Glyphosate
Agent Orange redux? Dr. Oz called out for fear-mongering on newest GMO products
Dr. Oz, infamous for his promotion of alternative medicine remedies and organic foods, and for his scaring people about chemical ...
New weed fighting herbicide-tolerant GMO trait approved
The Agriculture Department has approved the commercial planting of corn and soybeans genetically engineered to survive being sprayed by the ...
New Yorker editor among many who stand by criticism of Vandana Shiva
A profile of the anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva in The New Yorker in August by Michael Specter has drawn a blistering, 5,000-word rebuttal from Shiva, who accuses Specter ...
GLP’s Jon Entine cautions National Academy of Sciences about views of anti-science NGOs
The GLP's executive director speaks at the National Academy of Sciences, which embarks on a comprehensive study of the “purported” ...
Viewpoint: Neither individuals nor (especially) the government should support ‘National Politically Correct Radio’
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. NPR–“National Politically Correct Radio”–has ...
New Yorker editor David Remnick responds to Vandana Shiva criticism of Michael Specter’s profile
The Vandana Shiva affair takes a new turn today with the release of The New Yorker Editor David Remnick's point-by-point ...
Environmental Working Group exaggerates toxic hazards in latest anti-chem/anti-GMO campaign
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released a blog post titled “Thousands Of Schools Would be Close To Toxic Spray ...
Why liberals are embracing GMOs and rejecting mandatory labeling
Polls show that support for GMOs is weakest among those who call themselves liberals. But slowly that's begun to change ...
Who is Vandana Shiva and why is she saying such awful things about GMOs?
Vandana Shiva's status as a celebrity anti-GMO activist is not in question, but virtually everything else about her, from her ...
First four GM corn varieties approved in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) granted licenses to four GM corn varieties, including Bt 11 and ...
University of Florida prof deconstructs article linking glyphosate and piglet deformities
This is likely one of the worst papers ever to be published. A new steamer from Monika Kruger's group in Germany ...
Farmers ‘anxiously’ await decision on new herbicide and herbicide-resistant GM crops
Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version ...
Monsanto in the anti-GMO crosshairs: Fair or foul?
Monsanto is regularly targeted by anti-GMO activists as 'the world's most evil corporation' and a danger to global food independence ...
Univ of Hawaii reviews environmental impacts of GM crops
RoundUp Ready® (RR) crops and other herbicide-resistant GM crops have increased the use of no-till agriculture, which conserves topsoil and ...
Sweet corn roadside taste-off: Customers learned, sampled and chose GE over conventional
GM foods are disparaged by some critics because they allegedly promote 'industrial agriculture,' such as growing grains for animals or ...
Organic farmer: Don’t ban neonics but put aside simplistic view of harmless of pesticides
While neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) may have some dire potential for health problems, there's little evidence to suggest that a neonic ...
“Parallel science” of NGO advocacy groups: How post-modernism encourages pseudo-science
Political ecologists—commentators in the media and among NGO advocacy groups—like science...when it confirms their views. When it contradicts them, rather ...
Stewardship program essential for new GM herbicide-resistant crops to be effective
On June 30 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed a 60-day comment period on its proposed decision to register ...
Seralini study data ‘mess’, even shows GMO and glyphosate diet increased male rat lifespans
According to Andrew Kniss, a weed expert at the University of Wyoming, who reviewed the limited data released in the ...
GM herbicide-resistant crops, herbicides not sustainable weed control
The Register's agriculture writer, Donnelle Eller, recently reported on a startling new arrival in the state: A "superweed" that may ...
Critical evaluation of Ecuadorian worker study suggesting glyphosate might cause extensive health problems
Recently a concerned mother reached out to me[Chair of the University of Florida Horticultural Sciences program Kevin Folta] about information on ...
Avoid ‘failed’ GM crop approach to combat ‘superweeds’
Donnelle Eller's eye-opening article on glyphosate-resistant Superweeds details a real threat to Iowa agriculture and raises important questions about responsibility and ...
Herbicide-resistant crops can exacerbate ‘superweeds’ but new GM versions can help control problem
The growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds has weed scientists and regulators pushing for more solutions to tackle the problem, including ...
Examining Environmental Sciences Europe, journal that republished Séralini study
Following the publication of a retracted study claiming that genetically modified corn and the herbicide glyphosate causes tumors in rats, ...
Seralini rat study on toxicity of GM crops republished
Republication of the infamous Seralini study on the toxicity of genetically modified (GM) food crops has been met with renewed ...
Scientists react to republished Séralini GMO maize rat study
The GLP posts a collection of the responses from scientists worldwide to the republication of a controversial animal study on ...
‘Science speaks for itself’: Séralini rat study on GM corn toxicity republished
GMOSeralini.org welcomes the news of the republication of the chronic toxicity study on the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup and a commercialized genetically modified ...
