Public Release: 22-Mar-2018 Study finds direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS — The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in… Read More ›
GMO – Genetically Modified Organism
Worldwide, herbicide resistance has evolved in more than 200 plant species.
Public Release: 30-Nov-2016 Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist University of Michigan ANN ARBOR — Herbicide-resistant “superweeds” change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable genes and outcompete other plants,… Read More ›
Residents concerned about use of genetically modified mosquitoes to curb insect population
Public Release: 6-Jun-2016 Small survey suggests reasons for lack of support for novel way to combat mosquito that carries Zika, dengue, chikungunya Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A small survey of residents of a Florida Keys… Read More ›
Eastern Monarch butterflies at risk of extinction unless numbers increase
Public Release: 21-Mar-2016 United States Geological Survey Long-term declines in the overwintering Eastern population of North American monarch butterflies are significantly increasing their likelihood of becoming extinct over the next two decades, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography… Read More ›
India to Monsanto: Share Profits or Get Lost
Thursday, 17 March 2016 India said that US agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto is free to leave the Indian market and lose its 90 percent dominance if it does not want to accept the government-imposed price and royalty cuts for… Read More ›
Study: Monsanto’s glyphosate now most heavily used weed-killer in history
“In 2014, enough glyphosate was sprayed to leave more than three-quarters of a pound of the active ingredient on every harvested acre of cropland in the U.S” Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 Nearly 75 percent of all glyphosate sprayed on crops… Read More ›
GMO Rice Attorneys Can Sue for Millions
“contaminating the U.S. rice supply with “Liberty Link,” a genetically modified rice which had not been approved for human consumption.” By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN ST. LOUIS (CN) – The Eighth Circuit said Riceland Foods may have to give farmers’ attorneys some… Read More ›
44 Reasons to Ban or Label GMOs
By Gary Null Progressive Radio Network, November 6, 2015 http://prn.fm/44-reasons-to-ban-or-label-gmos/ For twenty years the federal government, through the USDA and FDA, has stated unequivocally that genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are safe and can help feed the world and save lives. However,… Read More ›
New study: Consumers don’t view GMO labels as negative ‘warnings’
Public Release: 27-Jul-2015 Results from 5 years of polling data released as US Senate considers controversial GMO labeling law University of Vermont A new study released just days after the U.S. House passed a bill that would prevent states from… Read More ›
Field study shows how a GM crop can have diminishing success at fighting off insect pest
Public Release: 21-May-2015 North Carolina State University A new study from North Carolina State University and Clemson University finds the toxin in a widely used genetically modified (GM) crop is having little impact on the crop pest corn earworm… Read More ›
Can transgenic rice cause ecological risks through transgene escape?
“ transgene carrying progeny will lead to contamination of the original wild rice populations, and even to the extinction of endangered wild rice populations in local ecosystems “ LU Baorong**, SONG Zhiping and CHEN Jiakuan (Ministry of Education Key Laboratory… Read More ›
GMO Soybean oil has 0 grams trans fat, but very unhealthy
How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil? Research on mice by UC Riverside scientists shows GM soybean oil is as unhealthy as conventional soybean oil, with one benefit: no resistance to insulin University of California – Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. –… Read More ›
Invasive weed’s genetically evolve to survive herbicide Roundup Weed Killer
Public Release: 19-Feb-2015 Invasive weed’s resistance to well-known herbicide stems from increase in gene copies Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kansas — A recent study by a Kansas State University weed scientist finds why the invasive weed kochia is like a… Read More ›
Gene may help reduce GM contamination
Public Release: 19-Feb-2015 Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from opponents worried about potential contamination of conventional crops and other plants. Now a plant gene discovered by University of Guelph scientists might help farmers reduce the risk of GM… Read More ›
