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CRISPR-edited rice shows wide range of unintended mutations
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Gene-editing tool "not as precise as expected", say researchers in new study. Report: Claire Robinson
Don't de-regulate risky gene editing, scientists tell Eustice
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Amendment to the Agriculture Bill without full Commons debate is "violation of the political process that is not acceptable in a parliamentary democracy"
Court shoots down US EPA approval of dicamba pesticide
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EPA "substantially understated the risks", says judge
Regulatory chicanery – Biotech lobby quietly hijacks the UK’s Agriculture Bill to change the definition of "GMOs"
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by Pat Thomas and Lawrence Woodward of Beyond GM
Lab escape theory of SARS-CoV-2 origin gaining scientific support
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“We can’t exclude the possibility that this came from a laboratory experiment rather than from an animal” – Prof Nikolai Petrovsky
Chinese and US scientists genetically engineered bat coronaviruses in dangerous gain-of-function research stretching back years
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Research was omitted from landmark paper claiming natural origin of SARS-CoV-2. Report: Claire Robinson
Wuhan and US scientists used undetectable methods of genetic engineering on bat coronaviruses
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Some of the work was done at minimal levels of biosafety. Report by Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies: New GM promoted in line with agbiotech industry demands
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Small steps forward for sustainability instead of a giant leap
ILSI is a food industry front group, new study suggests
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Researchers find International Life Sciences Institute "acts to promote the corporate agenda of its funders"
Evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is genetically engineered
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A scientist argues that the evidence for a “natural” origin for the virus is fabricated. Report: Claire Robinson
National Institutes of Health study links dicamba to increased cancer risk
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Findings come as spraying of drift-prone herbicide ramps up in Midwest, South
Expert attacks EcoHealth Alliance’s involvement in “really risky” bat coronavirus research in Wuhan labs
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Dr Jonathan Latham also points to EcoHealth Alliance’s major conflicts of interest
SARS-CoV-2 could have escaped from a lab – and the US is in the frame
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The US funded dangerous gain-of-function research on coronaviruses in China. Claire Robinson reports
Summary of evidence that SARS-CoV-2 emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China
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Researchers draw attention to hazards posed by biosafety labs and "gain-of-function" research
Another expert challenges assertions that SARS-CoV-2 was not genetically engineered
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Prof Stuart Newman believes genetic engineering may have been involved at some point in the virus’s history
Surveys make unsettling reading for GMO proponents
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One survey found large majority want gene-edited products to carry detailed labels – and health concerns remain strong. Claire Robinson reports
Was the COVID-19 virus genetically engineered?
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A scientific article argues the virus could not have been genetically engineered – but not all scientists are convinced. Claire Robinson reports
New academic paper slams EU pesticide risk assessment practices
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"Green recovery" from COVID-19 crisis demands healthy and sustainable food system
New model aimed at predicting unwanted changes in GM trees falls short
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Life too complex to fit into computer algorithm
GM Freeze is facing closure – can you help?
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COVID-19: A wake-up call for biosafety
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There are good reasons why gene editing was included in the list of “weapons of mass destruction and proliferation” by a top US intelligence official. Report by Jonathan Matthews
GM Bt toxins harm caddisflies
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New study points to further adverse effects on non-target organisms
The uncomfortable truth about GMOs and co-existence
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Governments have adopted policies of co-existence of GM with non-GM and organic crops – yet no one knows how it might work
German environment minister: Global nature conservation can reduce risk of epidemics
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Ecosystems are thrown out of balance by human intervention