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Why GMO labeling won’t increase food prices
Next month, voters in Washington will decide whether their state will be the first in the nation to require labeling ...
Does glyphosate used with herbicide resistant GM crops lead to chemical addiction?
To understand the environmental effects of GMOs, I started by looking at plants genetically modified to be insect-resistant — and concluded that ...
In the insecticide wars, GMOs have so far been a force for good
I’ve finally worked my way around to the GMO question that I care about most: Are genetically modified crops boon ...
Dr. Bronner’s soapbox: Working GMO labels into a lather
Perhaps it’s no surprise that a company famous for filling every available inch of its product labels with words favors ...
Hits and misses in Boston Review’s GMO debate
Reasoned, refereed exchanges about GMOs between opposing factions are rare. So when I saw that the Boston Review had manufactured that kind ...
For farmers, GMOs may not be as valuable as perceived
Grist's Johnson does a microanalysis of the benefits of GMOs by interviewing individual farmers, finding that the technology may not ...
Grist’s Nathanael Johnson: Who is really benefiting from GMOs?
Grist's Nathanael Johnson continues his GMO series, investigating who is seeing the real benefits of GMOs. He consults lawyers, economists ...
Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
You might think that national wildlife refuges would be places where wildlife could take refuge from the environmental insanity of ...
Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
You might think that national wildlife refuges would be places where wildlife could take refuge from the environmental insanity of ...
“GMO OMG”: An interview with the director
After being intrigued by the new "GMO OMG" documentary, Grist's Johnson interviews the film's director to learn more about his ...
Grist’s Johnson: Golden Rice essential tool in fighting malnutrition
Grist's Nathanael Johnson jumps in with his own analysis of the Golden Rice debate ...
Grist’s Johnson provides forum for Pollan and Harmon to respond to GM orange controversy
Following Michael Pollan's highly debated response to Amy Harmon's New York Times feature on GM oranges, Grist's Nathanael Johnson has ...
Syngenta to take a continent to court to upend pesticide ban
Syngenta is preparing to spray its lawyerly might all over Europe in a bid to be allowed to keep killing ...
From California to Washington: Who’s paying for GMO-labelling initiative campaigns?
Groups opposed to labeling genetically modified food outspent those in favor 5 to 1 last year when Californians voted on ...
Grist: Extremism in defense of GMOs is holding back science
Setting phasers to "utter destruction" is not the best approach to constructive criticism in GMO science ...
Canada: 14-year-old debates GE with TV personality
Rachel Parent is 14 and believes GE food should be labeled. The young activist has been making public speeches about ...
Grist: Who’s doing the research on GMO seeds?
Johnson begins a multi-step investigation into intellectual property rights. Do big biotech corporations really exercise draconian control on all biotech ...
Grist: GMOs, allergens and the specter of ‘unknown unknowns’
Grist takes a second, deeper look at the allergenic risk of GM crops relative to traditional crops ...
Are you ready for a tall glass of GE? Grist’s take on transgenic orange juice
It’s rare that us lowly eaters experience any personal gain from genetically modified food. But over the weekend the New ...
Grist: Does the “little difference” between GE and traditional breeding matter?
The interpretation of what “a little” means for perception of risk, and for public policy, varies wildly depending on people’s ...
Grist story on ‘superweeds’ attempts to demonize biotech by describing evolution
Biotech crops, which represent almost all the corn, soy, and cotton grown in the U.S., have finally met their match ...
Grist: Genetic engineering versus natural breeding?
With a full understanding of the science, is genetic engineering really all that different than traditional breeding ...
Grist rethinks crop biotech, takes fresh look at regulatory process
Critics of genetic engineering say the industry is not required to do any safety testing. The developers of GE crops ...
Grist finally acknowledges ‘no health threats from GE foods’
It’s hard to make the case that we should trust science on global warming while scoffing at the statements of ...
Grist touts discredited GM pig study
The following is an excerpt. You’ll remember, I’m sure, the recent brouhaha over a French study by scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini that purported ...
Connecticut will label GE foods if you do too
The following is an edited excerpt. The final version of the Connecticut bill includes quite a crucial catch: The labeling ...
Grist on wrong side of science in embarrassing anti-biotech jihad
The following is an edited excerpt. Thirty years ago, scientists figured out how to directly modify the genes in our ...
Justice Department ends Monsanto Investigation
While we were celebrating Thanksgiving, Monsanto had much to be thankful for, too. Last month, the Department of Justice quietly ...