Monarch Butterflies food supply 99% destroyed by Monsanto’s herbicide
Friday, 06 February 2015 The multinational agricultural giant Monsanto’s signature herbicide Roundup Ready is leading to the decimation of Monarch butterfly populations, according to a report issued by the US environment watchdog Center for Food Safety. “This report is… Read More ›
Insecticides foster ‘toxic’ slugs, reduce crop yields
Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of South Florida. “Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides… Read More ›
Alarm Clock Brazil announces dengue fever emergency in GM mosquito trials region
Sustainable Pulse Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:13 CDT Civil society groups today expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are taking place…. Read More ›
Brazil to Fight Dengue with GM Mosquitos
// // // © RIA Novosti. Oleg Lastochkin 09:01 24/07/2014 MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) – Brazil is going to raise a swarm of genetically modified mosquitos to fight dengue, an acute tropical disease that affects over 50 million people… Read More ›
Koch ally to introduce Monsanto-backed bill to bar state GMO labeling laws
Published time: April 04, 2014 04:00 (AFP Photo / Dieter Nagl) Rep. Mike Pompeo will introduce legislation backed by powerful trade groups to prevent states from passing laws requiring the labeling of genetically-modified foods, according to reports. The bill… Read More ›
Bionic plants
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more useful by augmenting… Read More ›
Farm salmon pose clear reproductive threat to wild gene pools
– “The problem is that farmed salmon can escape each year in their millions, getting into wild spawning populations, where they can then reproduce and erode wild gene pools, introducing these negative traits.” Mon, 10 Mar 2014 Farmed salmon show… Read More ›
Non-human sugar in biotech drugs causes inflammation
EEV: Since this initial release from 2010, we believe there has been absolutely no action Public release date: 25-Jul-2010 – sugar molecule common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals * but not found in humans * provokes a strong immune response in… Read More ›
Green MEP Staes: ‘GMO clearly not wanted by majority of members’
Despite 19 out of 28 EU member states opposing a genetically modified crop, it was authorized due to the bloc’s voting system. Green MEP Bart Staes says the Commission would be ill-advised to go against the majority. The European Food… Read More ›
Russian parliament to view draft law on banning GMO food production in Russia
Photo: EPA The Russian State Duma (the parliament’s lower house) has worked out a draft law which would totally ban the production of genetically modified products in Russia and toughen the control over imports of such products. The authors of… Read More ›
Fun With Genetic Engineering: Why Letting Students Tinker With Microorganisms Is Good For Education And Society
Posted: 01/14/2014 1:26 pm By Charles Gersbach, Assistant Professor, and Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering Elaborate competitions to build the best robot or design cages to protect falling eggs have been a rite of passage for… Read More ›
US corn trade rocked by fresh mainland China GM scrutiny
US grain sales plunge as Chinese screening of yet-unapproved variety is stepped up PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 December, 2013, 5:04am Reuters Mainland quarantine authorities refused to accept 545,000 tonnes of US corn in November and December. Photo: Xinhua Corn exporters… Read More ›
Food and Chemical Toxicology Editor-in-Chief, A. Wallace Hayes, publishes response to letters to the editor / Was Monsanto involved in the retraction?
Contact: Meghan Jendrysik m.jendrysik@elsevier.com 617-397-2845 Elsevier Cambridge, MA, December 10, 2013 – The following statement will be published in the journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, alongside a selection of letters to the editors regarding the decision to retract the paper… Read More ›
How long before YOU are eating frankenfish: It grows at terrifying speed and could wipe out other species. The GM super salmon muscling its way onto your plate
GM salmon which grow twice as fast as wild fish have been developed Eggs given go-ahead in Canada while meat to be approved for sale in US If they escape from farms they could breed and wipe out wild fish… Read More ›
Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study : Even though “no evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of the data.”
