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Glyphosate endangers vital symbiotic relationships between insects and microorganisms
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Chemical poses serious threat to our ecosystems, new study shows. Report: Claire Robinson
What the global battle against the fall armyworm reveals about how the US and China see the future of global food production
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China and the United States have found common cause in exerting influence at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Global food production could be permanently changed. By Allan Hruska [EXCERPT ONLY]
EU Court of Justice rejects Bayer attempt to overturn ban on bee-killing pesticides
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Court rejected Bayer’s final bid to overturn the ban and undermine the EU’s precautionary principle
Conventional breeding produces non-GM virus-resistant tomatoes
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Marker assisted selection speeds up the breeding process
Calyxt gene-edited soybean flops in the US
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Delayed product launches and poor farmer take-up contradict company's business model that claims "a speedy development cycle using novel gene-editing technologies"
Weedkillers are accelerating the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Three herbicides used on GM herbicide-tolerant crops – glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba — increase prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in soil
EU Commission backs removing safety checks for new GMOs
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New report fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling, in a win for the biotech industry that spells bad news for farming, the environment and the public
German Academy statement on gene editing distorts science, endangers public health and environment
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Scientists slam promotion of gene editing as lacking objectivity and balance
Proven: Glyphosate herbicides change gene function and cause DNA damage
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Bombshell finding could end EU authorization of glyphosate. Report: Claire Robinson
Paraquat – harvesting a health hazard
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US must ban toxic weedkiller, writes Jonathan Sharp, Director of Claims of the Environmental Litigation Group, P.C.
Germany: Non-GMO label continues to grow
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Non-GMO industry association demands ongoing transparency and labelling for new GM products
Regenerative organic farming, not GM, is the solution to the climate crisis
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Zen Honeycutt explains why plans to grow GM carbon-sequestering plants are a dangerous distraction
First application for approval of CRISPR/Cas plants in the EU
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DowDupont (Corteva) maize is tolerant to herbicides and produces insecticides
Glyphosate-based herbicides do not contribute to sustainable agriculture
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Scientific paper concludes that glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup harm human and animal health, soils, and biodiversity. Report: Claire Robinson
Pesticides often found in EU foods cause ill health effects missed by regulatory safety tests
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State-of-the-art tests show damage from mixtures of pesticides, when each is present at a level regulators claim is safe
Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of CRISPR gene editing
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Findings in human embryos are relevant to plants and farm animals. Report: Claire Robinson
The future of agricultural gene editing: More herbicide-tolerant crops sooner
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Scientists look forward to crops that can be sprayed with multiple herbicides and evade risk assessment
Roundup surfactants measured in urine, paving the way for biomonitoring in people
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First step taken towards determining intake and body burden of overlooked toxic compounds
Pesticide toxicity to invertebrates and pollinators increasing in GM crops
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Results demolish claims of decrease in the environmental impacts of pesticide use
Vice-President Timmermans, don't deregulate GM crops and animals
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New GM techniques can cause unwanted genetic errors that can result in the production of novel toxins or allergens, warn civil society and farmer groups
"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants
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New study points to unintended effects of gene editing in plants and potential negative effects on ecosystems
Majority of Europeans want GM foods – including gene-edited ones – to be labelled
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86% want GM foods labelled, while 68% of those who've heard of new GM techniques such as CRISPR want labelling for foods produced with them
Sunday Times GMO promotional veers wildly off-target
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Widely debunked claims on GMOs reappear in attempt to fool the public
