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Risk assessment of herbicide-tolerant GM soybeans exposed as inadequate
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Assessed crops are sprayed with far lower levels of herbicides than are used in real-farm conditions, so risks are underestimated
Researchers assumed CRISPR-mediated disruption of genes was turning them off – but they were wrong
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One-third of gene knockouts via CRISPR are not knockouts at all – and there are serious implications for gene-edited food plants. Report: Claire Robinson
New tool for rapidly analyzing CRISPR edits reveals frequent unintended edits
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"Many more unintended changes to DNA around the site of a CRISPR repair than previously thought"
Award-winning article gives both sides of the gene-editing debate
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Leading German publication quotes the warnings of critical scientists and experts
Philippines approves potentially unsafe GM golden rice for food and feed
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Rice has not been safety tested in animals or humans
Argentina: Devastating consequences of GMO-based intensive ag on native amphibians
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Glyphosate exposures caused sublethal effects, reducing mobility in 79% of tadpoles
Glyphosate and Roundup proven to disrupt gut microbiome by inhibiting shikimate pathway
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Fatty liver disease and death of liver tissue were also confirmed in rats fed regulatory permitted and thus presumed safe doses of the weedkiller. Report: Claire Robinson
Who would GMWatch vote for?
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There’s so much at stake in this UK election that we’re not going to stay on the sidelines!
French health agency ANSES announces withdrawal of 36 glyphosate products
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ANSES cites concerns over genotoxicity of glyphosate herbicides
Fake “Farmer Willi” part of an international fake parade
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“Grassroots” defenders of pesticides and GMOs keep on faking it! Report by Jonathan Matthews
Why regulation of gene editing will not hurt small and medium size companies
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A common myth that's used to argue for de-regulation of gene editing is debunked. Report: Claire Robinson
GM Bt brinjal in Bangladesh a success?
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“Typical” farmer growing non-GM local brinjal gains over twice the yield and over three times the income of farmers growing GM Bt brinjal. Report: Claire Robinson
Evidence gap on health benefits of organic diet
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New review calls for controlled studies examining effects of equivalent organic and non-organic wholefood diets
Biotech research institute VIB misleads public and regulators in lobby campaign
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VIB falsely claims that individual academic supporters for de-regulation of gene editing represent their institutes as a whole
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