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European Parliament vote to deregulate new GMOs: Biotech lobby pushes false solutions for patent problem
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Survey shows 80% of citizens in five EU countries oppose patents on seeds
Argentina: 30 years of genetically modified soy
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Dario Aranda reports on “a massive open-air experiment”
GM plants differ from non-GM parents in unintended ways – and that goes for GM gene-edited plants too
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Study shows GM gene-edited rice is not “substantially equivalent” to the parental non-edited rice. Report: Claire Robinson and Prof Michael Antoniou
Court declares GM wheat parent company bankrupt
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Bioceres, “the Argentine Monsanto”, goes under amid battle between two groups of shareholders. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Deregulation of new GMOs is without scientific basis
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Thirteen French organisations highlight shortcomings and flaws of the EU proposal
American chestnut: Cross-breeding for blight resistance takes “giant leap forward”, leaves GM in the dust
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Crossing American chestnuts with naturally blight-resistant Chinese chestnuts results in hybrids with substantial blight resistance; GM trees continue to disappoint. Report: Claire Robinson
Trump’s executive order is as much about weapons as weedkiller
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Dr Michael Hansen says the US’s war against Iran is triggering desires to protect white phosphorus production. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Glyphosate-cancer research director’s departure from Ramazzini Institute was not “by mutual agreement”
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Dr Daniele Mandrioli was fired in a unilateral decision by the Institute’s leadership after the study he led showed glyphosate is carcinogenic
Ramazzini Institute researchers protest: “Our independence is at risk”
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They fear the pesticide industry’s response to the Global Glyphosate Study triggered the firing of the Institute’s scientific director
EU consumers could lose the battle for GMO-free organic food, SAFE warns
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SAFE regrets legislative steps to make "new GM" techniques free from mandatory requirements applicable to other GMOs and warns that this will mean the end of organic food as we know it
Coming to your neighbourhood soon? Seriously risky outdoor gene editing
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Some scientists who argue for deregulation deny outdoor gene editing is possible. But patents and the scientific literature tell a very different story. Report: Claire Robinson
The corporate capture of MAHA: How the chemical lobby is stealing our health again
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By Lee Evslin
Enshittification of our food and farms: Patents and new GMOs
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Bayer going after Pfizer for patent infringement is a forerunner for widespread abuse of intellectual property claims in food and farming if the planned GMO deregulation goes ahead. Report: Claire Robinson
European Patent Office turns its back on EU decisions
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EPO practice of allowing patents on non-GM plants is becoming increasingly brazen, says No Patents on Seeds
Scientist, farmer, and campaigner all call time on glyphosate
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Pre-harvest desiccation and non-farming uses of glyphosate should be banned, conference speakers agree. Report: Claire Robinson
Civil society groups and experts condemn USMCA dispute ruling on Mexico’s corn restrictions
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Decision ignored substantial scientific evidence on health and environmental risks, sidestepped threats to Indigenous rights
EFSA’s opinions on GMO-derived fake meat product are full of data gaps and errors
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Worrying findings in animal feeding trials, flawed safety tests, and incomplete analyses mean public health may be at risk from LegH Prep consumption
GM salmon company AquaBounty shuts down operations
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Company announced that it does not have sufficient liquidity to maintain its “only remaining operating farm”
Glyphosate approval challenged in European Court of Justice
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EU Commission and scientific agencies systematically excluded critical scientific studies reporting adverse effects caused by glyphosate – PAN Europe
Victory! Federal court strikes down lax GMO rules, halts genetically engineered crop introductions without USDA oversight
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Court ruling holds 2020 regulations exempting most genetically engineered crops from oversight contradicted the agency's own prior conclusions and are unsupported by science
Canada’s pesticide and food safety regulators’ deep links with industry lobby
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The lobbying practices of the pesticide and GMO industry in Canada revealed. By Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Governments prop up failing GM salmon company AquaBounty with taxpayer funds
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$231,095 handout comes after AquaBounty shuts down its facilities in Prince Edward Island, Canada and Indiana, US
Scientific Society on Ecology (GfOE) and 100 researchers warn against genetic engineering without risk assessment
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According to the Aurelia Foundation, deregulation of new genetic engineering (gene scissors) is not a smart political move, but a serious threat to biodiversity
Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides
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New paper is "critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans". Report: Claire Robinson
Wheat intolerance might be due to glyphosate
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Glyphosate may be "critical environmental trigger" in wheat sensitivity, bowel diseases, and some mental illnesses, say scientists. Report: Claire Robinson