Glyphosate
Glyphosate dangers in breast milk challenged as ‘junk science’
On April 7, 2014 a television “documentary” in Australia reported that a study of 10 nursing mother’s milk revealed the presence ...
Henry Rowlands, organic movement’s cyber mastermind behind anti-GMO websites
Wonder how, when an anti-GMO initiative is launched, so many activist sites carry the same coordinated message? Meet Henry Rowlands, ...
Does a GMO label make scientific sense for sugar beets? Ag scientist says ‘no’
As a scientist, I cannot understand how anyone can think GMO labeling makes sense. To be fair, I have identified ...
Henry Rowlands, organic movement’s cyber mastermind behind anti-GMO websites
Wonder how, when an anti-GMO initiative is launched, so many activist sites carry the same coordinated message? Meet Henry Rowlands, ...
GM grass ban rejected in Connecticut after House and Senate split
On Thursday, less than 24 hours after the Senate approved a bill banning genetically modified grass seed, the House found bipartisan agreement ...
View from an Iowa farm: Anti-GMO professor tries to brainwash students against modern farming
A University Of Northern Iowa (UNI) instructor invited two professors to engage in an exercise analyzing arguments for and against ...
Anti-GMO Ecologist magazine claims ‘extreme levels’ of glyphosate residue in GM soy
Food and feed quality are crucial to human and animal health. Surprisingly, almost no data exist in the scientific literature ...
Cornell Prof Davies dismantles claims in Hawaii that GMO crops are a “pesticide centered technology”
A subtle shift has occurred in the tactics of anti-GMO campaigners in Hawaii. As they began losing the science argument ...
On Maui anti-GMO tour, Don Huber refuses to engage scientists on questionable glyphosate claims
Dr. Don Huber spoke in Maui as part of an event that kicked off a political campaign to ban genetically ...
Anti-GMO activists say farmers are not listening to their customers? Is that true?
Producers are listening to their consumers, argues Iowa farmer Dave Walton, but what gets lost in the discussion is that ...
Misplaced fears of identical diseases links anti-GMOers to anti-technology fringe groups
GMOs, vaccines, chemtrails, fluoride, all have remarkably similar suites of disease "side effects" according to anti-technology critics. The same scare ...
Video: In search of the mystery glyphosate pathogen with Kevin Folta
Dr. Kevin M. Folta, from the University of Florida, discusses the case of Dr. Don M. Huber, and takes down ...
German government study reaffirms safety of glyphosate (Roundup) used with GMO crops
As the agency responsible for the health assessment, the German Federal Office for Risk Assessment, in addition to the reassessment of ...
Massive data do not support Don Huber’s GMO/glyphosate pathogen claims
Anti-GMO figure Don Huber, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology at Purdue University, has stirred quite a bit of controversy as ...
Nathanael Johnson lets the anti-GMO movement off the hook
Grist columnist Nathanael Johnson recently completed a 26 part series on GMOs by seemingly letting the anti-GMO movement off the ...
Organic farmer deconstructs ‘the scientist’ vs. ‘the activist’ in Don Huber’s talks
Who is Don Huber and why is he making claims about 'dangerous pathogens' linked to GMOs and glyphosate--without any hard ...
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 ...
Activists play Agent Orange scare card in hopes of derailing USDA approval of 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans
Agent orange GMO? New genetically modified corn and soybean seeds, already approved in Canada for rollout this year, are closer ...
More myths dispelled about GMOs creating food allergies
Kevin Bonham, a Scientific American blogger and graduate student working on a PhD in the Immunology Program at Harvard, where ...
20 answers on GMOs: What would conversation be like if we discarded ideology?
Do GMOs pose unique health or environmental problems? Not likely, says Grist columnist, who offers his year end recipe for ...
In hyped claim organic milk is healthier, activist science meets bungled reporting
Last week, the web erupted after organic researcher Charles Benbrook promoted a new study as the long-awaited proof of the ...
Evidence to support Don Huber’s claim of hidden glyphosate-GMO dangers still missing
It’s been almost three years since retired Purdue University Professor Don Huber sent an alarming letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom ...
Food and Chemical Toxicology editor-in-chief defends retraction of Séralini study
In response to several allegations of misconduct against the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, the editor-in-chief released a letter explaining ...
Video: Hofstra GMO debate highlights science v precautionary fears
Scientists and other professionals debate whether regulations on GMOs should be tighter or less restrictive ...
Does glyphosate (Roundup) lead to superweeds?
In 2004, farmers in Georgia discovered a weed that was resistant to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Round Up ...
Jeffrey Smith’s claim of rampant GMO/gluten allergies rebuked by Celiac Disease Foundation
A recent report by anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith claims that GMOs can be blamed for the rise of gluten-sensitivity disorders, ...
Crop scientist: Glyphosate safe, does not interrupt nutrient uptake in roots
In a response on GMO Answers, the industry created website that allows anyone to ask questions to scientists about GMOs, ...
