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Don't Worry, It's Safe to Eat – GM foods and the Pusztai affair, part I
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Excerpt from Don't Worry, It's Safe to Eat, by Andy Rowell
Why GMO Bt cotton has never been a pro-poor technology
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New study shows that the failure of Bt cotton in India has enabled the redistribution of assets from the bottom to the top of the agricultural sector. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
One in three Americans has detectable levels of toxic weedkiller 2,4-D, study finds
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Exposure will grow due to use of weedkiller Enlist Duo (2,4-D + glyphosate) on GM crops
More than 80 organisations call on European Commission to wait for court's clarifications on new GM
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If Commission preempts the court, it risks drawing up a proposal that is inconsistent with the EU Treaty
New GMOs: EU must invest in research on risks and detection methods
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EU invests millions of euros in the development of new genetic engineering, but does not commission any research on its risks – MEPs
Glyphosate and Roundup: All roads lead to cancer
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New findings add to other observations linking glyphosate and Roundup to cancer. Report: Claire Robinson
Transgenic cowpea may impact health and the environment
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Deficiencies in the risk assessment of Bt cowpea cultivated in Nigeria
GMO wheat in Argentina suffers from low yields
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Controversial GM crop gives only two-thirds of the average yield for non-GM wheat. Report: Claire Robinson
Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise "cack-handed" plans to scrap EU rules
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UK government accused of not properly consulting devolved parliaments over "Brexit freedom bill"
Colombian court thwarts glyphosate spraying of coca crops
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Spraying was stopped in 2015 after the World Health Organization classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen
Westminster government wants to scrap environmental protections from GMO field trials
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Proposed changes in law would make England's fields into a "Wild West" for GMO developers
New study highlights gulf between gene editing and conventional breeding
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In nature, certain areas of the genome are protected from mutations – findings have huge implications for our understanding of gene editing as well as evolutionary theory. Report: Claire Robinson
GMWatch responds to Johnson government plans to weaken regulation around GMO research
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Government ignores 85% of public who oppose deregulation
Time for Bayer/Monsanto to leave Hawaii after pleading guilty to violations that harm people and environment
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In the most recent case, Monsanto will plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes in Hawaii, related to pesticide use violations and putting field workers at risk
Remembering Árpád Janos Pusztai, scientist who risked career to question safety of GMOs
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Árpád Janos Pusztai, PhD, one of the first scientists to raise concerns about the safety of genetically modified foods, died Dec 17, 2021, at the age of 91. By Howard Vlieger
Evolutionary plant breeding allows farming to respond to complexity of climate change
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Researchers show why a participatory approach for organic and agroecological systems can succeed where GMOs and intensive ag will fail. Report: Claire Robinson
Coming to your dinner plate soon? Potentially unsafe GM tomatoes
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Sanatech's sedative tomato is on the market already; Cathie Martin's purple tomato may follow
Glyphosate damages blood-testis barrier and causes poor quality sperm
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US acceptable daily intake level found unsafe. Report: Claire Robinson
Revelations on Lancet editor who published letter slamming COVID lab leak theory as "conspiracy"
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Dr Richard Horton admitted he knew that Dr Peter Daszak had links to the Wuhan laboratory at the centre of the spillover theory
European Commission puts big business before health and environment
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Agbiotech corporations are gaining control over our food through lobby power and patent cartels – Commission is enabling the takeover
Cell line tests on pesticides not ready to replace animal testing
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In vitro tests on three GMO-associated pesticides show alarming toxicity of 2,4-D but miss toxic effects of glyphosate that show up in other types of study
Facts are facts, opinions not so much
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Pete Shanks reviews Life As We Made It, by Beth Shapiro