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Bayer purchased Monsanto with European taxpayers’ money
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As Bayer’s situation worsens, taxpayers could take a big hit
Kevin Folta’s wife told friend “she feared for her life” when Folta was “drunk” and “belligerent”
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Folta’s wife is said to have hidden from him after he prevented her fleeing the marital home
New study fails to show golden rice can help solve vitamin A deficiency
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GMO promoter lost in fantasy land fails to acknowledge need to store and cook rice
Trump aims to force open UK/EU markets to GMOs – within 120 days
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Janet Cotter, PhD comments on an overlooked aspect of President Trump's executive order on GMOs
Adding glyphosate to dicamba increases volatility, researchers find
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Glyphosate is often tank-mixed with dicamba
Malcolm Walker: Iceland Foods was right to fight GM food
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GM food was "foisted on consumers with no real understanding of the potential risks"
Coming to your dinner plate soon?
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Did you think GM crops and foods had pretty much gone away in Europe? Now they’re set to return.
Kevin Folta drove drunk after Talking Biotech podcast, guest says
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A “pretty inebriated” Folta refused to hand over his car keys, then drove off at high speed
Why does the Union of Concerned Scientists keep posting false information?
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Open letter of concern to Kenneth Kimmell, UCS President
First Canadian case of insect resistance to GM Bt corn discovered
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Farmers in Nova Scotia have found that the European corn borer has developed resistance to the GM trait designed to kill it
GM golden rice must be vacuum packed to retain beta-carotene
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Rapid degradation of beta-carotene in the rice during storage and cooking means it's not a solution to vitamin A deficiency in the developing world. Report: Claire Robinson
ILSI exposed as industry lobby group
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International Life Sciences Institute used by corporate backers to counter public health policies, says study
Guardian falls for Utopian picture of gene editing
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Inherent problems with CRISPR technology, health risks of novel foods, and the spectre of bioweapons are ignored in favour of non-existent super crops and livestock animals. Report: Claire Robinson
Gene drives must be placed on hold until all other solutions are examined
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Public engagement must take place at the beginning of the process in order to define the problem
Explosive new evidence confirms Kevin Folta consulted for Bayer, despite all his denials
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Science journalist calls Folta a liar, challenges Folta to sue him
Stage set for new wave of genetically engineered plants to be approved and imported after EU elections
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Outgoing EU Commission might approve several controversial applications before handing over
International scientists urge precaution with gene drives: New study
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The emerging technology is currently "not fit for application" due to uncertainties, serious risks, and limitations
Over 2000 people march against Bayer and Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland
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"Transition to sustainable agriculture is more urgent than ever"
Top EU officials fought for higher pesticide exposure, secret documents show
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Health officials protected use of 32 dangerous pesticides
Science Media Centre director and her sister’s support for terrorism in the spotlight
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Claire Fox standing for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party triggers condemnation of Fox sisters’ actions
We have a right to be nourished without GMOs – EU farmers
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The next generation of MEPs must reject GMO lobby spin and ensure that "new GMOs" are strictly regulated and labelled, says European Coordination Via Campesina
Monsanto hit with $2 billion damages verdict in third Roundup trial
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Jury finds Roundup was a significant contributing factor in causing Alva and Alberta Pilliod’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma
"Non-unique" new GMOs: Barrier to regulation or smokescreen for industry?
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As an expert report uses the spectre of “non-uniqueness” as a reason not to regulate new GMOs, GMWatch is not convinced
Planting the seeds of regime change: How GMO seeds and Monsanto/Bayer’s Roundup are driving US policy in Venezuela
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With Juan Guaidó’s parallel government attempting to take power with the backing of the US, the top political donors of those in the US most fervently pushing regime change in Venezuela have close ties to Monsanto and major financial stakes in Bayer. Report by Whitney Webb, MPN.news
Prenatal and early-life pesticide exposures associated with increased autism risk and severity
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Use of 11 pesticides (including glyphosate) within 2,000 meters of a family’s home during developmental periods correlated with increased risk of autism. Report by Rachel Benbrook