How do genetically engineered crops speed up the spread of plant pests?
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Adverse environmental effects in insecticidal Bt plant cultivation
UK targeted for experimental gene-edited tomato
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Developer opts for deliberate contamination as commercialisation strategy
73% of Welsh voters do not support any weakening of GM regulations
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Survey results show Westminster government has no public mandate to deregulate gene editing
European Group on Ethics presents biased and inaccurate report on new genetic engineering
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Report is scientifically inaccurate and skewed by anti-regulatory agenda. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
New analytical tool reveals massive DNA damage caused by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
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Much of the damage would have been missed by analyses conducted till now. Report: Claire Robinson
New scholarly briefing raises tough questions about gene editing in agriculture
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Issues should form the basis of a real debate
GMWatch publishes its response to UK government consultation on deregulation of gene editing
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Government should get acquainted with the science
EU Commission breaking own rules to give green light for new GMOs?
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Commission allows companies that stand to profit from the weakening of GMO safety rules to help rewrite them
The Monsanto Papers: Deadly secrets, corporate corruption, and one man's search for justice
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Carey Gillam's new book is out
Researchers want GMO transparency
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"It's important for people to know that these gene edited plants are going into the market" – Prof Jennifer Kuzma
New GM technology has no place in sustainable farming
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Green MEPs Benoît Biteau and Martin Häusling argue that new GM technology won’t solve the problems of industrial agriculture and will undermine nature, climate protection and the European Green Deal
GMO boosters suffer logic bypass in using COVID vaccines to promote GMO deregulation
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Authors arguing for deregulation of GM crops and foods fail to mention that vaccines are tightly regulated – scientist
Scientists call for international database of gene-edited GMOs to aid detection
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Approach will help avoid trade disruptions
UK: Your food freedom is under threat – Act now!
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Tell the government not to deregulate experimental gene-edited foods
Co-op is first UK supermarket to reject GM gene-edited crops and animals without safety checks
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The company has thrown its weight behind the #NotInMySupermarket campaign
GMWatch mythbuster exposes UK government misinformation on gene editing
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DEFRA's evidence-free leaflet is a wish list for GMO boosters and misleads the public
WHO investigation descends into farce in rush to rule out a lab leak
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While further investigation of a lab leak is rejected, frozen foods are in the frame! Report: Jonathan Matthews
GMO crop researchers denounce pro-GMO "hype cycle"
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Lack of critical assessment can delay innovation, jeopardise public trust, and waste resources, especially in the Global South, say scientists. Report: Claire Robinson
Potential GMO research misconduct at Norway's Institute of Marine Research
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Did scientists break the law by eating GMO salmon from their research project? Report: Claire Robinson
Organic farming is a sustainable alternative for developing economies
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Profitability and productivity of organic farming can equal other systems – while increasing soil fertility, reducing pesticide use
GMO spin doctors are using coronavirus vaccines to promote GM crops
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Exploiting the pandemic to market GM crops makes little sense. Report: Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
Survey: EU citizens reject genetic engineering of wild species with gene drives
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European “Stop Gene Drives” campaign demands global moratorium
Glyphosate and Roundup disturb gut microbiome and blood biochemistry at doses that regulators claim to be safe
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New study reveals evidence for potential cancer-causing damage. Report: Claire Robinson
Landmark Agent Orange court case against agrochemical giants gets underway
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Could Bayer/Monsanto finally be forced to acknowledge responsibility for the millions of victims of Agent Orange? Jonathan Matthews reports
Genetic breakdown of molecular mechanism underpinning GM "sterile" insect techniques
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"Sterile" insects revert back to being fertile, resulting in resistant GM populations persisting in the environment. Report by Third World Network