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China halts human gene editing in wake of controversial trial resulting in birth of twins
The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involved in the editing of human ...
First federal glyphosate-cancer trial slated for February 2019
A U.S. judge overseeing the federal litigation against Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit over glyphosate-based weed-killers allegedly causing cancer on [November ...
Faster GMO crop import approvals in China could boost Brazil’s already record-breaking soy exports
Brazil’s record soy exports to China could grow further, an Agriculture Ministry official told Reuters …. as the Asian nation’s ...
California judge orders expedited trial for couple alleging glyphosate caused their cancer
A California judge on [November 15] granted an expedited trial in the case of a California couple suffering from cancer ...
Germany’s environment minister pitches plan to ban glyphosate by 2023
Germany plans new conditions for pesticide approval and will seek an end date for the use of glyphosate-based weed killers, ...
Bayer might seek settlements in some Monsanto glyphosate-cancer suits, but prepares to fight large claims
Bayer AG’s chief executive said .... the company might consider settling lawsuits over Monsanto’s glyphosate-containing weed-killers depending on how high ...
CRISPR gene editing offers hope for struggling French seed maker Vilmorin
U.S. sanctions against Iran and a slide in Turkey’s currency are contributing to an uncertain short-term outlook for seed maker ...
Artificial intelligence bias: Amazon shut down AI recruiter engine that ‘penalized women’
Amazon.com Inc’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women. The team had been ...
How do we persuade relatives of cancer patients to seek genetic testing?
Cancer patients’ close relatives might be willing to get tests to see if they share genetic mutations that put them ...
Brazilian judge overturns glyphosate ban, citing ‘serious impacts’ to nation’s economy
A Brazilian court on [September 3rd] overturned an injunction banning products containing the popular weed-killer glyphosate, knocking down a previous ...
Now facing 8,000 Roundup lawsuits, Bayer says it ‘will vigorously defend’ its herbicide
The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker ...
Biotech startups race against ‘Big Ag’ to develop gene-edited crops
Calyxt Inc, an eight-year-old firm co-founded by a genetics professor, altered the genes of a soybean plant to produce healthier ...
Brazil’s public health agency will appeal judge’s nationwide suspension of glyphosate
Brazil-based agrochemical companies plan to appeal a ruling suspending the use of best-selling weed killer glyphosate .... an industry spokeswoman ...
Monsanto Roundup trial: First lawsuit alleging glyphosate-cancer link goes to jury
A trial in which a school groundskeeper alleged that his use of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused his terminal cancer ...
FDA approves sugar made from Brazil’s first Bt sugarcane variety
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that it is safe to consume sugar produced from the genetically ...
Brazilian judge suspends glyphosate use, citing concerns about herbicide’s toxicity
A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a widely employed herbicide for soy and ...
European court appears poised to rule that gene edited crops should not be regulated as GMOs
Gene editing in agriculture takes centre stage [July 25th] when Europe’s highest court rules in a case that could determine ...
China poised to approve more GMO crops as influential board meets
An influential Chinese scientific advisory board on genetically modified crops met last week for the first time in a year, ...
‘We just want to survive better’: Brazilian natives fined $33 million for growing GMO crops banned on reservations
The savannah scrubland where Chief João Ponce once hunted deer and wild boar in Brazil has given way to neat ...
Why isn’t India’s government arresting farmers using unapproved herbicide-tolerant GMO cotton seeds?
Many Indian farmers are openly sowing an unapproved variety of genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds developed by Monsanto, as the ...
Brazilian government fines native communities for growing GMO crops
The savannah scrubland where Chief João Ponce once hunted deer and wild boar in Brazil has given way to neat ...
China’s delays in GMO crop approvals cost US economy $7 billion, biotech industry group says
Delays in Chinese approvals of imported genetically modified crops have cut U.S. gross domestic product by about $7 billion over ...
US wants China to import more GMO crops as part of trade deal
The United States is seeking better access for imports of genetically modified crops into China as part of a trade ...
Will weed-zapping AI robots disrupt market for herbicides and GMO seeds?
In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the ...
Chinese corn buyers switching from US to Ukraine due to GMO restrictions, trade tensions
China’s purchases of U.S. corn have slowed significantly due to worries the grain might be drawn into the trade spat ...
Monsanto appeals court ruling stripping its rights to GMO Bt cotton patent in India
Monsanto Co has appealed to India’s Supreme Court against a ruling by the Delhi High Court which decreed [in April] ...
Monsanto launches product that deactivates dicamba herbicide in spraying equipment
Monsanto Co is launching the first product that deactivates a controversial weed killer inside spraying equipment after it is used, ...
Battling malaria: Bill Gates backs gene editing of mosquitoes, acknowledges ethical concerns
Gene-editing technologies that alter mosquitoes’ DNA could prove critical in the fight against malaria, Bill Gates said on [April 18], ...
