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Survey: EU citizens reject genetic engineering of wild species with gene drives
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European “Stop Gene Drives” campaign demands global moratorium
Glyphosate and Roundup disturb gut microbiome and blood biochemistry at doses that regulators claim to be safe
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New study reveals evidence for potential cancer-causing damage. Report: Claire Robinson
Landmark Agent Orange court case against agrochemical giants gets underway
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Could Bayer/Monsanto finally be forced to acknowledge responsibility for the millions of victims of Agent Orange? Jonathan Matthews reports
Genetic breakdown of molecular mechanism underpinning GM "sterile" insect techniques
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"Sterile" insects revert back to being fertile, resulting in resistant GM populations persisting in the environment. Report by Third World Network
How to respond to the UK consultation on the deregulation of gene editing
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Advice to the public is now live
Japan's first genome-edited food, a tomato, gets green light for distribution
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Tomato is designed to have biological effects on consumers – but there's no safety data or GMO labelling
Brexit voters reject lower food standards
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New research looked at attitudes to food regulations and standards from first-time Conservative voters in traditional Labour constituencies
Victory in fight against deregulation of GMOs in Italy
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Attempt to force gene-edited organisms into Italian agriculture fails
Daszak facing calls to step down from Covid-19 inquiries as WHO team arrives in Wuhan
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Scientist who channelled cash for risky research still key player in investigating outbreak
The lab-leak hypothesis and a "gamechanging" article
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“SARS-2 was not designed as a biological weapon. But it was, I think, designed” – author Nicholson Baker. Report by Jonathan Matthews
UK: Public consultation on de-regulating gene editing launched
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DEFRA circulates false and misleading propaganda
USDA moves to weaken regulation over GM animals
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Notice pitches plan to shift regulatory control of GM animals from FDA to USDA. Report by Claire Robinson
Lab leak the "most credible" source of coronavirus outbreak, says top US government official
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World must investigate mounting evidence virus leaked from a lab
Mystery packages of seeds may contain GMOs – Danish ministry
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Are the packages the latest example of illegal dissemination of GMOs and "approval by contamination"?
CRISPR gene editing unintentionally causes changes in gene regulation
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Changes were heritable and could still be identified after ten generations
Are GM plants with Bt toxins 20 times more toxic than previously known?
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EFSA has for decades ignored crucial data from Monsanto
New research highlights impacts of Roundup weedkiller on wildlife
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Even at approved regulatory levels, the weedkiller causes embryonic development failure, significant DNA damage, and interferes with animals’ metabolism and gut function
Parliament adopts 51st objection to EU authorisation of GM crops
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Report by Franziska Achterberg, biodiversity campaigner for the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
Stop the import of GM crops that destroy nature
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After 51 resolutions against GM crops, Commission must finally heed Parliament’s advice
Seed industry in new push to deregulate GMOs
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Italy and France are in the lobbyists' crosshairs
New study reveals dramatic rise in global pesticide poisonings
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Worldwide poisonings up from 25 million in 1990 to 385 million today
EFSA opinion underestimates dangers of gene-edited crops
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EFSA dismisses off-target effects that concern scientists all over the world as "of very limited value for risk assessment". Report by Claire Robinson; technical advice by Dr Michael Antoniou