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
India: Aruna Rodrigues, initiator of court case that paused GM mustard, evicted from her home
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Is the FELIX programme to detect genetically engineered DNA a game-changer for gene-edited foods?
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The research programme is an important move in the right direction, but more work is needed before it can detect unknown GMOs in food and feed. Report: Claire Robinson
SARS-CoV-2: Failed test case for FELIX GMO detection programme?
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Researchers said they found no sign of genetic engineering in the virus, but some experts are not convinced. Report: Claire Robinson
Has another gene-edited pioneer crop disappeared from the market?
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After the failure of Calyxt's soybean, Cibus's herbicide-tolerant canola is nowhere to be found. By Claire Robinson
New GMOs, a risky distraction from climate and food security solutions
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New report calls on the EU to support real solutions such as agroecology
New GM techniques and unintended genetic changes: EFSA overlooked most of the scientific findings
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EFSA did not have mandate to systematically search and analyse the relevant scientific publications
India: GM mustard must be "uprooted and burnt"/Bayer owns patent on similar GMO
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Prof Dhiraj Singh, former director of the ICAR Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research, speaks out against the newly planted GMO
Why claims that gene editing doesn’t involve insertion of foreign genes or DNA are false
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Major argument of the GMO deregulation lobby collapses under scrutiny. By Claire Robinson. Technical advice: Dr Michael Antoniou and Dr Yves Bertheau*
UK: House of Lords committees slam Genetic Technology Bill
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"Henry VIII powers" that enable ministers to act without scrutiny of Parliament are criticised
India: Over 100 medical doctors call for halt on release of GM mustard
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Doctors warn of dangers of genetic modification and toxic effects of glufosinate herbicide
GM crop cultivation in Europe plummets
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Worldwide figures are hard to find but available data suggest no notable increase in global GMO cropping area
Kenya: High court suspends importation of GMO crops pending hearing of petition
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GMOs are not the only answer
UK citizens demand robust regulation of GMOs as radical legislation advances
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79% of citizens in the UK think that new “precision bred” GMOs should be labelled on-package; 83% think they should be safety tested
GM soy injures the pancreas, rat feeding study shows
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Findings confirm previous experimental results on one of the most widely grown GM crops. By Claire Robinson
George Monbiot teams up with Mark Lynas and the ecomodernists to Reboot Food
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New campaign allies strange bedfellows in support of anti-organic, pro-GMO and pro-synthetic food agenda. By Jonathan Matthews
European Commission coaches GMO industry on how to gain support for deregulating GMOs
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The corporate communication department rides to the rescue
GM purple tomatoes may soon appear in your local grocery store
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Dr Ray Seidler explains why caution is needed