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EU Court of Justice rules on older mutagenesis techniques
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In vitro random mutagenesis is confirmed as not within scope of GMO regulation; gene editing remains within scope. Report: Claire Robinson
Monsanto mouthpieces use copyright claims “to hide their trail of industry deceit”
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Vixen Valentino delves into the latest trolling tactic deployed against her and GMWatch. By Jonathan Matthews
AquaBounty to stop producing GM salmon in Canada
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World’s first GM food animal has struggled to find a market
Botched genetic technology bill will upend English agriculture
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Peers’ concerns echoed those of three government agencies – but the bill will likely pass into law unamended
Glyphosate directly causes impaired development and mortality in lacewing
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Third World Network summarises new study findings
Date set for legal challenge against Monsanto/Bayer's "bogus" drought tolerant GM maize
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Case will finally be heard in South African High Court
Unintended genomic outcomes in current and next generation GM techniques
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Third World Network summarises the findings of an important new study
GMO-using fake meat company Impossible Foods' EU patent revoked
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Company's US patents are now being challenged. Report: Claire Robinson
The GMO lobby is misleading UK Parliamentarians on gene editing
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Dr Michael Antoniou and Claire Robinson deconstruct the myths
Top geneticist warns UK is embarking on experiment that could "cause great harm"
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Lord Robert Winston says GMO deregulation could have "global repercussions", but voices of caution are drowned out by a sea of lies and falsehoods
Article debunks claims that gene editing will revolutionise crop breeding in Africa
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International academics question gene editing’s claimed precision, low cost and speed. Report: Claire Robinson
UK GMO deregulation bill: Response to Lord Benyon's letter to peers
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Beyond GM and GMWatch highlight unresolved problems with "incautious" and damaging legislation
Global action: Stop genetically engineered trees
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Long-term impacts to ecosystems and human health are unknown
Majority of members of UK's new GMO regulatory committee have conflicts of interest
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GMWatch findings follow publication of peer-reviewed paper showing extensive conflicts of interest in UK food regulatory agencies. By Claire Robinson
Study confirms new GM crops won’t fulfil EU sustainability goals
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There's no proof that gene editing has made any contribution to drought tolerance or pathogen resistance – or will do any time soon. By Claire Robinson
Organic farmers help monarch butterflies
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Don and Barb Dunklee work to counter some of the devastating effects of GM glyphosate-tolerant crops on the US ecosystem
Company genetically engineers fruit flies to be "biofactories" for fake meat production
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Future Fields' EntoEngine insects have serious environmental and ethical downsides. Report by Claire Robinson; technical advice by Dr Michael Antoniou
Possible absence of traceability obligation for new GMOs gives patents unlimited power
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Farmers and small seed companies, as well as biodiversity and food, are threatened
For EFSA, risk analysis of GMOs must become the exception
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Except in very special cases, no toxicological or feeding studies are planned
India's GM herbicide-tolerant mustard approval is story of compromised regulatory regime
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Technical Expert Committee’s recommendation of ban on GM herbicide-tolerant crops is violated
