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US state attorneys join federal antitrust probe of Dow-Dupont merger, increasing scrutiny of deal
U.S. state attorneys general have joined a federal antitrust probe of the planned merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical Co, according ...
German cabinet backs law banning cultivation of GMOs
The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told ...
Geneticist pleads guilty in plot to steal GMO rice seeds for Chinese
A geneticist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture pleaded guilty on [Oct. 24] to making false statements to the Federal Bureau ...
WHO’s cancer agency claims “transparency”, moves to block glyphosate Freedom of Information requests
The World Health Organization's cancer agency [IARC]--which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens--advised academic experts ... who worked ...
Europe’s neonicotinoid ban contributed to one-third drop in Britain’s rapeseed
Britain's rapeseed harvest fell this year by almost one-third due to poor yields and a prolonged decline in the planted area which ...
Brazil approves import of 3 GMO corn varieties for animal feed
Brazil's biosafety commission CTNBio approved on [Oct. 6] imports of three genetically modified (GM) varieties of corn from the United States ...
Endangered species listing for bumble bee could intensify neonicotinoid debate
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on [Sept. 21] proposed listing the rusty patched bumble bee... for federal protection as an ...
Class action suit against Syngenta over China’s 2014 rejection of GMO corn will proceed
A U.S. district court judge in Kansas... said lawsuits brought by U.S. farmers against seed company Syngenta AG over sales ...
EU authorizes 11 varieties of GMO corn for food and livestock feed but not cultivation
The European Commission said [Sept. 16] it had authorized 11 varieties of genetically modified maize produced by Syngenta... for use as ...
South American farmers increasing acreage of Monsanto’s new GMO soy
South American farmers are expected to sow 57 percent more area with Monsanto Co's second-generation, genetically modified soybean seed Intacta ...
Bayer nears end game in merger talks with Monsanto
German pharmaceutical and crops manufacturer Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) said on [September 5, 2016] that its negotiations with Monsanto Co (MON.N) had ...
China seeks to reassure consumers about GMO foods amid calls for labeling
China's agriculture ministry said it would back new laws on genetically modified (GMO) food labeling "at a suitable time" as ...
Domestically developed GMO mustard clears major regulatory hurdle in India
A government panel has cleared commercial use of what would be India's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, but politicians ...
In patent dispute, Monsanto withdraws application for next generation GMO cotton from India
Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India [Bollgard ...
Long-term study suggests small link between neonicotinoids, wild bee declines
Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with. . . neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population ...
China aims to commercially produce GMO soybeans in next 5 years
China will push for the commercialisation of genetically modified soya beans over the next five years as it seeks to ...
Japan, S. Korea block import of some U.S. wheat after GMO wheat found in WA state
Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants ...
GMO wheat, unapproved for commercialization, found growing in Washington state
Genetically modified wheat developed by Monsanto Co, and never approved by federal regulators, has been found growing in a Washington ...
South Korea rejects shipment of Argentine wheat after traces of GMOs detected
South Korea rejected a shipment of Argentine feed wheat after finding unapproved strains of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the ...
U.N. human rights panel urges Kuwait to amend its mandatory DNA testing law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A U.N. human rights ...
Diabetes may stem from mistakes in ‘common’ genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A study examining the ...
Israeli scientists develop GMO banana with longer shelf life
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bananas never last very ...
Russia bans use of GMOs in food production
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A senior Russian government ...
Bayer wants more info, Monsanto more money as acquisition talks advance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Monsanto. . . has still ...
Did personal biases at EPA influence IARC glyphosate review? US lawmakers want to know
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. lawmakers are investigating ...
Farm groups say EPA’s atrazine report could lead to ‘effective ban’ of popular herbicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Genes of Harambe, gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo, stored for research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After shooting dead a ...
Post GMO era: EU faces defining moment in regulating gene editing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last month, a non-browning ...
