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Syngenta halts sales of new GMO corn seed in Canada
Syngenta AG said on Monday it had halted commercial sales in Canada of corn seed containing a new and controversial genetically ...
Age of genomic medicine dawns, finally
When President Bill Clinton announced in 2000 that Craig Venter and Dr. Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Research ...
Organic farmers say USDA needs to control GMO contamination
Growing crops free from contamination by genetically modified crops and the pesticides used on those biotech versions is getting more ...
GMOs need to focus on the consumer not the producer
British consumers will only embrace genetically modified foods when traits are developed which provide them with significant benefits, Justin King, ...
USDA report says GM crops show mix of benefits, concerns
After more than 15 years of using genetically modified crops, U.S. farmers are continuing to see an array of benefits, ...
It’s not easy going ‘non-GMO,’ say US food companies
U.S. food companies are rushing to offer consumers thousands of products free of genetically modified ingredients but are finding the ...
France passes decree banning planting of GM maize
France has published a decree to prevent the planting of modified maize as a stop-gap measure, while the government works ...
EU governments split over new GM grain approval
BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - European Union ministers hit deadlock on Tuesday on whether to let a new strain of ...
Syngenta-China rift over popular rootworm-resistant GM corn deepens
Syngenta AG, under pressure from U.S. grain exporters to suspend sales of seeds containing a new genetically modified corn trait that ...
France plans to restore GMO crop ban
France has launched a move to restore a ban on genetically modified (GMO) maize annulled by its top court to prevent ...
Smartphone game seeks to cure cancer
Crowd-sourcing and video games come together in the fight against cancer as researchers release a game which will allow smartphone ...
China continues to block GM corn from U.S.
China is set to keep rejecting U.S. corn shipments containing an unapproved genetically modified strain at least until the end ...
Organic food and farm groups ask Obama to require GMO food labels
Four U.S. lawmakers joined with more than 200 food companies, organic farming groups, health and environment organizations and other groups on Thursday ...
SCOTUS rejects activist appeal to restrict Monsanto’s biotech seed patents
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a coalition of 73 organic and conventional farmers, small seed companies and ...
Kaua’i to use pro-bono attorneys to fight industry GMO suit
Kauai County will be taking law firms up on their offers for free legal help defending an ordinance regulating the ...
Syngenta awaits China’s approval for gene-modified corn
Syngenta is waiting for China to approve a strain of gene-modified corn present in several U.S. cargoes turned away from Chinese ports in ...
Monsanto says biotech wheat moves closer to market
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, said Wednesday it was making good progress on development of an herbicide-tolerant wheat, pushing ...
UK minister: Europe risks becoming ‘Museum of World Farming’ if it votes no on GM corn
Britain's farm minister called on the European Union to approve a strain of genetically modified maize in a vote later ...
China GMO trade war: Distillers corn grain caught in crossfire, rejected
China has turned away about 2,000 tons of U.S. dried distillers grain (DDG), a corn by-product, and more rejections are ...
EU Commission renews bid to ban food from cloned animals
The European Commission again proposed a ban on food and products from cloned animals, two years after rejecting a similar ...
China rejects another GM corn shipment from US; possible move to boost domestic prices
China has rejected five more shipments of not-yet approved GM corn from the US, a move that could “discourage imports ...
New German coalition government plans to seek stricter regulation of GMO-fed meat
A new German coalition government, if it's formed, plans to seek tougher regulations in the European Union for labeling meat ...
China rejects unapproved GM corn from US
China rejected a cargo of U.S. corn because it contained a genetically modified variety that is not approved for import, ...
Chinese state media kick into high gear to ease GMO food fears
China's state media are working overtime to persuade the public that genetically modified food is safe, apparently softening up the ...
Battle lines drawn in Mexico’s GMO debate: Scientific advancement vs. generations of tradition
After pioneering the cultivation of corn thousands of years ago, Mexico must overcome the weight of history to give the ...
Washington state I-522 GMO labeling measure headed for defeat
After a contentious battle, the fight for GMO labels in Washington has ended back where it started: Consumers rejected the ...
EU Commission recommends approval for Europe’s third ever GM crop
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that governments approve only the third ever genetically modified crop for cultivation in Europe, ...
EU prepares draft of GMO maize cultivation approval
The European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first ...
