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Why rice, but not corn, requires genetic modification to produce beta-carotene
Much like the ancient form of rice, the ancient form of corn (teosinte) is not eaten. Much like rice, maize ...
NY farm organic activists ask Cornell to shut down Alliance For Science because of ‘pro GMO bias’
A letter arrived on Cornell University Dean Kathryn Boor's desk lastweek... Sixty-seven people from New York's farming community requested that the ...
False narrative that farming should be ‘natural’ distorts public’s view of GMOs
I believe that some false narratives have taken over the public imagination; and these make it difficult for facts to ...
Mark Bittman’s wrong: Mega production monocultures of corn and soy aren’t result of GMOs
Mark Bittman has an editorial today in the New York Times on the new GMO labeling laws. . . . I was ...
Bangladesh’s GMO brinjal success undermines anti-GMO narrative
The anti-GMO narrative – and that is what it is, a story – has several consistent elements:. . . ...
Dietician, mom advises ‘don’t be shamed by misleading labels,’ ignore butterfly Non-GMO label
. . . As a teenager, heading back to school might inspire "label" anxiety - that of the "did I get ...
Frustrated Floridian has had it–Satirical rebuke of activists blocking GMO mosquitoes
A goddamned mosquito just bit me on my face in my own house because I live in Florida and it’s ...
Non-browning GMO Fuji Apple sets positive precedent for small biotech firms
. . . . A third Arctic Apple cultivar (Fuji) is currently going through the USDA deregulation . . . Apparently the public ...
Why Bangladesh’s GMO eggplant success angers anti-GMO activists
This blog was written by Kevin Folta, chair of the horticultural department at the University of Florida. Kevin hosts a ...
Do anti-GMO activist NGOs falsely represent the broad public will?
. . . . NGOs present themselves to policymakers as representative of civil society . . . demanding equal engagement in the ...
Mark Lynas: US Right to Know funded by anti-vaccine activists
USRTK’s [U.S. Right to Know] funding is substantial. . . . . . . .To date, it has received $314,500 ...
Is campaign against glyphosate using misinformation to spread message?
. . . [W]hen did it become totally acceptable for groups who oppose anything . . . to routinely spread spurious information ...
Processed food, GMO ingredients safer than what your grandmother ate
Labels on food came about in the United States from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. . . ...
GMO vs. non-GMO: How farmers decide which crops to grow
. . . . Choosing different varieties of corn or soybeans, some with and some without GM traits is one of ...
Is precautionary principle in pesticide, GMO regulation making EU import dependent?
The EU’s use of the precautionary principle on agricultural technologies is a bad, broken compass. How far lost are we? ...
Boycotting companies that backed GMO labeling compromise is hypocritical
Ronnie Cummins, director of the Organic Consumers Association lobbying group, has released a letter citing Gandhi. In it he described Gandhi leading ...
Anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith says labeling push never about ‘right to know’
In a letter sent out [July 30], anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith admits what we have suspected all along. Labeling GMOs ...
Does Organic Valley’s new marketing campaign spread same old misinformation?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The New York Times [on July ...
Why has ‘Glowing Plant Project’ failed to deliver on promises?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Glowing Plant Project ...
GMO crops, pesticides essential for no-till, dryland agriculture
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . I was ...
Scannable GMO labels could provide information regarding sustainability, pesticide use
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I believe in transparency in ...
VT law made GMO labeling inevitable, Senate version is reasonable compromise
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . . [I]t ...
Debunking Naturally Savvy’s ‘Top Ten Reasons to Avoid GMOs’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A few days ago, ...
Senator Bernie Sanders will try to kill compromise Senate GMO label bill
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued ...
Bad karma hits leading anti-GMO companies–Whole Foods, Clif Bar, Chipotle?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [T]here are three companies ...
Organic industry distortions about GMOs means public opinion battle not over
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . . The ...
European Greens block African use of GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides, threatening innovation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [On June 8], the ...
Demonizing corporations not effective way to change their practices
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . . People ...
