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Viewpoint: Endangering the Endangered Species Act — Bees are not fish … unless you are a California court
On [June 1], an appeals court in California earnestly held that bees are fish. Or at least for regulatory purposes under ...
What’s next for glyphosate cases? Bayer’s hopes US Supreme Court would overturn Roundup liability verdicts dims as US Department of Justice asks SCOTUS to reject company’s cancer claims appeal
Bayer’s latest legal setback in its Roundup saga looks equally toxic to American justice. Shares in the German drugs-to-agrochemicals group ...
Brazil doubles production of insect-resistant GMO sugarcane over past year with new variety for poor soil in the wings
Brazilian farmers are set to nearly double the area planted with transgenic sugarcane in the season starting this month, the ...
Bayer angling to introduce new high-yield, genetically modified cotton seed in India
Germany's Bayer has applied to cultivate its next generation of genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds in India, government sources said, reviving ...
Breeding genetically modified cloned pigs for human transplants
German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, ...
China has produced more research on gene-editing crops than any other country, and now Beijing is poised to reap the benefits
China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as ...
Supreme Court mulls reviewing Bayer convictions over Monsanto Roundup glyphosate weedkiller
The U.S. Supreme Court on [December 13] asked President Joe Biden's administration for its views on whether the justices should ...
China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops
China is planning changes to its seed regulations that will make it easier to approve genetically modified crops, a move ...
‘Very mild symptoms’: Omicron COVID variant appears to be less severe than Delta
A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients said on ...
Beset by quickly rising COVID cases, Austria becomes first Western European country to set universal vaccine mandates and reimpose lockdowns
Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown this autumn to tackle a ...
Indigenous Chilean quillay trees offers hope for a new generation of vaccines
Quillay trees, technically known as Quillaja saponaria, are rare evergreens native to Chile that have long been used by the ...
WHO empanels last-chance science team to investigate COVID origins
The World Health Organisation on [October 13] proposed 26 experts to form its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins ...
Bayer claims first victory in glyphosate litigation, as jury rejects claim weedkiller caused a child’s non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the ...
England breaks with the EU, plans to relax restrictions on gene-edited crops and open door to biotechnology-based climate solutions
Britain's farming and environment minister George Eustice announced on [September 29] that regulations related to gene editing in agricultural research ...
Moroccan cave offers window into 120,000 years of human clothing evolution
Scientists on [September 16] said artifacts unearthed in a cave in Morocco dating back as far as 120,000 years ago ...
COVID has cut life expectancy the most since World War II — and men have been hit the hardest, losing 2 years on average
The COVID-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy in 2020 by the largest amount since World War Two, according to a study ...
While Africa seeks to harmonize crop biotechnology regulations, activists ‘corporate infiltration’ narrative
The African Union is developing guidelines for the use of genetically modified (GM) crops across the continent, officials said, amid ...
Scorching western drought weakens honeybees, threatening almond and fruit crops
A scorching drought is slashing honey production in North Dakota, the top producing state of the sweet syrup. That means ...
Video fact check: Renegade former British police officer rouses crowd with false claims that COVID vaccines hospitalize people
Footage of a British man making already debunked allegations about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 vaccines has spread rapidly on ...
California appeals court upholds $86 million dollar glyphosate cancer verdict
Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of ...
The world’s largest prenatal test company, BGI, collaborates with China’s military to study millions of pregnant women’s genetic data and ‘improve population quality.’ Should we be concerned?
A Chinese gene company selling prenatal tests around the world developed them in collaboration with the country's military and is ...
California and New York City mandate COVID vaccines or regular testing for government workers
Political leaders in California and New York City on [July 26] ordered government workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or ...
From smelly roadside nuisance to key biofuel crop? How gene editing could transform stinkweed into an essential canola alternative
Botanists, businessmen, farmers and federal lawmakers, they all gathered to peer at the waist-high plant usually considered a pest and ...
Most grade schools require all students to show proof of diphtheria, tetanus, MMR and other vaccines. Will they mandate COVID shots as well?
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for use in children as young as 12 by the U.S. Food and ...
Bayer says it will reconsider ‘the future of glyphosate-based products in the U.S. residential market’ after a federal judge rejected its $2 billion settlement proposal to resolve pending and future cancer lawsuits
Bayer said on [May 26] it will review the future of its Roundup and other glyphosate-based weedkillers in the U.S ...
Mexican judge upholds 2024 ban of GMO corn and glyphosate, threatening to upend US trade relationship
A Mexican federal judge ruled against a request by the [Mexico] National Farm Council (CNA) to freeze a government plan ...
As Bayer awaits ruling on its $2 billion glyphosate settlement proposal, judge floats idea of adding controversial safety warning label
A U.S. judge suggested on [May 19] that Bayer include a warning label on Roundup as part of a proposed ...
‘Risks are acceptable’: On verge of banning neonicotinoid imidacloprid, Canada reverses course, says bees will not be adversely impacted
Canada’s pesticide regulator said on [May 18] that farmers could keep using the chemical imidacloprid to control crop-destroying insects under ...