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Science supports need to subject gene-edited plants to strict safety assessments
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Compiled by Claire Robinson, editor, GMWatch.org. Technical advisor: Michael Antoniou, PhD, Head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s College London, UK
New campaign highlights threats of gene editing
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Protect Nature Now explains the issues in simple terms and suggests ways to spread the word
Multiple pesticides in mothers' hair samples affect children's measurements at birth
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Results suggest pregnant women should adopt an organic diet
Corporate influence in food science and policy
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More Monsanto documents, more Tamar Haspel problems. Report by Paul D. Thacker
New GM techniques and their products pose risks that must be assessed – scientists
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Experts say Australia should not deregulate gene-edited organisms
Australia’s organic industry could be sacrificed for the sake of unregulated GMO tech
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$3 billion certified organic industry under threat
The battle for the future of food in Africa
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Certain policies, strongly promoted by the Gates Foundation, open Africa to the multinational seed companies in the name of modernization, but they undermine climate resilience and food security for Africa’s small-scale farmers. Report: Million Belay, Timothy A. Wise
Regulatory detection of new GMOs: Finally under way
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European experts on GMO detection are getting to work on establishing detection methods for new GMOs, reports Eric Meunier of Inf'OGM
AAAS gives scientific freedom award to scientists who identified possible glyphosate kidney disease link
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Award goes ahead despite industry backlash
Will prime editing solve the problems of gene editing?
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Now that a new and supposedly more precise gene-editing technique has appeared, GMO promoters admit CRISPR is "clunky and prone to errors". Report: Claire Robinson
Risk assessment of GM plants deemed insufficient
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International project RAGES presents its results
Impossible Foods wants to sell its Impossible Burgers in Europe
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What will EFSA make of Impossible Foods' rat feeding study?
Glyphosate impairs honeybee sensory and cognitive abilities
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New review shows exposure to the herbicide could have "implications for overall long-term colony survival"
"Natural GMOs" hype debunked
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Research has found (yet again) that horizontal gene transfer happens in nature – but it doesn't show GM is "natural" or safe, say scientists
Carcinogenicity assessment flawed for four out of 10 pesticides, new review shows
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Irrelevant data used to dismiss tumours in animals exposed to pesticides
Antibiotic-resistant GMO genes persist in sewage sludge, researchers find
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Findings point to previously unknown way that bacteria may become resistant to life-saving antibiotics
Struggle to save heirloom rice in India
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Long-forgotten varieties of the staple crop can survive flood, drought and other calamities. The challenge is bringing them back
Let them eat GM cottonseed!
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Potentially dangerous new GMO gains US FDA approval to be fed to humans and animals – poor and hungry targeted. Report: Claire Robinson
Scientific study drawing attention to the risks of GM mosquitoes comes under attack
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Why is an Oxitec-linked author leading an attack on her own paper? Report by Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
GMO Myths and Truths (4th edition) includes new chapter on gene editing
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Book explains the threat to food safety and environment posed by gene-edited GMOs
More than a misstep: The NAS twitter debacle represents an abuse of authority
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The National Academy of Sciences has got itself into deep water by promoting eugenics. Report by Pete Shanks, Center for Genetics and Society
Brexit: Boris Johnson moves to scrap environment safeguards to get deal with Trump
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British negotiators keen to jettison EU restrictions on GMO foods – a key demand of US trade negotiators
Organic apples have more diverse microbiome than chemically grown ones
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New study suggests organic apples may be better for gut health
Pesticide formulations as sold and used must be tested for long-term toxicity and carcinogenicity
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European Court of Justice ruling could challenge many pesticide authorisations
Glyphosate can trigger aggressive breast cancer when combined with another risk factor
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New study shows glyphosate can be carcinogenic at low levels relevant to everyone