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Top geneticist warns UK is embarking on experiment that could "cause great harm"
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Lord Robert Winston says GMO deregulation could have "global repercussions", but voices of caution are drowned out by a sea of lies and falsehoods
Article debunks claims that gene editing will revolutionise crop breeding in Africa
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International academics question gene editing’s claimed precision, low cost and speed. Report: Claire Robinson
UK GMO deregulation bill: Response to Lord Benyon's letter to peers
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Beyond GM and GMWatch highlight unresolved problems with "incautious" and damaging legislation
Global action: Stop genetically engineered trees
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Long-term impacts to ecosystems and human health are unknown
Majority of members of UK's new GMO regulatory committee have conflicts of interest
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GMWatch findings follow publication of peer-reviewed paper showing extensive conflicts of interest in UK food regulatory agencies. By Claire Robinson
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