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Big Ag funds ‘grassroots’ groups to campaign for GMOs
How did a California initiative requiring the labeling of genetically engineered food (Prop 37) get defeated in 2012 despite the ...
New Mexico evolution event scuttled after attack from Intelligent Design creationists
Mexico Museum of Natural History canceled a series of events honoring scientist Charles Darwin after two local retired engineers lobbied ...
Oregon senator vows to repeal the “Monsanto Protection Act”
The following is an edited excerpt. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday vowed to repeal a measure that prevents federal courts from ...
Genetically modified grass blamed for mass cattle deaths in Texas
A form of genetically modified grass is being cited as the likely culprit in the sudden death of a herd ...
U.S. House Democrats defeat sex-selective abortion ban
The House of Representatives voted down a bill Thursday that sought to ban sex-selective abortion, 246-168, according to the Washington ...
Researchers untangle complex genetic processes underlying breast cancer
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have begun to unravel the complex processes that cause breast cancer, identifying a ...
