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Battered by multiple defeats, GMO label backers vow to continue
Oregon and Colorado became the third and fourth liberal states in the West to reject a GMO labeling measure. A similar ...
Ricin, botulism toxin and plague found in latest NIH deep clean
The National Institutes of Health said it has uncovered a nearly century-old container of ricin and a handful of other ...
Can tobacco plant help cure Ebola?
It's an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that ...
Farmers ‘anxiously’ await decision on new herbicide and herbicide-resistant GM crops
Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version ...
Wildlife refuges to phase out GM crops and neonicotinoid pesticides by Jan 2016
National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides related to nicotine ...
Kauai seeks $50,000 more for private attorneys defending anti-GMO, pesticides law
Kauai’s county attorney has asked the county council for more money to defend a new law regulating genetically engineered crops ...
Oregon has no authority over federally approved GM crops, state officials say
Oregon agriculture officials say the state has no authority over genetically modified crops once federal regulators deem them safe for ...
EPA official to Maui GM ban committee: GE papaya safe to eat
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials told a Maui County Council committee they haven't heard of any health issues related to eating ...
Indepedent analysis says Maui could lose hundreds of jobs, millions of dollars if GM ban passes
More than 500 jobs and millions of tax dollars could be lost if a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically ...
Payout deadline approaches for North Carolina forced sterilization victims
In 1948, as Naomi Schenck was rushed into a North Carolina operating room because she was having a miscarriage, the ...
Big Food spends millions to defeat GMO labeling in key state New York
Agricultural, food and beverage companies have spent millions of dollars to defeat legislation in New York state that would require ...
Oregon maps GM crop fields to establish system for coexistence
Before residents in southern Oregon overwhelmingly voted to ban genetically modified crops last month, farmers negotiated for months with a ...
Voters ban GMO crops in southern Oregon
Voters in two southern Oregon counties approved measures to ban genetically engineered crop. Jackson County voters approved a measure by a ...
Argentine neuroscientist who challenged safety of glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup dies
Dr. Andres Carrasco, an Argentine neuroscientist who challenged pesticide regulators to re-examine one of the world's most widely used weed ...
Biofuels from corn residue worse than gasoline for climate change in short term
Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, ...
Anti-GMO activists target Hawaii’s critical role in seed research and development
Most of us associate seeds and commodity crops with the Midwest, but Hawaii is crucial to cutting edge research in ...
New Ebola outbreak from novel strain
The Ebola virus that has killed scores of people in Guinea this year is a new strain — evidence that ...
DNA test that replaces Pap smear draws criticism
A high-tech screening tool for cervical cancer is facing pushback from more than a dozen American patient groups, who warn ...
Arrested for a felony? You must provide DNA, appeals court says
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld California's law requiring people arrested for felonies to submit samples of their DNA ...
Going ‘GMO free’ fails to boost Cheerio’s sales
Plain old Cheerios are no longer made with genetically modified ingredients, but the switch hasn't yet translated to a boost ...
How does whole genome sequencing really stack up?
These days, it’s faster and cheaper than ever to decipher a person’s entire DNA. But a small study suggests that ...
Battle shapes up over GM sugar beets in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A David-and-Goliath political battle is shaping up over genetically modified crops in Southern Oregon. Some ...
Colorado lawmakers again reject GMO labels
DENVER -- Labels on genetically modified foods have been rejected again by Colorado lawmakers. But the food-labeling debate could just be ...
Activists claim GM crops exacerbating Monarch butterfly decline
The number of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Mexico plunged this year to its lowest level since studies began in ...
New Hampshire House rejects GMO food labeling
New Hampshire’s House killed a bill Wednesday that would have required genetically modified foods to be labeled. The House voted ...
After voters reject GMO labeling, Washington state lawmaker aim at GM salmon
Months after Washington voters narrowly rejected an initiative requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods, lawmakers are reviving the GMO ...
DNA tests to tell if U.S. woman’s body was accidentally cremated in Canada
The daughter of a U.S. woman whose casket contained the wrong body says DNA tests will be performed to determine ...
Regulation of genetics-based medicine likely to spark controversy in 2014
Many of 2013's biggest medical stories, including the Supreme Court's ruling on Myriad Genetics and the FDA's regulation of 23andMe, ...
