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Boris Johnson on collision course with Scottish Government after hyping GMO foods three times in three days
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Scottish Government remains fiercely opposed to the cultivation of GM crops
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Study letting GM glyphosate-tolerant crops off hook for monarch decline is further debunked
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Peer-reviewed article concludes "overwhelming" bias in the data
Boris Johnson in first speech as UK's new prime minister promotes GMO crops
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Hypes imaginary GM blight-resistant crops
Public exposed to illegal GM food due to lack of import tests
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European Commission failed to develop testing methods – putting our food and farming at risk
Sacking of wildlife biologists and chief medical officer linked to glyphosate
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Dissent crushed to protect New Brunswick’s glyphosate addiction
Germany's taste for GMO-free products erodes demand for US's GM soy, says USDA
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USDA highlights "marketing opportunities for growers and producers of non-GMO feed ingredients and additives"
EU's GMO law aims to protect health and environment, not to incentivize science
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Legal expert explains why the European Court of Justice ruling that gene-edited plants are GMOs is not anti-science
Off-target mutations not the only concern in gene-edited plants
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A scientific review hypes the potential of the gene-editing tool CRISPR but can't deny its problems, including unintended effects at the on-target site. Report: Claire Robinson
How corporations and PR firms shape science reporting
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Investigative journalist exposes how corporate messaging gains science media coverage
The EU must not de-regulate gene-edited crops and foods
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If the agbiotech lobby gets its way, gene-edited crops and products could be rushed to market with no safety checks and potentially no labelling
Pesticides found in monarchs’ milkweed near farm fields
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Attempts to combat destructive effects of GM herbicide-tolerant crops are failing – pesticides may be the culprit
Why the "molecular scissors" metaphor for CRISPR is misleading
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Researcher says CRISPR should be talked of not as "scissors" but as malware that can corrupt the genetic code. Commentary by Claire Robinson
EPA move to phase out animal experiments could mean the end of toxics regulations
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“It effectively will mean you can’t regulate” – Jennifer Sass, Natural Resources Defense Council
Patent applications covering "seeds to meat" and from "maize to milk"
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Patent on salmon and trout is not just an isolated case
Austrian parliament backs EU's first total ban of weedkiller glyphosate
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First time an EU country has taken such strong action against the chemical over concerns that it can cause cancer
Variegated cutworm pest attacks GM Bt soybeans in Brazil
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New study confirms GM Bt crop technology is not sustainable
Do "Most Europeans hardly care about GMOs"?
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GMO lobbyists think EU concerns about GMOs have gone away – but that's only because GMO ingredients are largely not present in our food
Rat feeding study suggests the Impossible Burger may not be safe to eat
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Rats fed the genetically modified yeast-derived protein soy leghemoglobin – the burger’s key ingredient – developed unexplained changes in weight gain and signs of toxicity
UC Berkeley law prof presents GMO promoter as shrinking violet needing protection from public scrutiny
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Investigative journalist exposes vacuous scholarship underlying FOIA denial
Bayer purchased Monsanto with European taxpayers’ money
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As Bayer’s situation worsens, taxpayers could take a big hit
Kevin Folta’s wife told friend “she feared for her life” when Folta was “drunk” and “belligerent”
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Folta’s wife is said to have hidden from him after he prevented her fleeing the marital home
New study fails to show golden rice can help solve vitamin A deficiency
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GMO promoter lost in fantasy land fails to acknowledge need to store and cook rice
Trump aims to force open UK/EU markets to GMOs – within 120 days
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Janet Cotter, PhD comments on an overlooked aspect of President Trump's executive order on GMOs
Adding glyphosate to dicamba increases volatility, researchers find
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Glyphosate is often tank-mixed with dicamba