Germany
Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch: The chemists who revolutionized fertilizer production and ‘changed the world for the better’
Without the efforts of Haber and Bosch, the world’s population would be much smaller ...
‘We can’t rule out new solutions’: German Greens poised to reconsider skepticism of crop biotechnology?
[T]he world is looking to research laboratories like Mainz, Cambridge and other cities, where vaccines are being developed these days ...
German Greens compromise on support for CRISPR crops, remain ‘the party of precaution’
The Greens are debating a new policy program .... Many conflicts were resolved in advance, but on the subject of ...
German Greens’ anti-GMO consensus may ‘shatter’ as 160 scientists urge party to endorse crop gene editing
The carefully organized unity of the Greens [on genetic engineering] is breaking up. The party threatens to relapse into a ...
Viewpoint: Germany’s pesticide use drops for 8th straight year, but anti-GMO groups say that’s not good enough
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture data show that use of crop protection products, e.g. pesticides, went down last ...
Despite GMO skepticism, German Green Party may endorse crop gene editing to promote farm sustainability
[I]n June 2020, more than twenty officials from the German Green party signed a contribution entitled: "New Times, New Answers: ...
German government, farm group face off over impact of potential glyphosate ban
The German agriculture ministry strenuously rubbished a claim by farmers association DBV that the country’s new insect protection plan, which ...
Germany’s ‘save the bees’ anti-pesticide campaign ‘existential threat’ to local vineyards, wine industry says
In the vineyards of Oberrotweil and Oberbergen numerous green crosses were set up [over] the weekend. “They are meant as ...
Glyphosate-cancer battle escalates as Germany aims to ban Roundup after 2023
Angela Merkel’s government aims to phase out herbicides containing glyphosate by the end of 2023, a move that could generate ...
German farmer’s group calls for updated EU GMO crop rules to combat climate change
German farmers want access to new breeding technologies to protect against climate change. This would require a change in the ...
Crops produced with mutagenesis misleadingly labeled ‘non-GMO’ in Germany, biotech industry trade group says
According to research by [Germany's Free Democratic Party] and the genetic engineering-friendly association “Forum Grüne Reason” (FGV), many foods labeled ...
German sugar beet planting drops nearly 3% following neonicotinoid insecticide ban
German farmers are estimated to have reduced sugar beet sowings by 2.8 percent to about 379,000 hectares for the 2019 ...
Plagiarism allegation likely to spur activist challenges of EU approval of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup
An alliance of Greens alleges that a key study in the approval process may have been copied in part from ...
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, ...
A farmer’s view: Excessive regulation threatens the future of agriculture
My husband and I manage a farm in Rhineland-Palatinate [in Germany] with agriculture and livestock. Agriculture thinks in generations, so we, ...
Medieval graves yield genetic clues about kinship of Germanic warrior family
A dozen lavish medieval graves holding the remains of 13 people have finally spilled their genetic secrets, now that researchers ...
GMO critics in Germany seeking special tax in bid for greater control over biotech offerings
With a new initiative, NGOs in Germany are seeking authority over the approval of biotechnology products such as pharmaceuticals and ...
Viewpoint: German regulators shouldn’t trust Testbiotech and other anti-biotech ‘lobbyists’ to guide public about CRISPR gene editing
Yes, it is important to inform the public about the opportunities and risks of new genetic engineering techniques—but not by ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace and ‘the awful reality of anti-science activism’
The Austrian research portal "Addendum" released a bombshell video regarding the facts, figures, and positions regarding GMO foods. In this ...
Questioning EU neonics ban: Pesticides are ‘not a curse but a blessing’
Plant protection products and green genetic engineering [tools] are not a curse but a blessing, says Dr. Klaus Schlüter, a ...
Viewpoint: German farmers say neonicotinoid ban throws them back into ‘plant protection stone age,’ forces use of ‘dangerous’ pesticides
With the ban on the three most effective insecticides [Imidacloprid, Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam] for the protection of beet seeds, beet ...
Déjà vu all over again: Germany’s ‘regulatory stranglehold’ on New Breeding Techniques mirrors its policy on GMOs 20 years ago
Biotechnology applied to agriculture is beginning to yield all manner of products, including fruits and vegetables that are disease-resistant, more ...
Viewpoint: How Germany’s anti-GMO, pro-organic politics benefit US ag companies
Editor's note: The following is a satirical letter written by Reinhard Szibor, professor emeritus of human genetics and forensic medicine at the ...