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No appetite for changing EU's GMO laws to exempt gene editing?
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Support for GM crops is declining among member states
Over 2,000 studies and journal publications document risks and harms from GMOs and related pesticides
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New database launched
Toxic compounds in glyphosate-free herbicides
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Heavy metals and carcinogens found in supposedly less toxic herbicide formulations – Claire Robinson reports
Destructive monocultures turned insect into serious pest
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Resurgence of corn rootworm shows solution lies in agroecology, not GM
UK-US trade deal: Groups demand ban on chlorinated chicken – but are silent on GM
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Even the Jamie Oliver-backed campaign Biteback2030 is avoiding the GM word – why?
Pesticide mixtures harm health even when each pesticide is present at "safe" levels
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New study challenges regulatory assumptions and practices. Report by Claire Robinson
Bt cotton in India is a GMO template for a "monumental irreversible catastrophe"
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by Colin Todhunter
Scientists outraged by Peter Daszak leading enquiry into possible Covid lab leak
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Lead investigator is considered one of the most conflicted and unreliable voices on the issue. Jonathan Matthews reports
Company claims first commercial gene-edited crop wasn't gene-edited after all
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Cibus now claims product of “precision” gene editing was a chance occurrence. Report by Claire Robinson
Why the UK could end up deploying risky gene drives while ignoring natural biological control
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“First they cloned Dolly the sheep. Now they’re targeting grey squirrels”. Report: Jonathan Matthews
How power shaped the "success story" of genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso
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By Jessie Luna, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University, and Brian Dowd-Uribe, Associate Professor, International Studies Department, University of San Francisco
First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop
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"We have developed this test because authorities have failed to do so" – German association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG)
Ecological pest control fortifies agricultural growth in Asia–Pacific economies
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Biological control has helped regulate invasive pest threats in key food crops such as banana, breadfruit and coconut
International scientists highlight failure of GM Bt cotton in India
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Evidence presented in webinar shows Bt cotton has failed to deliver on yields and pest protection, concludes agroecology is the way forward. Report: Claire Robinson
Non-GMO approach reduces cases of mosquito-borne dengue by 77%
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Epidemiologists describe the results as “staggering” and “epochal”
Myths and Truths of Gene-Edited Foods
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Special online briefing for the public, campaigners and NGOs
Glyphosate herbicide harms even GM glyphosate-tolerant soybeans
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Glyphosate herbicide application stresses GM soybeans – even though they're engineered to tolerate the chemical. Report: Claire Robinson
Poisoning of organic farmer in pesticide attack “a game-changer” in France
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“Vast quantities of glyphosate” used to try and “finish the farm off and us along with it”. Report: Jonathan Matthews
New genetic engineering techniques pose numerous risks
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New scientific paper demonstrates need for process-based risk assessment
New study: Glyphosate levels in children and adults drop dramatically after one week of eating organic
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Research breaks new ground in tracking Roundup pesticide contamination in American families’ diets
Who’s pulling Boris Johnson’s strings on GMOs?
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Claire Fox’s peerage reflects the emergence of an extremist clique as pillars of Johnson's Brexit establishment. Report: Jonathan Matthews
Experts debunk false claims that GM Bt cotton in India has been a grand success
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“By nearly all measures, hybrid GM Bt cotton in India is a failure”
Why we oppose golden rice
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By the Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN). Released on 7 August in commemoration of the International Day of Protest Against Golden Rice, now in its 7th year
GMO promoter Krebs misleads the BBC and the British public on gene editing
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Makes inflated promises and false claims for an unproven technology