Source: Reuters – Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:37 PM Author: Reuters * Hundreds of scientists criticised Seralini’s paper * Journal editor asked to see raw data in investigation * Paper withdrawn due to concerns about sample size * “No evidence… Read More ›
GMO linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans – report
November 26, 2013 22:05 AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki Genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may be responsible for a number of gluten-related maladies including intestinal disorders now plaguing 18 million Americans, according to a new report released… Read More ›
China rejects shipment of GMO ‘contaminated’ corn from US
China rejected a cargo of U.S. corn because it contained a genetically modified variety that is not approved for import. The GMO product is labeled as Syngenta AG’s AgrisureViptera corn, which is also known as MIR 162. This follows a… Read More ›
Mayor in Hawaii vetoes measure curbing pesticides, GMO crops
Source: Reuters – Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:55 AM Author: Reuters By Christopher D’Angelo LIHUE, Hawaii, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The mayor of the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, vetoed a measure on Thursday that reins in pesticide use by… Read More ›
Junk Food Lobby Forced to Disclose Secret Donors in Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling
By Michele Simon Just a few weeks ago, attorneys for the No on 522 campaign were feeling rather smug when a lawsuit filed against them by a group called “Moms for Labeling” was dismissed. As I wrote last week [3], consumer… Read More ›
Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure
Source: Reuters – Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:16 PM Author: Reuters By Eric M. Johnson and Carey Gillam SEATTLE/KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 29 (Reuters) – Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block… Read More ›
Opponents of GM crops are ‘wicked’, says Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
Oliver Wright Sunday, 13 October 2013 Environmental groups fighting against the use of GM crops in Africa and Asia are “wicked” and potentially condemning millions of people to a premature death, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, says today. In… Read More ›
GMO Rice transfers the gene flow benefits to surrounding Weeds
9/23/13 Modifying Rice Crops to Resist Herbicide Prompts Weedy Neighbors’ Growth Spurt Study Shows One Method Gives Weeds Fitness Benefits Even Without Herbicide Trigger COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rice containing an overactive gene that makes it resistant to a common herbicide… Read More ›
Golden Rice Not So Golden for Tufts / Study Irregularities
2013-09-18 17:15 Golden Rice Humanitarian Board Worth its weight in gold? Golden rice (right) protects against vitamin A deficiency in children. A study in which Chinese children were fed a small amount of genetically modified rice violated university and U.S…. Read More ›
Exclusive: Washington state testing alfalfa for GMO contamination
Carey Gillam Reuters 3:17 PM CDT, September 11, 2013 (Reuters) – Agriculture officials in Washington state are testing samples of alfalfa after a farmer reported his hay was rejected for export because it tested positive for a genetically modified trait… Read More ›
StarLink resurfaces: GM corn banned decade ago found in Saudi Arabia
Published time: August 27, 2013 21:14 Edited time: August 29, 2013 AFP Photo / Paul J. Richards The Saudi Arabian food chain has been widely contaminated with GM ingredients, according to a new study. The findings include controversial StarLink maize… Read More ›
Chileans take to Streets as Monsanto bribes Govt.
Sunday, 18 August 2013 After bribing its way through US Congress, Monsanto has had similar success in Chile. Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the “Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists say it… Read More ›
Militant Filipino farmers destroy Golden Rice GM crop
17:17 09 August 2013 by Michael Slezak For similar stories, visit the GM Organisms Topic Guide Genetically modified foods have an image problem all over the world. Field trials of GM wheat were targeted last year in the UK,… Read More ›
Frankenstein food firm ‘quits’ Europe: U.S. giant surrenders in face of public suspicion over its pesticide-resistant GM crops
Only a quarter of Britons support the introduction of GM crops But the Government has thrown its weight behind their use By Fiona Macrae PUBLISHED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 GM giant… Read More ›
Even Dirtier Food, Brought to You by the Environmental Protection Agency
Just when it seemed the United States Department of Agriculture might finally be taking a second look at crops engineered to resist pesticide application, another branch of government, the Environmental Protection Agency, now seems poised to raise the level of… Read More ›
Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US wheat supplies, was stored at a US government-controlled facility until at least late 2011.
Monsanto unapproved GMO wheat govt-stored up to 2011 Published time: June 30, 2013 10:40 AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US… Read More ›
Monsato GMO crops damage red blood cells, organs
Photo: EPA Studies are now showing that Monsanto crops damage red blood cells which are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body. And without functioning red blood cells, our bodies are in critical condition — desperate for life support. The bad… Read More ›
Hold the Medicinal Lettuce / GMO food may turn off Human Genes ?
June 26, 2013 — In 2011 and 2012, research from China’s Nanjing University made international headlines with reports that after mice ate, bits of genetic material from the plants they’d ingested could make it into their bloodstreams intact and turn… Read More ›
US Department of Agriculture probes Oregon Monsanto GM wheat mystery
Company cries foul over appearance of genetically modified wheat plants but scientist who found it doubts claim of sabotage Suzanne Goldenberg in Pendleton, Oregon guardian.co.uk, Saturday 22 June 2013 13.35 EDT The Department of Agriculture is investigating the presence… Read More ›
GM crops are safer than conventional crops, says Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
EEV: Hmmm ? They are subjected to much greater scrutiny than traditional varieties, he says Genetically modified crops are “categorically” safer than conventional crops because they are subjected to much greater scrutiny than traditional varieties, the Environment… Read More ›
GM Goldfish
OAKLAND, Calif. – Pepperidge Farm promotes its Goldfish Crackers as natural though they contain genetically modified soy and other unnatural ingredients, a class action claims in Federal Court. http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/11/58402.htm
Engineering Evil 