue of ...
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Infographic: Who to trust—and who not to trust—about food and farming

With conflicting claims about scientific topics everywhere on the internet, it’s hard to know who to trust. This is especially ...
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India’s first approval of GMO food—mustard—could open door to over 100 GE food products

Sanjeeb Mukherjee | 
After many ifs and buts, the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard seems to have reached a decisive phase ...
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US flower sellers forced to destroy 9 varieties of petunias after tests show they’re genetically modified

David Malakoff | 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced [May 16] that U.S. flower distributors have begun to destroy countless petunia plants ...
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Conflict of interest? Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott’s connections to organic industry raise concerns

Journalist Tom Philpott, who covers food and farming issues at Mother Jones, was recently the keynote speaker at a fundraising ...
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Infographic: 6 ‘snake oil salesmen’ who profit from food fears

Several activists opposed to genetic engineering run small media empires, including websites, TV and radio programs. Scientists say they are ...
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10 years after Colony Collapse Disorder scare, what have we learned about the plight of bees?

Andrew Barron, Simon Klein | 
Managed honey bees are afflicted by a range of pests, viruses and predators--the worst being the Varroa mite--that have been ...
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