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Brazil clears GMO wheat flour from Argentina, but sales may be slow
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Shipments of the new variety developed in Argentina are unlikely anytime soon due to opposition from Brazilian millers and global consumers
Please support protesters in Argentina against the GMO onslaught
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Argentina’s rural communities are being devastated by the GMO/toxic model of agriculture, writes Jonathan Matthews
Mediterranean diet may only be healthy if it's organic
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Consuming Mediterranean diet made from conventional food results in 10 times higher total pesticide intake than Mediterranean diet made from organic food
Scientists find yet more genetic errors from CRISPR gene editing
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Large structural changes were detected at on-target and off-target sites of the genome; researchers call for better screening for unintended effects
What is the relationship between pesticides and sleep disorders?
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Researchers weigh in. By Miguel Leyva, case manager at Atraxia Law
New book on COVID-19 origins was plagued by censorship
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Review and interviews with the authors by Claire Robinson
COVID-19 vaccines in lettuce and spinach?
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Researchers pocket $500,000 of taxpayer money to turn edible plants into mRNA vaccine factories. Report: Claire Robinson
New non-GMO blight-resistant potato has global importance
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Leading ag journalist hails plant breeding breakthrough, saying it "flies in the face" of Monsanto. Report: Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
New GMOs pose similar or greater risks than older-style GMOs – nature conservation agency
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High risk potential requires case-by-case analysis
New resources to share on why gene editing must not be deregulated and won't solve climate change
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Take quick and easy action – your food future depends on it!
Why do GMOs for developing countries always disappoint?
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New analysis shows why hyped-up forecasts of a GMO’s potential don’t match the reality in the field – and suggests that new GM crops for Africa will also fail. Report: Claire Robinson
Glyphosate: 41 groups tell EU Commission to end use of unreliable industry studies
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Only two out of 38 glyphosate genotoxicity studies submitted by industry were found reliable
Is Boris Johnson getting cold feet on GMO deregulation plans?
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Pro-deregulation lobby is disappointed by lack of action on GMO commercialisation. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
On-target effects of genome editing techniques: (Un)repaired DNA damage, a hindrance to safety and development?
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GeneWatch UK, September 2021
Trial suppresses mosquitoes using non-GMO approach
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Wolbachia bacterium sterilises male insects, preventing reproduction
Can altering the genes in our food really be safe?
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Longtime GMO critic Geoffrey Lean draws attention to troubling research findings on gene editing
Switzerland extends its GMO moratorium, explicitly covering gene-edited GM plants
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National Council must report on coexistence and liability in the event of GMO contamination within four years
Tell the European Commission: No to new GMOs
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Keep GM food out of our fields and off our plates (quick and easy action for EU and non-EU citizens)
Scotland, Wales won't follow Westminster govt on gene editing deregulation
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Both will follow the EU instead
Putting money before life
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UK government's response to public consultation on gene editing is scientifically indefensible and a slap in the face for democracy
Lab-grown meat is vapourware, expert analysis shows
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Cell-cultured meat is "a fable driven by hope, not science, and when the investors finally realise this the market will collapse"
Study shows anti-mosquito pesticide pyriproxyfen link with microcephaly
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Five years ago, GMWatch was correct to draw attention to dangers of the chemical. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Chromothripsis: Bad news for gene editing
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Discovery of "catastrophic" unintended effect of CRISPR gene editing may have caused slump in companies' stock. Report: Claire Robinson
Japan's gene-edited tomato another GMO white elephant
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Gene-edited tomato is expensive and unnecessary
New report demands moratorium on gene drives
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Agriculture and bioweapons are focus of gene drive research